Teenage Disco bans inappropriate outfits

gramar · 15-02-2017 10:32AM #1

Organisers of a teenage disco in Kilkenny have banned certain types of revealing clothing as the dress code was being abused by many of the girls attending. I can't say I disagree. These are discos for 15 years olds and it seems the girls are going showing off more than they are covering.

Apart from the organisers having the right to set their own rules I think girls of that age wearing dresses that hardly cover the crack of their arse look trashy and tacky and exhibit a lack of dignity and self respect.

Sheeps · 15-02-2017 10:34AM

Down with this sort of thing

_Brian · 15-02-2017 10:38AM

gramar wrote: »

Organisers of a teenage disco in Kilkenny have banned certain types of revealing clothing as the dress code was being abused by many of the girls attending. I can't say I disagree. These are discos for 15 years olds and it seems the girls are going showing off more than they are covering.

Apart from the organisers having the right to set their own rules I think girls of that age wearing dresses that hardly cover the crack of their arse look trashy and tacky and exhibit a lack of dignity and self respect.

I think the thing to remember is they have parents letting them out dressed like that. I've a 14yo daughter who attends these things and there is no clothes changing behind parents backs going on, the parents seem very comfortable letting them out in these slutty outfits.

razorblunt · 15-02-2017 10:39AM

_Brian wrote: »

I think the thing to remember is they have parents letting them out dressed like that. I've a 14yo daughter who attends these things and there is no clothes changing behind parents backs going on, the parents seem very comfortable letting them out in these slutty outfits.

Not always, back in my day a lot of the girls I knew would get changed at a friends house before heading out to teenage discos

Lyle Lanley · 15-02-2017 10:41AM

First sign of the spread of Islam?

It's the teenage boys I feel bad for in this case.

Katgurl · 15-02-2017 10:41AM

They're teenagers - not children, not adults. I didn't think the dresses with the 'NO' signs stamped on them looked particularly shocking.

I remember in my Wesley days the only rule was that track suits were not acceptable. Now I see them standing outside pretty much in their underwear.

HI'm glad I didnt have to squeeze my feet into high heels back then

osarusan · 15-02-2017 10:42AM

This captures my feelings.

eviltwin · 15-02-2017 10:44AM

The dresses are manky but not exactly indecent. I think expecting girls to wear dresses that go below the knee is a bit stupid. Never as a teenager did I ever wear a dress that went below the knee.

silverharp · 15-02-2017 10:45AM

_Brian wrote: »

I think the thing to remember is they have parents letting them out dressed like that. I've a 14yo daughter who attends these things and there is no clothes changing behind parents backs going on, the parents seem very comfortable letting them out in these slutty outfits.

I heard one the other day, dad would drop his daughter at the disco and the mother or other parent would bring them home. he decided to drop her off but not tell her he would pick them up as well and his daughter was wearing a completely different outfit, but what you say is true as well.

_Brian · 15-02-2017 10:48AM

It's hard to comment on this and not sound like an old stuffy fart.

One thing about our local nightclub is they do photoshoots for Facebook as the kids are going in, it's very easy to see what they are actually wearing when they're there.

ted1 · 15-02-2017 10:51AM

_Brian wrote: »

It's hard to comment on this and not sound like an old stuffy fart.

One thing about our local nightclub is they do photoshoots for Facebook as the kids are going in, it's very easy to see what they are actually wearing when they're there.

That's kind of creepy Taking pictures of young girls who may or may not be scantily dressed and posting them on a public Facebook account

Irish Guitarist · 15-02-2017 10:51AM

The dress code for boys seems far more restrictive. When I was fifteen I wouldn't have voluntarily set foot anywhere that made me wear a tie and 'slacks'.

razorblunt · 15-02-2017 10:55AM

Actually, this isn't quite a disco, it's a ball, the dress code makes sense.
Though in saying that, I've seen women of all ages wear similar dresses (or worse) to balls and weddings.

Kimbot · 15-02-2017 10:57AM

razorblunt wrote: »

Actually, this isn't quite a disco, it's a ball, the dress code makes sense.
Though in saying that, I've seen women of all ages wear similar dresses (or worse) to balls and weddings.

Was just about to post this, the dress code makes sense. They are just helping with teaching them how to respect themselves I see no harm in that tbh.

b_mac2 · 15-02-2017 11:00AM

Make them wear a burqa.

VinLieger · 15-02-2017 11:10AM

Deplorable dresses? Bit subjective surely?

Irish Guitarist · 15-02-2017 11:10AM

I found their Facebook page. The 'outrage' is from teenage girls throwing tantrums and talking nonsense about 'slut shaming' and 'body shaming'. Here's one of them.

respect young women, stop body shaming them. work with young people to change their attitudes towards sex & intoxication instead of banning natural features of women's bodies outright. shame on ye!

And another

Your slut shaming is really nasty, and will probably do poorly for your business.

There's another one from a male saying "I support women!" as if some terrible injustice has happened. The likes of Twitter has teenagers thinking everything is an outrage and a violation of their human rights.

Fratton Fred · 15-02-2017 11:24AM

Katgurl wrote: »

They're teenagers - not children, not adults. I didn't think the dresses with the 'NO' signs stamped on them looked particularly shocking.

I remember in my Wesley days the only rule was that track suits were not acceptable. Now I see them standing outside pretty much in their underwear.

HI'm glad I didnt have to squeeze my feet into high heels back then

I dropped my daughter off to a disco the other week and it seemed like she was the only one not in her knickers. Half the girls seemed to be hopping out of cars wearing the sort of gear Jessica Ennis wears on the track, albeit in trendier colours.

Your Face · 15-02-2017 11:28AM

Where's this disco again?

andekwarhola · 15-02-2017 11:29AM

I'm sure this brainwave will definitely stop them all riding like rabbits, drinking and doing yokes, alright

hytrogen · 15-02-2017 11:30AM

gramar wrote:

Apart from the organisers having the right to set their own rules I think girls of that age wearing dresses that hardly cover the crack of their arse look trashy and tacky and exhibit a lack of dignity and self respect.

That's why they call them greyhound dresses, always an inch away from the hair

andekwarhola · 15-02-2017 11:32AM

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

There's another one from a male saying "I support women!" as if some terrible injustice has happened.

The boy is learning quickly:

hytrogen · 15-02-2017 11:34AM

Your Face wrote:

Where's this disco again?

Sweaty palms already?

eviltwin · 15-02-2017 11:36AM

andekwarhola wrote: »

The boy is learning quickly:

Not a white knight, just a horny young lad who like seeing the displays of flesh most likely

Iseedeadpixels · 15-02-2017 11:45AM

Sheeps wrote: »

Down with this sort of thing

I'm sure the knickers will be down quick enough.

El_Duderino 09 · 15-02-2017 11:49AM

That's pop culture at the moment unfortunately. I live in an area I the UK famous for this sort of dress code. You can blame the young wans if you like, but you look around at their role models and you see they grew up emersed in it. Parents, peers and pop culture showing them how to behave and it's not too surprising that they behave like that.

Teyla Emmagan · 15-02-2017 11:55AM

I am all for this. I hate seeing teenage girls half naked, staggering around like storks on a pair of heels they can't walk in. And their male counterparts fully dressed in something warm. It's so depressing. We should be teaching girls them they don't need to be half naked (and vulnerable) to be attractive.

Iseedeadpixels · 15-02-2017 12:00PM

Teyla Emmagan wrote: »

I am all for this. I hate seeing teenage girls half naked, staggering around like storks on a pair of heels they can't walk in. And their male counterparts fully dressed in something warm. It's so depressing. We should be teaching girls them they don't need to be half naked (and vulnerable) to be attractive.

Yet your username is based on a woman who wore bellytops and tight bottoms into battle.

Thoie · 15-02-2017 12:04PM

eviltwin wrote: »

The dresses are manky but not exactly indecent. I think expecting girls to wear dresses that go below the knee is a bit stupid. Never as a teenager did I ever wear a dress that went below the knee.

From their dress code "Dress can be knee length or just above the knee".

I'd agree that the "no" dresses they showed wouldn't be appropriate for a child. It's not about body shaming or slut shaming, it's a teenage "ball" (not even a disco), not an adult nightclub. No-one is forced into attending.

Something like this or this meet the criteria without being a full cover up. Neckline isn't plunging, dress hits the knee. I'm not advocating those dresses, just a handy example of something that works without being cut all the way down (or up!) to your belly button. No-one's asking them to turn up in sackcloth and ashes.

Your Face · 15-02-2017 12:08PM

hytrogen wrote: »

Sweaty palms already?

Sweaty pants.

Grayson · 15-02-2017 12:10PM

VinLieger wrote: »

Deplorable dresses? Bit subjective surely?

To be fair, the dresses voted for Trump.

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