My daughter is also scary. She is an avocado. The prices on those when NAFTA blows up and we build a wall will be crushing. Unless you are in avocado farmer in CA in which case it's happy days.
Other scary things:
1. A 5th grader dressing as harley quinn
2. A 6th grader (girl) showing off her thong and complaining about it being uncomfortable in the bathroom.
Which of course brings us to the AMS dress code and Harvey Weinstein. Harvey has also got to be on everyone's top 10 list for scary, but he has also reinvigorated the conversation about sexism. Why does it seem like the Aspen Middle school dress code is targeted strictly at girls--i.e. laten sexism?
The dress code states that in general dress should be modest. Specifically prohibited are halter-tops, backless clothing, immodestly short dresses or shorts, spaghetti straps, bare midriffs and exposed undergarments.
How many guys you think get hit with dress code violations? Should girls be empowered to wear whatever they want, modest or not? Is it healthy to have a code where girls are learning how to game the system ?(there are strategies to getting away with the exposed midriff and I have personally seen it successfully pulled off). Where the hell do yoga pants fit in this discussion? Are they immodest when a kid wears them but not mom? If so how old is a kid? Why is a too short skirt ok when it's part of the cheerleader uniform? Obviously this quickly becomes a rabbit hole in which you lose your sanity.
Being a guy who leads towards the extreme I will offer the following suggestion --either no dress code or uniforms. And I must admit I find it scary that there are 6th grade kids who want to wear a thong, and whose parents actually buy them one. Thank God mine wanted to be an avocado.
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