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Please cite the law that requires American women to wear blouses. I know many that wear t-shirts on a regular basis, and would be quite surprised to know that they're breaking the law.

Or are you complaining that they're required to cover their breasts in public, so you are deprived of the privilage of being able to oogle their exposed breasts? If so, allow me to remind you that this does not just apply to women. You will find that most American commercial establishments have signs to the effect of "No shirt, no shoes, no service" - IE, all persons are required to wear the (very minimal) cultural and climate-appropriate level of clothing. Aside from this, there is no "dress code" as such, and when the weather is warm enough, you will find people wearing tank tops, tube shirts, and a variety of other minimalistic upper-body modesty preservers.

Then again, if you stopped obsessively watching the news for an hour and ventured out to a public area, you'd know this.

As for your bullshit about the workplace... Heh, whatever. Most successful female or male professionals that I've encountered in my field, whether in industry or academia, dress in a gender-neutral manner.

Put that in your pretentious pipe and smoke it.



Kill because somebody was killed. Get killed because he killed. Do you think peace will ever come like that?
by Egarwaen on Tue Jul 11th, 2006 at 12:39:13 PM EST
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ladies to cover their bosoms would, because that conforms with US cultural norms, and in many cases, religious beliefs, be viewed as quite different from laws in other countries regarding what women are required to cover.

Apples and oranges, I would speculate that many Americans might say.

And while people in those other countries might raise eyebrows at apparent western interest in ogling knees, noses, etc, that would be viewed by some westerners as just not the same thing at all, apples, oranges, etc. ;)

And if in my use of the term "blouse" to include t-shirts and similar garments, I have offended any cultural or religious sensibilities, please be assured that such was not my intention.

one man's conspiracy is another man's business plan
Blog updated as needed

by DuctapeFatwa (DuctapeFatwa@yahoo.com) on Tue Jul 11th, 2006 at 01:04:18 PM EST
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