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1. Or the line that makes me sick

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Sun Sep 30, 2018, 09:34 AM

Sep 2018

"If you didn't dress so provocatively, you wouldn't be in the State of Affairs you're in"

The high schools in the state are notorious for coming down on girls for very extremely minor infractions of the supposed dress code. They are afraid of their little boys getting out of control.

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How modest is modest enough? How far are they planning to take this? [View all] Soph0571 Sep 2018 OP

Or the line that makes me sick gay texan Sep 2018 #1

Those of us who are older remember the very same bullshit from 50 years ago. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #2

I think single women need to give single men a taste Ilsa Sep 2018 #3

...and 2naSalit Sep 2018 #5

I get infuriated by the "why didn't you go to the police immediately?" thucythucy Sep 2018 #4

Me too... backtoblue Sep 2018 #6

I'm so sorry to hear that. thucythucy Sep 2018 #7

Thank you backtoblue Sep 2018 #9

It's not the new normal. It's the old normal. We're in the middle of a serious culture war and Nitram Sep 2018 #8