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[quote=Anonymous]Why is anyone else's clothing relevant to you unless it's proclaiming a slur or offensive hurtful message?

There's nothing objectively wrong with more revealing clothing. If you disagree with that, could you please help me understand why? I don't get it. Literally the only thing clothes say about a person is what they felt comfortable and happy wearing at one specific moment in time. I don't see clothes as communicating anything about a person's character, unless the clothing has some sort of written or graphic message with which the wearer can be presumed to agree.

I guess I don't see people's bodies as inherently shameful, something to keep any more hidden or  private than the person wants, specifically provocative, inherently sexual, or anything that makes sense to object to. They're just bodies, and I'm fine with almost any clothing choice anyone feels most comfortable in. I do acknowledge, however, and teach my children, that this viewpoint is in the minority and that most people consider clothing to be important, so some clothing choices will result in judgment and maybe not convey the impression one might want, so it's probably worth at least considering what others may think and deciding if it's relevant to the decision to wear something.

I personally tell my children that it's almost always most appropriate to follow non-harmful rules in life, and that school is an environment where people are generally expected to dress without being very revealing of their bodies, but I don't think there's objectively anything wrong with kids who dress otherwise.
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