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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sexism.

You would never ask a man to change his clothes. If a plumber came to unclog your toilet you would not ask him to wear a non-offensive t-shirt.

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Actually, the guy who came to fix our kitchen sink was not expecting our family when he put on his All Lives Matter t-shirt that morning. DH is a 6 foot 4 dark-skinned black man. The guy asked to use the bathroom and when he came out, his shirt was on inside out. No words exchanged about it. [/quote]

Right?  And if he was coming every week for hours, it would be fine to ask him to wear a non-offensive shirt.

The sexism is coming from the women on this thread who believe that OP should be quiet and demure and not dare to offend someone by expressing her thoughts.  Not to mention those who believe that she should be cleaning her own home.  [/quote]

Then there’s the sexism, possibly classism, and maybe even a few other isms associated with feeling privileged enough to tell someone else what clothes they should wear because they’re working in your home for a couple of hours — because of your personal religious beliefs.  
I think it’s unfortunate that someone who feels the need to control what other people wear didn’t realize this about herself. Had she hired someone who shared her standards about modest dress or simply shared her expectations PRIOR to hiring someone, none of this would be an issue.  [/quote]

How is this classist. It’s not The Handmaids Tale where only wives wear a certain color and Op wants the cleaning lady to wear that instead of the sad grey that “poor women” wear. No one is asking her to come in wearing a business suit. I’m sure whatever store she shops at also sells clothes with sleeves and without low cut tops. [/quote]

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