My Karen-Old-Lady take on short shorts

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My teenager doesn't give a rat's patotootie what you think, other than that maybe your hating her clothing affirms her fondness for them even more.

Your teenager sounds like she’s destined to do great things. Taking pride in splitting your labia with a denim strap and dangling your butt cheeks for the world to see has been one of the early indicators of our most formidable leaders.

Good job, mom. “You go girl!” as they once said.

She's already done some pretty great things, including hiking large stretches of the Appalachian trail carrying a heavy pack, having a short story published in a national literary journal, winning state-wide honors in a writing competition, and she's an accomplished classical musician in an instrument she's played since she was four. And she is headed off to a top ten university in the fall having graduated with almost all As and 14 AP classes and kick ass SATs. And yeah, she's done all that in booty shorts (except the hiking, because that would be stupid). And she's the kindest kid and I love her to bits so I don't give a rat's patootie what you think either because you sound boring and bitter.

Okay, that is great for your accomplished daughter who is probably privileged to have a supportive, UMC family. It’s the booty short wearing girls who are not so privileged and accomplished that really bear the brunt of society’s misogyny and contempt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My teenager doesn't give a rat's patotootie what you think, other than that maybe your hating her clothing affirms her fondness for them even more.

Your teenager sounds like she’s destined to do great things. Taking pride in splitting your labia with a denim strap and dangling your butt cheeks for the world to see has been one of the early indicators of our most formidable leaders.

Good job, mom. “You go girl!” as they once said.

She's already done some pretty great things, including hiking large stretches of the Appalachian trail carrying a heavy pack, having a short story published in a national literary journal, winning state-wide honors in a writing competition, and she's an accomplished classical musician in an instrument she's played since she was four. And she is headed off to a top ten university in the fall having graduated with almost all As and 14 AP classes and kick ass SATs. And yeah, she's done all that in booty shorts (except the hiking, because that would be stupid). And she's the kindest kid and I love her to bits so I don't give a rat's patootie what you think either because you sound boring and bitter.

Okay, that is great for your accomplished daughter who is probably privileged to have a supportive, UMC family. It’s the booty short wearing girls who are not so privileged and accomplished that really bear the brunt of society’s misogyny and contempt.

Ironically, you are the one propagating the misogyny and contempt in threads like this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t blame the children, I blame the parents.

+1. Check out the parents not just defending these awful “fashion” choices, but they’re proud of it! My parents would never have let my 14 yr old ass hang out in public like that, and I should thank them every day for that.

I'm an awesome parent. I have a great relationship with my kids as does my DH. They are healthy, don't party, no drinking, no drugs, no mental health issues like depression or cutting (not that I would blame parents for those things, never heard them curse, get along great with my elderly parents who they call and chat on the phone with regularly, get along great with their siblings, do chores around the house, are responsible with money, and get great grades. We have dinner together every night as a family and they talk to us about everything and still let us hug and kiss them. The older neighbors on my street light up when she walks the dog by because she'll stop and chat with them as they garden. I'm sorry this doesn't align with your superficial judgment about my DD's shorts because I'm sure you'd like to assume they are venereal disease ridden addicts, but they aren't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My teenager doesn't give a rat's patotootie what you think, other than that maybe your hating her clothing affirms her fondness for them even more.

Your teenager sounds like she’s destined to do great things. Taking pride in splitting your labia with a denim strap and dangling your butt cheeks for the world to see has been one of the early indicators of our most formidable leaders.

Good job, mom. “You go girl!” as they once said.

She's already done some pretty great things, including hiking large stretches of the Appalachian trail carrying a heavy pack, having a short story published in a national literary journal, winning state-wide honors in a writing competition, and she's an accomplished classical musician in an instrument she's played since she was four. And she is headed off to a top ten university in the fall having graduated with almost all As and 14 AP classes and kick ass SATs. And yeah, she's done all that in booty shorts (except the hiking, because that would be stupid). And she's the kindest kid and I love her to bits so I don't give a rat's patootie what you think either because you sound boring and bitter.

Okay, that is great for your accomplished daughter who is probably privileged to have a supportive, UMC family. It’s the booty short wearing girls who are not so privileged and accomplished that really bear the brunt of society’s misogyny and contempt.

Ok Jim Bob.

[Anonymous]

This is how I dressed when I was 16 too. And I didn’t care what old ladies thought either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let them flaunt their body while they are in their prime.
I did not (and I used to have a great body), and I regret it.

Me too. They might as well flaunt it now!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t blame the children, I blame the parents.

+1. Check out the parents not just defending these awful “fashion” choices, but they’re proud of it! My parents would never have let my 14 yr old ass hang out in public like that, and I should thank them every day for that.

Your parents should have also taught you that using language like "ass hang out" was coarse and crude. We weren't even allowed to say "butt." We said "bottom" or "behind." So you can stop congratulating yourself because you are ok with talking about minors "splitting labias" which I think is pretty disgusting and low class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My teenager doesn't give a rat's patotootie what you think, other than that maybe your hating her clothing affirms her fondness for them even more.

Your teenager sounds like she’s destined to do great things. Taking pride in splitting your labia with a denim strap and dangling your butt cheeks for the world to see has been one of the early indicators of our most formidable leaders.

Good job, mom. “You go girl!” as they once said.

She's already done some pretty great things, including hiking large stretches of the Appalachian trail carrying a heavy pack, having a short story published in a national literary journal, winning state-wide honors in a writing competition, and she's an accomplished classical musician in an instrument she's played since she was four. And she is headed off to a top ten university in the fall having graduated with almost all As and 14 AP classes and kick ass SATs. And yeah, she's done all that in booty shorts (except the hiking, because that would be stupid). And she's the kindest kid and I love her to bits so I don't give a rat's patootie what you think either because you sound boring and bitter.

Okay, that is great for your accomplished daughter who is probably privileged to have a supportive, UMC family. It’s the booty short wearing girls who are not so privileged and accomplished that really bear the brunt of society’s misogyny and contempt.

Ironically, you are the one propagating the misogyny and contempt in threads like this.

Pretending that these distinctions don’t exist is not exactly spraying weed-killer on the problem, either.

[Anonymous]

The OPs who post these rants are plain dumb. Saying anything judgmental to an American audience will get you nothing but “I don’t care what you think!” How old are you OP you idiot? I’m an immigrant and I learned to simply keep my opinions to myself!

[Anonymous]

In HS I wore some questionably short dresses. I don’t think I was comfortable ever. And booty shorts. Graduated from an Ivy, gainfully employed, have a family, and let my daughter wear whatever she feels comfortable in.

[Anonymous]

I don’t love the look, but i wore some pretty short shorts back in the day when i could pull it off, so who am i to judge…. From a sanitary perspective, i prefer cheeks to be covered, so that’s our old requirement. That or bring a towel to sit on like in a nudist colony.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My teenager doesn't give a rat's patotootie what you think, other than that maybe your hating her clothing affirms her fondness for them even more.

Your teenager sounds like she’s destined to do great things. Taking pride in splitting your labia with a denim strap and dangling your butt cheeks for the world to see has been one of the early indicators of our most formidable leaders.

Good job, mom. “You go girl!” as they once said.

She's already done some pretty great things, including hiking large stretches of the Appalachian trail carrying a heavy pack, having a short story published in a national literary journal, winning state-wide honors in a writing competition, and she's an accomplished classical musician in an instrument she's played since she was four. And she is headed off to a top ten university in the fall having graduated with almost all As and 14 AP classes and kick ass SATs. And yeah, she's done all that in booty shorts (except the hiking, because that would be stupid). And she's the kindest kid and I love her to bits so I don't give a rat's patootie what you think either because you sound boring and bitter.

Okay, that is great for your accomplished daughter who is probably privileged to have a supportive, UMC family. It’s the booty short wearing girls who are not so privileged and accomplished that really bear the brunt of society’s misogyny and contempt.

Ironically, you are the one propagating the misogyny and contempt in threads like this.

Pretending that these distinctions don’t exist is not exactly spraying weed-killer on the problem, either.

See, you’d rather slut shame than change your attitude. You can’t simultaneously strive to control young women’s behavior and pretend to be bothered by misogyny.

[Anonymous]

Our local public middle school changed the dress code because they couldn't get students to follow it. Previously, shoulders and midriffs had to be covered. Shorts and skirts had to be fingertip length.
Now it says "reproductive organs and nipples must be covered". So that thong bikini is perfectly fine to wear to class. Luckily it is chilly for most of the school year and most kids wear a hoodie.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My teenager doesn't give a rat's patotootie what you think, other than that maybe your hating her clothing affirms her fondness for them even more.

I get that but I also wonder where the line is. Would you let her go to school in a bathing suit? In her underwear? I feel like people always take things to such extremes — I agree in principle that we shouldn’t police other people’s clothing too much but that all assumes people will act reasonable. Once we get to the point where butt cheeks, butt cracks, testicles are not fully covered….it’s problematic.

Why does there need to be "a line" though? It's just the human body. My childhood subscription to National Geographic taught me that in some cultures, it is perfectly acceptable to walk around topless. Nobody in Japan is having the vapors when they walk into a sumo match and seeing the scantily clad wrestlers. People all across Europe sunbathe topless and its perfectly fine. Whereas in some cultures people get worked up about an ankle or a shoulder. It's all just cultural norms. There is nothing intrinsically good or bad about showing any body parts except that someone decides it is "decent" or "indecent." The most modest Lands End tank bathing suit would have horrified the Victorians.

Ultimately I believe that every individual has bodily autonomy and I'm not going to police what my teenage daughter wears.

I don't know, you tell me. If your child's pediatrician started wearing only underwear while treating your child, would you be okay with that? If not, why not? It's just a body? She still has all the medical knowledge and skills needed to give your child medical attention.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t blame the children, I blame the parents.

+1. Check out the parents not just defending these awful “fashion” choices, but they’re proud of it! My parents would never have let my 14 yr old ass hang out in public like that, and I should thank them every day for that.

Your parents should have also taught you that using language like "ass hang out" was coarse and crude. We weren't even allowed to say "butt." We said "bottom" or "behind." So you can stop congratulating yourself because you are ok with talking about minors "splitting labias" which I think is pretty disgusting and low class.

And saying "patootie" is asinine. I'm fine with girls and women wearing whatever they want. But if you call a vagina a "hoo-ha" or "vajayjay" and are scandalized by the word "ass", you don't have the maturity to show off your body.