Catholic School Bans Girls’ Skirts Because “Male Faculty Feel Uncomfortable”

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Words fail me,

Where are they hiring these teachers from? The Amish communities?
I know Catholics have a “reputation” but I clearly have given them too much credit. Apparently they are ravenous dogs who lust after underage girls to the point where a knee is too tantalising.
Though lol to whoever quipped back with “even Jesus wore a skirt.” Hahaha

(I am being hyperbolic. I’m just saying. Yesh!)

Skwim said:

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"Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego has a new dress code rule for next year: Girls are banned from wearing skirts because they’re distracting too many men.

After issuing “thousands of hours of detention” to students modifying the length of uniform skirts, Principal Kevin Calkins sent news of the ban to students in an email on Friday, local media reported. In the email, Calkins wrote that the dress code exists to foster a faith-based environment where students are focused on learning and not outward appearances.

“Male faculty feel uncomfortable addressing female students about the length of their skirts, even female faculty have expressed frustration with the ongoing challenge of dress code,” Calkins wrote in the email.
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Mind you, the new rule is not to ban short skirts — most public schools have similar rules — but to ban skirts altogether. Girls will now only be allowed to wear long pants or (what are they thinking?) Bermuda shorts.

Several girls at the school protested the decision yesterday morning with signs saying things like “I’m sorry… Did my knees distract you from reading this poster?” “Even Jesus wore a skirt” and “Stop sexism. Start education.”

(One sign said “My body, my choice”… which suggests a complete ignorance of Catholic dogma.)

They raise some good points, though. If the skirts are too short, then the school should enforce its own rules. If the appropriate-length skirts are a distraction, then the school should say something to the men. It’s ultimately not the girls’ fault that other people can’t deal with their fashion. And why did the school make girls pay for special uniforms that are now banned only for them?

The girls also point out an obvious double standard: The school has a rule prohibiting facial hair on boys, too, but they’re not very strict about enforcing that. A girl wears a comfortable skirt, however, and all hell breaks loose.

An anonymous and brief petition posted at Change.org calls for the skirts to remain in place. It has thousands of signatures, and the comments are a joy to read:

Ok so the reasoning behind this was that “male teachers are uncomfortable”. If a male teacher feels uncomfortable over the length of a MINOR’S skirt, they have no business being anywhere near a high school. Maybe try to crack down on that rather than continuing to sexualize underage girls?

Tell the boys to keep their eyes up and there won’t be a dang issue

Girls’ clothing at school especially should allow them to feel comfortable in their bodies, not restricted by the opinion of faculty with a superiority complex and need to dictate their bodies. The challenges and complexities of being a growing teenage girl do not need to be heightened by further unnecessary dress codes that instill in girls what is or isn’t “appropriate” through the lens of adults unfamiliar with the pressures and anxieties of being a teenage girl in 2019.
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At least there’s one upside to the change:

“Oh my gosh it is so bad right now,” said Mimi Cleary, another student. “Everyone wants to leave Cathedral, and it’s like not the best.”
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Well, at least they’re quickly learning what it means to be a woman in the Catholic Church. If they have the option to leave, they should take it."
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Words fail me,

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“Male faculty feel uncomfortable addressing female students about the length of their skirts, even female faculty have expressed frustration with the ongoing challenge of dress code,” Calkins wrote in the email

If the above quote is an accurate portrayal of the problem, the issue is being misrepresented when it's said that the problem is that the male faculty feel uncomfortable about the short skirts.

What's up with this apparent insecurity and lack of self-discipline among religious men?

Father Heathen said:

What's up with this apparent insecurity and lack of self-discipline among religious men?

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You are misrepresenting the problem. See Joe1776 post below.

joe1776 said:

“Male faculty feel uncomfortable addressing female students about the length of their skirts, even female faculty have expressed frustration with the ongoing challenge of dress code,” Calkins wrote in the email

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The Male faculty feel uncomfortable addressing the female students about the girls abuse of the dress code. As they should be! There is no way as a Male I would confront a teenage girl that is not my blood about her attire! That is a sexual harrasment lawsuit in a heartbeat, even though it's out of good intentions of just doing their job and enforcing school policy. It's so bad that even the female faculty are frustrated with the girls, that should tell you how bad it is.

Teenage girls being rebellious teenage girls regardless of what kind of school they are in. Are pushing the limits of the dress code. Just like they did in our public schools back in the day. Constantly pushing to see how much they can get away with then being upset when they get caught going to far. Take an inch off here, unbutton an extra button there. Tie the shirt up just a little higher.

They abused a privilege and have now lost that privilege. Case closed.

My personal male taste? I like to see women dress in casual culottes. They aren't mannish pants; they're feminine; they aren't shorts; and they solve the modesty problem. They would work just fine for a school dress code.

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All schools everywhere have had issues with dress code at some point in time. School admin can never please everybody all the time. It does take some attention away from more important things like learning.

But the real question is whether or not the third girl from the left is wearing two different length socks, or is one sock just pulled higher?

Skwim said:

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"Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego has a new dress code rule for next year: Girls are banned from wearing skirts because they’re distracting too many men.

After issuing “thousands of hours of detention” to students modifying the length of uniform skirts, Principal Kevin Calkins sent news of the ban to students in an email on Friday, local media reported. In the email, Calkins wrote that the dress code exists to foster a faith-based environment where students are focused on learning and not outward appearances.

“Male faculty feel uncomfortable addressing female students about the length of their skirts, even female faculty have expressed frustration with the ongoing challenge of dress code,” Calkins wrote in the email.
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Mind you, the new rule is not to ban short skirts — most public schools have similar rules — but to ban skirts altogether. Girls will now only be allowed to wear long pants or (what are they thinking?) Bermuda shorts.

Several girls at the school protested the decision yesterday morning with signs saying things like “I’m sorry… Did my knees distract you from reading this poster?” “Even Jesus wore a skirt” and “Stop sexism. Start education.”

(One sign said “My body, my choice”… which suggests a complete ignorance of Catholic dogma.)

They raise some good points, though. If the skirts are too short, then the school should enforce its own rules. If the appropriate-length skirts are a distraction, then the school should say something to the men. It’s ultimately not the girls’ fault that other people can’t deal with their fashion. And why did the school make girls pay for special uniforms that are now banned only for them?

The girls also point out an obvious double standard: The school has a rule prohibiting facial hair on boys, too, but they’re not very strict about enforcing that. A girl wears a comfortable skirt, however, and all hell breaks loose.

An anonymous and brief petition posted at Change.org calls for the skirts to remain in place. It has thousands of signatures, and the comments are a joy to read:

Ok so the reasoning behind this was that “male teachers are uncomfortable”. If a male teacher feels uncomfortable over the length of a MINOR’S skirt, they have no business being anywhere near a high school. Maybe try to crack down on that rather than continuing to sexualize underage girls?

Tell the boys to keep their eyes up and there won’t be a dang issue

Girls’ clothing at school especially should allow them to feel comfortable in their bodies, not restricted by the opinion of faculty with a superiority complex and need to dictate their bodies. The challenges and complexities of being a growing teenage girl do not need to be heightened by further unnecessary dress codes that instill in girls what is or isn’t “appropriate” through the lens of adults unfamiliar with the pressures and anxieties of being a teenage girl in 2019.
​

At least there’s one upside to the change:

“Oh my gosh it is so bad right now,” said Mimi Cleary, another student. “Everyone wants to leave Cathedral, and it’s like not the best.”
​

Well, at least they’re quickly learning what it means to be a woman in the Catholic Church. If they have the option to leave, they should take it."
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Words fail me,

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I see it now, tight-fitting yoga pants on minors in the school.

It seems to be a rock and a hard place for the male staff I guess. 'Ahem'

Anyways a fair solution awaits.....

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Any girl can figure out that she can get more attention from males if she shows off her body. She can wear short skirts, tight clothes and bend over a lot and boys will make her the center of attention. Males are visual creatures and are always looking for cues for procreation opportunities. Women know this and some will use this as a tool for attention or for fun and profit.

A wife, who is trying to get her husband's attention, in a sexual way, she will dress sexy, since this is a test proven formula. Men are visual animals and they will associate certain dress with desire. Victoria Secrets lead an industry, that is based on this cause and affect.

The wife will not go outside, with her sexy nighty, since this will give the wrong impression to the neighbors. There is a social cause and affect that everyone is aware of. The same dress, outside, will illicit certain reactions from others men and different reactions from other wives. The Catholic school girl, in her plaid skirt, is the template for an entire area of sexual fetish. She is a blend of clean and dirty, and the fantasy of a certain type of males, including atheist males.

The problem is Progressivism has applied a dual standard for women, in an attempt to get the female vote. Women can dress in ways that can impact male reactions. But if the males reacts to the cause and affect, it is harassment. The woman is never at fault even though this is based on cause and affect. This entire system is geared to creating legal problems and jobs for lawyers. Lawyers should not be the ones setting moral standards, using social legal traps, to make money.

Say the new male fashion involved wearing knives and swords as fashion accessories. These would be used to make the males look more macho. Even though these are just accessories, it could make some people feel uncomfortable since the visual of a knife is a threat. Say the legal system was set up, where these boys are always right, and anyone who feels any tension, is liable for a law suit. This would be a money scam, parallel, where lawyers on both sides, can rake in the cash.

Defense lawyers contribute the lions share of their campaign donation to Democrats. In turn, Democrat politicians, who are mostly lawyers, help to set up the defense lawyer industry for mutual profit.

wellwisher said:

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The problem is Progressivism has applied a dual standard for women, in an attempt to get the female vote. Women can dress in ways that can impact male reactions. But if the males reacts to the cause and affect, it is harassment. The woman is never at fault even though this is based on cause and affect. This entire system is geared to creating legal problems and jobs for lawyers. Lawyers should not be the ones setting moral standards, using social legal traps, to make money.

Say the new male fashion involved wearing knives and swords as fashion accessories. These would be used to make the males look more macho. Even though these are just accessories, it could make some people feel uncomfortable since the visual of a knife is a threat. Say the legal system was set up, where these boys are always right, and anyone who feels any tension, is liable for a law suit. This would be a money scam, parallel, where lawyers on both sides, can rake in the cash.

Defense lawyers contribute the lions share of their campaign donation to Democrats. In turn, Democrat politicians, who are mostly lawyers, help to set up the defense lawyer industry for mutual profit.

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Regarding these last 3 paragraphs.....


Is the Kool-aid really that yummy?

It'd probably help if the skirt and the schoolgirl's uniform weren't by far and away two of the most overwhelmingly fetishized things in the entire world... Which is a problem for men created by men, but still. A big sex roleplay detox for a few decades would do society some good...

Nowhere Man said:

Anyways a fair solution awaits.....
Women’s Renaissance Clothing & Costumes | Historical Clothing Realm

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Renfairs...

Are they allowed to wear the burka?

wellwisher said:

Defense lawyers contribute the lions share of their campaign donation to Democrats. In turn, Democrat politicians, who are mostly lawyers, help to set up the defense lawyer industry for mutual profit.

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I should have anticipated that someone would have to eventually politicize even this.

Okay, I did find some words.

As I understand it, unlike public school teachers, or parochial school teachers of other religious denominations, those In Catholic schools seem to have a propensity of being distracted by bare female legs/knees. As is mentioned in the article,

"If a male teacher feels uncomfortable over the length of a MINOR’S skirt, they have no business being anywhere near a high school."

And in as much as skirts have been acceptable school attire for over a hundred years, obviously something is amiss with the male teachers at Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego. They are the problem, not the skirts or the girls that wear them. And if, for whatever reason, the girls are raising the hemlines of their skirts above an acceptable height, then that's the issue that needs to be addressed, not the wearing of skirts itself. If so, it seems the school has decided to not go to the bother of addressing the skirt length of individual girls, but simply take the easy way out by doing away with skirts altogether.

My suspicion is that some male teacher, or perhaps two or three, in the school is wrestling with pedophilia, and is looking for help by having the school distance the temptation from himself from. To note: "In July 2014, Pope Francis was quoted as having said in an interview that about 8,000 Catholic clergy (2% of the total), including bishops and cardinals, were pedophiles."* After all, who isn't aware of the sexual abuse scandal that's been going on in Catholic institutions?



*Source; Wikipedia

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The Reverend Bob said:

Are they allowed to wear the burka?

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There's already a christian version:

Enoch07 said:

You are misrepresenting the problem. See Joe1776 post below.

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How are his personal tastes relevant?

Skwim said:

"If a male teacher feels uncomfortable over the length of a MINOR’S skirt, they have no business being anywhere near a high school."

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This is a skirt.
This is also a skirt.


Are you unable to see the difference?

Tom

Nowhere Man said:

It seems to be a rock and a hard place for the male staff I guess.

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If male staff struggle with sexualizing children, then the problem is with them, not the children.

Skwim said:

Okay, I did find some words.

As I understand it, unlike public school teachers, or parochial school teachers of other religious denominations, those In Catholic schools seem to have a propensity of being distracted by bare female legs/knees. As is mentioned in the article,

"If a male teacher feels uncomfortable over the length of a MINOR’S skirt, they have no business being anywhere near a high school."

And in as much as skirts have been acceptable school attire for over a hundred years, obviously something is amiss with the male teachers at Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego. They are the problem, not the skirts or the girls that wear them. And if, for whatever reason, the girls are raising the hemlines of their skirts above an acceptable height, then that's the issue that needs to be addressed, not the wearing of skirts itself. If so, it seems the school has decided to not go to the bother of addressing the skirt length of individual girls, but simply take the easy way out by doing away with skirts altogether.

My suspicion is that some male teacher, or perhaps two or three, in the school is wrestling with pedophilia, and is looking for help by having the school distance the temptation from himself from. To note: "In July 2014, Pope Francis was quoted as having said in an interview that about 8,000 Catholic clergy (2% of the total), including bishops and cardinals, were pedophiles."* After all, who isn't aware of the sexual abuse scandal that's been going on in Catholic institutions?

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*Source; Wikipedia

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You are misrepresenting the problem. See Joe1776 post below.

joe1776 said:

“Male faculty feel uncomfortable addressing female students about the length of their skirts, even female faculty have expressed frustration with the ongoing challenge of dress code,” Calkins wrote in the email

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The Male faculty feel uncomfortable addressing the female students about the girls abuse of the dress code. As they should be! There is no way as a Male I would confront a teenage girl that is not my blood about her attire! That is a sexual harrasment lawsuit in a heartbeat, even though it's out of good intentions of just doing their job and enforcing school policy. It's so bad that even the female faculty are frustrated with the girls, that should tell you how bad it is.

Teenage girls being rebellious teenage girls regardless of what kind of school they are in. Are pushing the limits of the dress code. Just like they did in our public schools back in the day. Constantly pushing to see how much they can get away with then being upset when they get caught going to far. Take an inch off here, unbutton an extra button there. Tie the shirt up just a little higher.

They abused a privilege and have now lost that privilege. Case closed.