Along with spring and summer comes warm weather, and with warm weather comes people shedding their clothes to either cool off, or to strut their stuff to try to procure a mate (seriously….it’s mating season y’all – you think it’s just for animals?) As women around the world start showing more and more skin, it becomes blatantly obvious that the rules of modesty have disappeared and the “shorter is better” mentality has grasped hold of many of the female gender. This is BAD! My fellow women, wearing short skirts only makes us look cheap and easy. The shorter the skirt, the less respectable we appear.
Ladies I propose that we rebel against short skirts! Let’s throw away skirts that show off our cottage cheese thighs! Let’s reject skirts that make us look like strippers. Let’s just say “NO” to hoochie-mamma clothing!
As part of my BAN THE HOOCHIE SKIRT movement, here are a few guidelines that you can use to help determine whether that skirt is too short:
1. If the amount of skin showing between the bottom of your skirt and your knee is equal to or MORE than the length of the skirt, your skirt is TOO SHORT!
2. If any butt cheekage is peeking out from underneath your skirt, your skirt is TOO SHORT!
3. If you can’t walk up stairs, ride escalators or bend over to pick something up without flashing the person walking behind you, your skirt is TOO SHORT!
4. If you have to push your skirt down so that people can’t look up it while you’re sitting, your skirt is TOO SHORT!
5. If one gust of wind can show the world your undies, your skirt is TOO SHORT! Minus 2 points if you don’t even try to push the skirt back down.
6. If the word “mini” is in the style name of the skirt, it is TOO SHORT!
7. If your boots cover up more skin than your skirt, your skirt is TOO SHORT!
I think these are 7 pretty simple rules to determine whether or not a skirt is too short. Here’s an example of a skirt that is just the right length. Notice that it successfully avoids all of the over-exposure problems pictured in numbers 1-7. It’s stylish and feminine without making you look like a floozy.
I hope you’ll support me in the efforts to ban hoochie mamma skirts and to reclaim respectability for our gender!
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Lol that was an awesome post. I also hate when girls wear tights thinking they are leggings and either do realize and don't care, or don't realize that we can see through them! thats like leaving the house with no pants on!
the rule for girls in the public schools is the skirt cannot be shorter than where your fingertips are when you're standing.
that being said, little girls should have tights on if they don't know how to sit, bend over or whatever in a skirt of any length. my neighbor thinks it's okay to put a mini skirt on her daughter sans tights in 30 degree weather and the girl wears go-go boots, no tights and doesn't know how not to show her panties–I'm talking about a 1st grader! and, she let her have makeup on the picture day! OMGoodness! BTW, her daughter has a cell phone, too!
What’s wrong with a cellphone? It’s better that the kid has a way of contacting her parents and the police if there’s something wrong.
Makeup, if it’s done for artistic purposes (like lip glitter and eyeshadow) is so cute! It’s one thing if your neighbour gave her the kind of makeup that covers up blemishes (because first graders shouldn’t have a low self-esteem), but it’s entirely different when it’s just a bit of colour/glitter.
What’s wrong with a cellphone? It’s better that the kid has a way of contacting her parents and the police if there’s something wrong.
Makeup, if it’s done for artistic purposes (like lip glitter and eyeshadow) is so cute! It’s one thing if this neighbour gave her the kind of makeup that covers up blemishes (because first graders shouldn’t have a low self-esteem), but it’s entirely different when it’s just a bit of colour/glitter.
So I just stood up and did the fingertip rule, and that's still too short for my preference. Especially considering that they're young GIRLS in public school and there are all kinds of creepy weirdos who stalk schools just to get a glimpse of something they shouldn't.
I think you bring up a valid point when you mention your neighbor….many daughters pick up habits/examples from their moms. And for those trends they pick up from friends with more “cool” moms, it's our responsibility to put our foot down and say, “I'm sorry daughter, you will not be walking around like that.”
Great post! I own a few skirts that go a bit (and by a bit, I mean an inch or two) above my knee, but mostly ones that go below. My sister does most of the things you mention, and it drives me crazy. We don't really have people who dress like that on either side of my family, so we won't know where she picked it up from!
I think its amazing that there are women out there who value their self worth and want to encourage others to do so. This post is amazingly simple and Oh so…true. Women are bearing all now a days and someone needs to stand up for Little boys and girls who are exposed to this overpowering exposure to skin. We need to stop advertising sex and start encouraging self worth and sound morals. In this fast past world, its nice to see a woman who sees things as they are and wants to help women wake up to the reality that they have allowed to take place. Keep spreading the truth!!!!!!!!!!
Great post! Though those women, well most of them, have some nice legs, lol!
I'm glad someone had the boldness to speak the simple truth. This was a great post that broke down the reality of how women who wear these skirts are viewed by others. No matter how much a woman works on her personality, she will never be respected (despite what people say to her face), if she chooses to present herself cheaply. I know this sounds cliche', but a woman needs to respect herself first before she can expect it from others :)Keep up the great posts!
what's worse are the shorts with words on the butt. I was at a college game and the mascot is a rooster so these girls were walking around with the word c * c k s on their butt. I was mad at the school for selling them and the girls for wearing them.
OMG – I am SO with you on stop this short skirt stuff. Yesterday as I was leaving work I saw about 3-4 girls taking prom pics — ALL with super short dresses on. I don't know how their mothers allowed it.
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YES! YES! YES!
Ban the hoochie skirts.
Burn them, run them up the flag pole, use one as a scarf… or a band aid.
I am with you on this one, lady.
Haha! Wanna come over and talk to my 16 year old and her friends? I have a fight with her weekly about short shorts. She gave up on skirts. 😉
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I Cannot believe all these prudes. If any of you read a fashion magazine you would know short is in… If you have cottage cheese theighs then you shouldn't be wearing a short skirt. There is no reason why you should hate on the cute 20 something year olds that they look great on… HATERS!
As a guy, I’d like to mention that you attract what you advertise for. If you want a guy who wants an easy girl – skin-baring clothing gets you a big head start. If you want a guy who appreciates a challenge, wear something modest. As for value, some guys don’t have much of a “bank-account” when it comes to how hard they want to work for their “treasure” while others don’t want something that anyone can “afford”.
Hear, hear! I honestly think that if you can show that much of your body without it being about sex, that you must somehow lack sensuality. Whoever cannot be attractive when dressed more modestly needs to do something about herself. And if you do feel the need to dress THAT revealing, I do wonder what you’re trying to distract people from.
wait till you see next year shorter ..
Hi, my name, Tommi, is a girl’s name and not a pseudonym for this commentary. I read your column and reader comments and while not actually opposing any of the expressed views I’d like to speak in behalf of a contrasting perspective. Perhaps it is due to my age. I’ll be 19 in a couple of weeks and attend an ivy league university majoring in aeronautical engineering. I’m sure as time passes, and I’m engaged in a professional career or in the service, my viewpoints will evolve into something more sensible and conservative. So, begging your patience, here is what I thought after chatting with a few girlfriends about the subject of short skirts:
You pair up the fact that girls love getting attention from guys with the other fact that guys have a huge fascination for looking up a skirt and checking out panties and wham…you have the chemistry for a ‘tease and flirt’ dynamic that in my experience is enjoyed by both sexes.
For me, I recall this started as far back as kindergarten and the primary grades. Attending a private academy we wore sailor girl type uniforms with pleated skirts with hems about two inches above the knee, a length sufficient for modesty in most situations. Out on the playground, however, where we ran wildly around, the hems would flip up easily as we kicked balls or performed stunts learned in tumbling class. Panties were also easily flashed as we swung on the monkey bars and other playground equipment. Concerned and protective, many moms, including my own, would insist that their daughters wear bike shorts or something similar over the panty for modesty. But there were many girls, including myself, that would eschew the shielding because frankly it got the interest of the boys.
At this age our intent was certainly not ‘sexual’ but it did serve the purpose of drawing attention especially when boys gave it moment. As part of the dynamic, in response to receiving avid interest from the boys, we all acted offended and accused them of being both beastly and vulgar, which were great terms we learned from our mothers but had little idea of what it meant other than the fact it was fun to hurl at them. Later, especially when we had those wonderful all-girl sleepover parties we’d laugh at the whole silly drama especially our part in it.
In later years attending college prep we would perpetuate the motif by rolling up the waistband of our uniform skirt to reach mid-thigh until arraigned by what we termed the ‘thigh high pantsu police.’ Until caught, we’d concoct plenty of ‘oh my gosh!’ moments during skirt flipping windy days or the long bend-over at the drinking fountain or the lengthy linger at a balustrade where boys congregated below.
Now that I’m in college this kind of ‘tease and flirt’ dynamic does not really have the support of a general culture. Flirty moments mostly occur when playing sports such as tennis or golf or social events like dancing. The craziest times occur however when going clubbing, especially at Latin dance clubs, where dresses and skirts can really soar to the ‘mucho caliente’ rhythms.
I respect that most girls and women are not prone to this kind of exhibition and I tip my hat to them for their sensibility. For me, though, at this time in my life, despite the downside of drawing disdain from others, perhaps some of your readers, I still enjoy it.
But, the booty…
Wow, that last pic was a BIT extreme… I’d say a handspan above your knee should be minimum.
Wow, that last pic was a bit extreme… I’d say a handspan above the knee should be minimum.
If you don’t like it, don’t look and don’t wear it. You have no right to “ban” something just because you personally don’t like it.
If you don’t like it, don’t look. It is idiotic to believe you have a right to decide what other people can wear
The owner of this blog is a Christian nazifascist cunt. Hopefully you get breast cancer. Any children you have gets taking away by CPS.
You should be careful of the negativity you put out. We do reap what we sow. Karma is real. The negativity and curses you put out generally have a way of returning to the source.
I pondered deleting this comment as just troll spam but decided that instead, I’m going to pray for you, Anonymous. In Jesus’s name, I pray that the Lord manifest His will in your life. That you receive His love, grace, and mercy and that He helps you see Truth in life. I pray that He brings you the blessings in your life that He would have you receive. May God protect you from negativity and hate the same way He protects me. Amen.
All that “modesty” crap is man made… you’re supposed to be able to walk around naked because that’s your natural state.
Not showing skin is a ridiculous man-made concept.
If you go back to the beginning of Bible times, before the “fall of man”, then yes, you’re absolutely right. People are supposed to be able to walk around naked without shame. People are supposed to be good, honest, loving people who don’t have envy, greed, or lust. However, these times are far from those times and people these days are far from what we are “supposed” to be.
Until this world does become what it’s supposed to be, I encourage women to be wise. Women are completely free to dress how they choose. I just want them to also be prepared to defend themselves against unwelcome thoughts or actions that may come their way as a result of some people not being what they’re supposed to be.
If you, as a woman, choose to exercise your free will and want to embrace your right to dress a certain way or show a certain amount of skin, that’s you’re right. Just also be safe and protect yourself against circumstances where people won’t see it with the same pure intentions you do.
Let’s ban dresses and skirts entirely. Have men and women dress the same. Would that not solve the problem? If you are FOR taking away freedoms, why not also have women cover their faces when out in public? If you are for freedom, allow men to wear the same clothing as women (too short or not) in public. Requiring a girl to wear a skirt and then banning it, is so MUSLIM. I assume you’re from a Muslim country?