Dress codes are claimed to objectify women unfairly. The way they do this is by making their bodies feel bad and blaming them for publicizing sexual harassment. Violating the dress code often leads to girls being removed from class and missing class. Women are sent home, given a terrible pair of clothes to change into, or excluded from significant school functions like prom. A student named Marcia Stevens personally experienced this type of discrimination. Before the accident, his reputation was different; teachers classified her as “a good student with no behavioral problems.” (Pomerantz 1) It wasn't the clothes she wore but rather the amount of cleavage she showed. Steven's cleavage was only visible because his chest is a little bigger than other girls'. “She was punished for having the wrong body type (“fat,” “messy”) in an item of clothing that was not considered inappropriate on other body types (“thin,” “tidy”). Marcia's body was "inappropriate" because it leaked; he wasn't "gentle" or "scholastic," he wasn't tidy, and he wasn't easily contained. In short, his body was visible as a body. And the visibility of a young woman's body, according to this interpretation of the dress code, amounted to a crime. His body ensured that he “maintained an appropriate school atmosphere"
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