clothing

What can I say. Every single staff member involved with the grade eight students was at an assembly today.

All of them. Why?

To talk to us about behaviour. To say that our disrespect has to stop. To try and make us feel responsibility towards the school, and our own education. To make us go to the office with problems.

Here are a few of the rules they discussed: no violence-they went into a bit of detail, listen to teachers the first time, etc.

The dress code at our school is mostly fine. You know what I don't agree with? Sure, it's for learning, no short skirts, no tops too low, and no bra straps. What I don't like is the office providing shirts that are horrendously looked after. It's our right to wear it, and it's possible to have a bad day and forget about the code. Remind us, and we'll be OK the next day; only if it becomes a repetitive problem...

I love to wear fishnets thigh-highs and garters, corsets, pencil skirts, etc. in public. Andrea and I were discussing this the other day--when men honk at me and make obscene overtures, should this prompt me to swallow myself up in baggy clothes for a while?

I think not. I love wearing clothing that boosts my self-esteem.

But I do have to ask myself why I am wearing the clothes I wear; i.e., "Am I wearing this to be provocative?" Because if I'm trying to provoke, I'm doing a swell job, and should expect the results I am indeed receiving.

Just a thought. What do you lovely grrls/bo

Happy (nearly) Halloween, everybody! (Well, all who celebrate it. Also happy holidays to those w/other holidays coming up.)

My friends are big costume ppl, and although I never have ideas, somehow this year I do! It got me thinking- how does the way we dress for Halloween- a holiday all about fantasy and "dressup"- reflect our feminist beliefs? So I thought I'd ask y'all, as a fun, short, but reflective Roll Call!

Things to think about:
- lol what's your costume!
- if we dress up as something we're not- anything from 'hooker' to 'punkrockgrrl' to 'cowgirl'- do we do it in a way that's respectful to women who actually live those lives? Is it even possible to be respectful?