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Related question for discussion: Do you believe dress codes that have different standards for men and women should be outlawed? For example, if a man wants to "cross-dress" at work in front of clients and complies with the female dress code it follows from the reasoning of this ruling he should be allowed to.



We had that discussion here in Sweden a decade ago. Buss drivers had a dress code that required pants for men, while women could choose between pants or skirt. That year it was extra hot weather during the summer and quite a few male drivers were complaining about the heat, and some even went as far as bringing a kilt as a way of protest against the discriminating dress code.

If I remember right the buss company involved later changed the dress code in order to allow for shorts.

Male drivers complying with the female dress code during that year in front of clients generated quite a few news article on the topic.


Their logic of "imagine a person doing X (say... being attracted to a male) if you'd punish a male for it but not a female that's sex discrimination" is going to open up whole new world of equality/discrimination lawsuits.

Sex based bathrooms for example are now discrimination under this logic.


There's nothing legally stopping someone from using whichever restroom they want in most states.


My answer is that we have better things to do than to argue about dress codes.

I feel like the media and social media is making people obsess about trivialities and edge cases.




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