Catholic school bans kilts

[VSh]

A bit funny, but only pants from now on.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/mississauga-catholic-school-bans-kilts/article1267544/

"Girls are just wearing the kilts way too short and it's difficult to enforce."

"Students were continually flouting length rules, creating headaches for teachers charged with monitoring them."

[Leader Desslock]

What's this world coming to? Catholic schoolgirls NOT wearing short skirts? What's the point? That'd be like a catgirl without a tail.

[Trefellin]

It was pretty much the reason I went to Catholic high schools but yes, the girls wear their skirts way too short. Just the right length for me, but showing way too much thigh for Jesus not to be offended.

[l0k1]

This is a sad day for us all.

[AsukaxSohryux]

HAHA wth, whats the world coming too... :facepalm:

[Hara!]

Catholic Schoolgirls in pants... God weeps.

[fujyoshi]

wow what in the world o_O why are they wearing them short anyway they're supposed ta be long.

[Trefellin]

wow what in the world o_O why are they wearing them short anyway they're supposed ta be long.

Apparently it's stylish...

I don't know, most of the girls have their skirts hemmed as short as they can without exposing anything pink... Or you could say, without exposing anything special on a daily basis.

You'd think it's be done for male attention but even the girls at an all-girls school wore them the same. I think it's group behavior. Regulation length skirts are probably lame for female students.

I'd also like to say that they do not wear kilts. Women cannot wear kilts. It's only a kilt if a man wears it. The second a woman puts it on, it becomes a skirt.

[Bernard_Monsha]

What's this world coming to? Catholic schoolgirls NOT wearing short skirts? What's the point? That'd be like a catgirl without a tail.

You have it mixed up, it is shiny shoes with a skirt.

[fujyoshi]

Apparently it's stylish...

I don't know, most of the girls have their skirts hemmed as short as they can without exposing anything pink... Or you could say, without exposing anything special on a daily basis.

You'd think it's be done for male attention but even the girls at an all-girls school wore them the same. I think it's group behavior. Regulation length skirts are probably lame for female students.

I'd also like to say that they do not wear kilts. Women cannot wear kilts. It's only a kilt if a man wears it. The second a woman puts it on, it becomes a skirt.

I didn't think catholic school actually paid attention to style.

[loplop]

What's this world coming to? Catholic schoolgirls NOT wearing short skirts? What's the point? That'd be like a catgirl without a tail.

Quoted for Truth. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

So much for my crusade for Zange-chan style habits . . . .

[Trefellin]

I didn't think catholic school actually paid attention to style.

You asked... What?

The students get the skirts hemmed to the length they want. The school has regulations but they are difficult to enforce. They usually kick you out of class for uniform violations but teachers aren't going to go around to every girl with a ruler to measure skirt length. Usually, very few girls have proper length skirts but nobody says anything. It's too difficult to enforce as a rule so they are taking away the skirts. All Catholic schools have dress pants as part of the uniform for girls anyway.

[Shiroiyuki]

What's this world coming to? Catholic schoolgirls NOT wearing short skirts?

......eww?

[EDIT]

Just noticed something I thought was awesome, but....I think I might be alone in this so, whatever.

“Blah blah blah unimportant article blah blah blah. ”
— Bruce Campbell
Yesss. How cool is that? The school board manager/director guy is named Bruce Campbell. He's gotta be a fan...

How I wish he would have slipped a 'babycakes' in there somewhere.

[tenshi_a]

They could only wear kilts or slacks?

That's really quite unusual as a choice for schoolgirls: you can either choose to wear men's clothing or men's clothing as part of your uniform.

Very odd.

I suppose this is progressive thinking for the Catholics.

The idea of wearing a kilt too short too... I have the image of a girl with a belt of a kilt and a huge sporran. You know, the way schoolkids like to tie their school ties weird. -_-;

[goddessofanime]

I went to Catholic Elementary School.....

Thank God I didn't have to worry about pervs.

[Leader Desslock]

......eww?
Oh, c'mon... I'm not the first person to think that (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJBoHa3GArA).

[fujyoshi]

You asked... What?

The students get the skirts hemmed to the length they want. The school has regulations but they are difficult to enforce. They usually kick you out of class for uniform violations but teachers aren't going to go around to every girl with a ruler to measure skirt length. Usually, very few girls have proper length skirts but nobody says anything. It's too difficult to enforce as a rule so they are taking away the skirts. All Catholic schools have dress pants as part of the uniform for girls anyway.

wait I don't know the dress code I thought they had to wear uniforms, you mean they don't?

[Trefellin]

Yesss. How cool is that? The school board manager/director guy is named Bruce Campbell. He's gotta be a fan...


I had a substitute teacher in high school who looked like and sounded like Adam West. His name was... Adam West.

wait I don't know the dress code I thought they had to wear uniforms, you mean they don't?

They buy the specified uniform from a supplier but they can alter the skirt to any length they want.

The uniform is often a choice of dress pants, plaid skirts, cardigans, polo shirts, dress shirts, sweater vests.

[Mikosage]

Catholic Schoolgirls in pants... God weeps.

I am having a day of silence over this...*sobs*

[Old Ape Face]

so what's next? Really short shorts that basically have no waist line?

Oh, c'mon... I'm not the first person to think that (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJBoHa3GArA).


Desslock runs with a dangerous crowd.

But it's so good.

[Trefellin]

so what's next? Really short shorts that basically have no waist line?

Explain specifically how that comment is related to this thread, please. :huh:

[Old Ape Face]

Explain specifically how that comment is related to this thread, please. :huh:

well they take away the Short Skirts, that never stopped them from wearing short pants... <_<

[SapperSix]

well they take away the Short Skirts, that never stopped them from wearing short pants... <_<

God help us if they ban the pants.

[Old Ape Face]

God help us if they ban the pants.

If they did that I would sign up for next semester immediately, I don't care if I'm too old. o.O

[Tidusauron12]

well they take away the Short Skirts, that never stopped them from wearing short pants... <_<

:blink::blink::blink:

[Shiroiyuki]

well they take away the Short Skirts, that never stopped them from wearing short pants... <_<

Uh....none of the Catholic schools I know allow shorts anyway.

It's long pants (slacks) or nothing. Shorts, being of a more risqué nature, might lead to gang violence and/or teen pregnancy. That and they are much too comfortable.

[Old Ape Face]

Uh....none of the Catholic schools I know allow shorts anyway.

It's long pants (slacks) or nothing. Shorts, being of a more risqué nature, might lead to gang violence and/or teen pregnancy. That and they are much too comfortable.

So... Tight leather? or Jeans? or Tight khakis? Something with tight as an adjective?

[SapperSix]

how about parachute pants and call it day.

[Mikosage]

how about parachute pants and call it day.

*raises hand* Ferociously seconded.

[Old Ape Face]

how about parachute pants and call it day.

you mean the kind that pot up when you spin around real fast?

[Mikosage]

you mean the kind that pot up when you spin around real fast?

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z233/ricohflex/mchammer_dancen5556.gif

^No no, he means these.

[Old Ape Face]

Love the shirt, definitely, definitely could see the Catholic girls wearing that, yes definitely

[Trefellin]

:lol: Honestly, I didn't bothering reading the article at first but I just did and realized that this is happening in my own town. I've even been to that school, Philip Pocock Catholic Secondary School, for school co-op.

well they take away the Short Skirts, that never stopped them from wearing short pants... <_<

Oh, no. You have to buy a specific uniform from a certain supplier. In this school district, it usually consists of what I've listed before. There are no short pants for them to wear, besides gym shorts but that's different. Previously, a girl could wear either a skirt or a pair of black dress pants. In practice, they hem or roll up their skirts to make them shorter even though it's "not allowed." This almost always goes unnoticed because teachers aren't going to bother to make a fuss.

They're just getting rid of the skirts because they're tired of that.

Now, black dress pants... Never goes as planned. The girls mostly wear black, skin tight, painted on pants and that almost always goes unnoticed too for the same reasons.

Basically, they're just taking away the option between showing every inch of thigh or outlining booty from female students and just leaving the latter.

[Old Ape Face]

Did you say they're allowed to wear skin tight dress pants? o.O

[Mikosage]

Did you say they're allowed to wear skin tight dress pants? o.O

Oh gosh I hope so! :w00t:

[Trefellin]

Did you say they're allowed to wear skin tight dress pants? o.O

They aren't allowed, though what they wear isn't anything I would call dress pants. They just wear it anyway and don't get in trouble for it most of the time.

The uniform policy isn't extremely strict. As long as you have a resemblance of being in uniform, you're usually good as long as you don't cause trouble for a teacher. If you make things difficult, yeah the teacher is going to say, "pants aren't regulation" and kick you out but the official rules aren't strictly carried out most of the time. One or two teachers are real ****s about it though.

[Leader Desslock]

God help us if they ban the pants.
Isn't that the basic premise behind Strike Witches?

[SapperSix]

Isn't that the basic premise behind Strike Witches?

http://capitalistliontamer.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/futurama_fry_looking_squint.jpg

[Trefellin]

They can't ban the pants, they'd have nothing else to wear. They'd be walking around in just polo shirts, panties and stockings... :huh:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a384/themarbleintheoatmeal/smilies/sign0184.gif

BAN.

THE.

PANTS.

[Shiroiyuki]

I say they make them dress like nuns as punishment for being slutty.

[Nakey]

seriously? this is a news item? where the hell were you guys when my catholic school allowed slacks for girls in.... 1998?

[Shiroiyuki]

^This isn't about allowing slacks, which were always there by the way, but the disallowing of skirts (erm...kilts.......).

[Mikosage]

I say they make them dress like nuns as punishment for being slutty.

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k191/Kisu_Kyoko/Tude/Anime_Girl_FA062.jpg

Uhh...yeah...me too. O.o

[Shiroiyuki]

^The true stamp of otaku-ism.

*sigh*

[Trefellin]

I say they make them dress like nuns as punishment for being slutty.

Well, that would be very funny.


Really though, from an administrator's point of view, this is necessary. I've walked into rooms, taken one look around and then given the advice, "Hey, um... With the length of your skirt, you shouldn't be slightly leaning over a desk like that."

It is really funny that they have to change away a part of the uniform because they're slutting it up too much.

[Nakey]

^This isn't about allowing slacks, which were always there by the way, but the disallowing of skirts (erm...kilts.......).

disallowed for winter uniform in 2004. Still allowed for summer as part of OHS policies (apparently...), well technically not skirts, but dresses.

[Rain]

Short skirts are hot, though. I like them best when paired with thigh-high stockings with a garter belt and Mary Jane heels. Asian girls here—and in Japan—wear them like that. :P

Thank God I'm in university now: I can wear whatever the hell I want!

[Haro!]

Short skirts are hot, though. I like them best when paired with thigh-high stockings with a garter belt and Mary Jane heels. Asian girls here—and in Japan—wear them like that. :P

Thank God I'm in university now: I can wear whatever the hell I want!
Does that look fit into the "I can wear whatever the hell I want" category. If so :wub:

More on topic: What's next no short shorts in gym class? That is the main reason I hang out by the park near the local high schoo... I've said too much.

[Caster13]

Catholic school uniforms without the skirts = Oxymoron. This is a crime against humanity.

I don't go near that anymore though. There's no way I'm going to jail. Unless she's 18.:) And Halloween parties are a good too. And there's always dressing up for........I've said far too much. :ph34r:

[Siendra]

I demand photographic evidence so I may assess the situation for myself.

[adadqgg]

That is why I do not believe in such religion, they give you something great and then take it away quickly.

Haruhism or nothing.

Back in motherland, we had uniforms, that is it... the end, atleast we do not feel anything was lost due to dresscode being made to be more strict.

[Old Ape Face]

I say they make them dress like nuns as punishment for being slutty.

Being slutty is a bad thing these days? :huh: since when? :uhh:

Taken from a true man whore myself.

[Soluzar]

Really though, from an administrator's point of view, this is necessary. I've walked into rooms, taken one look around and then given the advice, "Hey, um... With the length of your skirt, you shouldn't be slightly leaning over a desk like that."
You're a school administrator? How interesting.

Also... why were you looking, perv? :P

[quaze6]

You're a school administrator? How interesting.

Also... why were you looking, perv? :P

stagitory smagitory:naughty:

[VSh]

kilt
1. Traditional Scottish garment, usually worn by men, ...
...
3. a plaid, pleated school uniform skirt sometimes structured as a wrap around, sometimes pleated throughout the entire circumference;
...


Some followup: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/are-kilts-history/article1270251/

It appeared quite a big deal. District contains 25 schools, 19 of them ban kilts. 1,000-1,500 students in every school, slightly more than a half are girls. So, it's about 12,000 girls, that makes about 1.8% of the city population.

They've even invented "X-Kilt - a modified kilt with built-in shorts - which has since been phased out from their uniform lineup."

[Trefellin]

You're a school administrator? How interesting.

Also... why were you looking, perv? :P

No, I'm not a school administrator. I was just looking at the issue from a different perspective. I think the world would be a better place if more people took the time and thought about stuff from other people's point of view. For greater understanding and all that bull****.

I was a student through that school board. I checked out these girls like... every day for 2 years. You can't expect anything else from a teenage boy.

[fujyoshi]

Short skirts are hot, though. I like them best when paired with thigh-high stockings with a garter belt and Mary Jane heels. Asian girls here—and in Japan—wear them like that. :P

Thank God I'm in university now: I can wear whatever the hell I want!

wow I'd be weary of that collage if thats what you wear everyday.

They buy the specified uniform from a supplier but they can alter the skirt to any length they want.

The uniform is often a choice of dress pants, plaid skirts, cardigans, polo shirts, dress shirts, sweater vests.

wow I didn't even think they had that much freedom o_O that'd suck if I went to catholic school I'm glad I didn't because the only way you get me in a skirt is if I'm cosplaying o_o

[Soluzar]

I was a student through that school board. I checked out these girls like... every day for 2 years. You can't expect anything else from a teenage boy.
Oh sure. I just would be a bit less understanding if you were an administrator checking out those same girls. ;)

[Trefellin]

Oh sure. I just would be a bit less understanding if you were an administrator checking out those same girls. ;)

If I was an administrator I would just be much more discreet about it.

[animeotaku99]

But isn't it against Catholic teachings for girls to wear pants?

[Leader Desslock]

But isn't it against Catholic teachings for girls to wear pants?
Ummm... no? Where did you ever hear that?

[Trefellin]

But isn't it against Catholic teachings for girls to wear pants?

No, no it isn't. Not at all. Canada is not Sudan.

Americans seem to have this particular image of Catholic schools as being very strict with cruel nuns and all that. Ontario has Catholic school boards. They are pretty much the same as the public school board with a few exceptions. We get less government funding, there are religious elements in it and the high school, rarely some elementary, students wear uniforms. That's basically it. They are not private schools, they are Separate schools (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separate_school). There are no nuns and the rules aren't very strict. You don't even have to be Catholic. I knew Muslims and Hindus at school.

As for the religious elements, there is prayer in the morning and the occasional mass or liturgy. Also, there are mandatory religion classes where you watch with glazed over eyes, a soft spoken old lady talk abou... Abou... -_-

[animeotaku99]

well in christian teachings Women were prohibited from wearing pants, several churches still have their women-folk wear long skirts as pants are for men. Most of these are Catholic churches.
I figured that Catholic schools enforced this belief while in their halls

[Arnold]

Catholic school uniforms without the skirts = Oxymoron. This is a crime against humanity.

I don't go near that anymore though. There's no way I'm going to jail. Unless she's 18.:) And Halloween parties are a good too. And there's always dressing up for........I've said far too much. :ph34r:

For me it's less about the reality of it all and more about the death of an icon. What's next, pants on cheerleaders?

[animeotaku99]

I've seen cheerleaders that where Spats (sports shorts). I think those are better the na skirt

[Old Ape Face]

I've seen cheerleaders that where Spats (sports shorts). I think those are better the na skirt

Bah, skirts are anti pants, can't hide those panties very well when the skirt's that short. :P

[CrossboneGundam]

Ummm... no? Where did you ever hear that?

Chick Tracts, probably.

[Spadesy]

Short skirts are hot, though. I like them best when paired with thigh-high stockings with a garter belt and Mary Jane heels. Asian girls here—and in Japan—wear them like that. :P

Thank God I'm in university now: I can wear whatever the hell I want!

Yep yep, saw the same thing in Kyoto. Girls there wore like three layers of clothing with a beany or some piece of head gear, with a short skirt or short-shorts with a pair of steel-toed black ***-stomping boots.

Yeah. Japanese fashion is just too advanced (weird?) for my lowly American taste. lol

[RecentMidget]

my response to the banning of the skirt?

one simple word

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWaLxFIVX1s

[Caster13]

For me it's less about the reality of it all and more about the death of an icon. What's next, pants on cheerleaders?

The pleaded skirts are the icon themselves.

And cheerleaders skirts have pant-like attachments that go on with them under the skirt.

[Leader Desslock]

well in christian teachings Women were prohibited from wearing pants...
Yeah, for 99% of Christianity, that kinda changed a couple of hundred years ago. You might want to pick up the more recent text. Something not handwritten on parchment in Aramaic, for example.

Chick Tracts, probably.
Always the sterling example of the modern Christian lifestyle, that Jack Chick is.

[CrossboneGundam]

Always the sterling example of the modern Christian lifestyle, that Jack Chick is.

I figured it was just another one of his crazy anti-catholic myths.

[Leader Desslock]

^ Ah. Yeah... I can see that, sadly enough. He'd be talking about those ungodly devil-worshiping papists and their wicked agenda to mandate that women wear pants.

That's actually tame, for a Chick tract. He's usually less subtle: The Death Cookie (http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0074/0074_01.asp).

[Haro!]

well in christian teachings Women were prohibited from wearing pants, several churches still have their women-folk wear long skirts as pants are for men. Most of these are Catholic churches.
I figured that Catholic schools enforced this belief while in their halls

Not at all true of Catholicism, or, okay, as far as I've seen it. Since I was Catholic until I reached the age of reason (and forced to be Catholic a few times a year when visiting my parents during the holidays) I think I speak with some knowledge on this matter. Catholicism by and large is nowhere near that strict. It gets strict in that if you're a guy you take your hat off in church. Otherwise Catholic mass is a great place to check out the ladies, whether it is in pants, skirts etc. I do find that what you mention is true among, for lack of a better term, Pentecostal denominations. I will not speak further of this because though I've met people from such denominations, my opinion of most of them was less than favorable.

[Leader Desslock]

I do find that what you mention is true among, for lack of a better term, Pentecostal denominations.
Ah, the Apostolic Pentecostals. They're a fun lot.

The women don't cut their hair because of an obscure reference in the Book of David, I think. They're an odd bunch. Very devout, but they've got a very... inconsistent... belief system. They'll follow Old Testament rituals to the letter, even though the cited passages are only descriptive and not commandments. Then in the same breath, they'll beat you over the head with the whole "New Covenant" in the New Testament, pointing out how it basically invalidated everything that came before. Then, before you can get your mind around that, they'll toss out one of the Ten Commandments for you to chew on.

My reaction to one such proselytizer was, "Do you even have the faintest clue what you believe at this point? Because so far, you're weaving all over the road. I'm more than willing to listen, but you have to pick an idea and stick with it, if you expect me to follow what you're saying."

I had a friend who used to HUNT for Apostolics, 'cause the girls were looser than the entryway slots in a Vegas casino. All that repression + teenage rebellion = a girl who's out of her pants faster than a Sudanese reporter.

[Haro!]

I had a friend who used to HUNT for Apostolics, 'cause the girls were looser than the entryway slots in a Vegas casino. All that repression + teenage rebellion = a girl who's out of her pants faster than a Sudanese reporter.

I didn't want to say anything but... Since it is against their religion to have sex before marriage and must remain "virgins" they seem to take it in other places quite, *chortle*, liberally. I don't blame your friend for seeking fun with those kinds of girls.

[Caster13]

I didn't want to say anything but... Since it is against their religion to have sex before marriage and must remain "virgins" they seem to take it in other places quite, *chortle*, liberally. I don't blame your friend for seeking fun with those kinds of girls.

This goes for most Catholic schoolgirls in general.

[superplough]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt0uQV-5x68

[Trefellin]

I had a priest, during mass at my school, do his impressions of runway model walks for us.

[fujyoshi]

well in christian teachings Women were prohibited from wearing pants, several churches still have their women-folk wear long skirts as pants are for men. Most of these are Catholic churches.
I figured that Catholic schools enforced this belief while in their halls

nonono that is the cult type christian teaching, because I'm a christian and I have to be either cosplaying or forced to wear a skirt. Anyway from what I heard about catholic schools they're more wild then the public schools even if they try to force there beliefs on everyone.

[Caster13]

Anyway from what I heard about catholic schools they're more wild then the public schools

No ****, really!?