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more about #dresscodes more comments → LouisiAnna: I've always read declawing a cat is equivalent to a human's fingers being cut off. Most vets I know refuse to do it citing it's inhumane. Good for par... more » Svekla: A dozen-odd blows to human kind, though at least one long-awaited plus to felines of the US (at least in part of California). more » Snowbunny: Fuck that, California, if my cat had claws my house would be in shambles. Maybe you should ban tasers instead. Just a thought. more » ImDatNinja (loves her Red Sox): I am fa-klempt. No more headline reading for today. more » jemandtheholograms: Is there a UK Jezie around who can explain this law to me? Being eligible for your partner's estate seems like a good thing, so why is Baroness Deech... more » JessickerFletcher: Congratulations to Shane Ryan! You've just earned yourself a special spot in the brand new 1,000th circle of hell where you'll find accommodations lik... more » token_illiterate_commenter: A palate cleanser is needed after reading that. more » JessickerFletcher: Wow. Well I just got my healthy dose of humanity-is-awful for the day. more » likepenguins: There are exactly three stories in this post that don't make me want to down two bottles of wine and quit humanity. more » EndangeredRed: Wow, this is a depressing day of leftovers. Prayers for the family of the Somali woman who was stoned to death and prayers that this horrible injustic... more » bluebears: Abucted Girl, An American Sex Slave. Really. Really? Really. Ok! Well Shane Ryan, whoever the hell you are, you are a horrible person. more » mfnher: Hmmm... I wonder if acne would be a symptom of the women's vitamin A deficiency. I think accutane is just a big old dose of vitamin A. more » TurnItOff: "breathtakingly unkind" is the best I've heard that movie described. If someone used that phrase to describe anything I had ever done, I think I woul... more » Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith: The things that bothers me most about uniforms is the show Gossip Girl. Seriously, like any of those girls would ever be allowed to get away with thos... more » SylvanSylph: The Morehouse event leading up to this was probably a lot of fun. The students there are generally pretty snazzy dressers and super smart (I always t... more » -
#leftovers
Dugard Family Responds To Film Proposal • Runners World Didn't OK Use Of Palin Picture
• A spokeswoman says Jaycee Dugard and her family will decide when and if a film will be made about her story. She calls Shane Ryan's proposed film Abducted Girl, An American Sex Slave, "exploitative, hurtful, and breathtakingly unkind." • More » -
#clothescalls
"She's Not A Troublemaker. She Is Gay."
That's the mother of Ceara Sturgis, she of the no-tux-in-the-yearbook. As gender identity becomes an issue in schools, the New York Times can't help but wonder: whither dress codes? More » -
#dresscodes
Teen Kicked Out Of School For Cross-Dressing
A 16-year-old boy withdrew from his school in Georgia after school officials told him to stop wearing his "feminine" clothes. They claim his outfit caused a fight, and told him to either dress more manly or get out. [UPI] -
#panicattacks
You Can Ban The Bracelets, But You Can't Ban The Issues Behind Them
A middle school in Colorado has banned all jelly bracelets, as administrators fear that students are wearing them in order to participate in the infamous "snap" games, wherein bracelets are allegedly used to represent certain sexual acts. More » -
#dressedforsuccess
Really? Retrograde Schools Still Don't Know How This Will End?
"She's the image of a model graduate, this year's recipient of the Heart of Chapin Spirit Award, proud of her school from tassel to class ring, but Chelsea Sarvis' school won't allow her to participate at graduation without the dress." More » -
#veiledthreats
Dress Code
A women's college in Lahore, Pakistan has banned jeans and fitted clothing and mandated that students wear a dupatta, or veil. The administration says this is in light of reported terrorist threat. [TOI] -
#australia
Business Down Under
A British survey found that women dress provocatively to get ahead at work, but Australians march to the beat of their own drum! "The Aussie marketplace has moved on," says an Antipodean pundit, loftily. [News.com.au] -
#whatnottowear
Working Girls: TV's Office Dress Codes Are Business-Cocktail
We get that TV has to sex stuff up. But is it a good thing that every female exec in Prime Time is wearing 5" heels? More » -
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#workingirls
Do Revealing Outfits Lead To Career Advancements? We Say No!
A "new survey" says that more than 27 percent of women said they'd wear skimpier clothing to the office if they thought it would help them get a promotion. More »
