Saturday, May 30, 2015

People Are Angered By A School's Sexist, Fat-Shaming Dress Code For Graduation

“We don’t want to see your ‘sausage rolls,’” the dress code memo told female students.

Many students at Biglerville High School in Adams County, Pennsylvania, were left upset at the language used on a memo detailing the dress code requirements at their upcoming graduation ceremony.

Many students at Biglerville High School in Adams County, Pennsylvania, were left upset at the language used on a memo detailing the dress code requirements at their upcoming graduation ceremony.

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Biglerville senior Brianna Burtop posted the note on Facebook highlighting some of the choice language.

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"Choose modest attire. No bellies showing, 'keep the girls' covered and supported, and make sure that nothing is so small that all your bits and pieces are hanging out. Please remember as you select an outfit for the awards assembly that we don't want to be looking at your 'sausage rolls' as Mrs. Elliot calls them. As you get dressed remember you can't put 10 pounds of mud in a five-pound sack. "

Burtop was angered at the stipulations which she saw as insulting. After she posted the memo to her Facebook, others also voiced their displeasure:

Burtop was angered at the stipulations which she saw as insulting. After she posted the memo to her Facebook, others also voiced their displeasure:

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