Letters to the Editor
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Published Letters: 532 Editor's Choice: 17
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Workplace dresscode hypocracy
[Read the article: Her sexy T-shirt says "Kitty Not Happy" -- is that OK at work?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Women flaunt workplace dresscodes all the time, and I'm afraid there's nothing you can do about it. In my own workplace, women routinely show up in sandals, sleeveless blouses, and skirts that come up above their knee. If I came into work in sandals, a tank top, and shorts, I'd be read the riot act by every higher-up who happened to see me. This is just the way it is. Why they allowed to get away with this is beyond me, and any speculation exposes even more hypocracy on behalf of the management and the women who defend such transgressions. The male managers in the office seem to appreciate the fact that their female subordinates are showing more skin, but if they were to say this, they'd get slapped with a sexual harrassment case for objectifying women. Anyone else who complains is a prude, an old fogey, or a tightwad. And of course women aren't given preferential treatment in this regard. Even saying so will expose you to be a horrible oppressor and misogynist.
So is your co-worker inappropriately dressed for work? Absolutely. Are you being uptight? From your tone, I'd say yeah, lighten up a little bit, but I do see where you're coming from. It'd be nice if I could dress more comfortably when I go into the office too, but I'm not afforded such luxrey. And yeah, I've seen the suggestive slogans on women's t-shirts at work too, but most of the women here know better then to cross that line. Still, nobody seems to say anything about it. Couldn't say why though.
Try wearing a t-shirt to work with a picture of a squirrel that says, "Lick my nuts" and see what happens.
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wakeuptimetodie nailed it
[Read the article: Her sexy T-shirt says "Kitty Not Happy" -- is that OK at work?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Not only did s/he hit this nail on the head, but s/he managed to sum up the problem with "liberalism" in this country in general. And we wonder why we can't seem to get the rest of the country to see things our way. Because our excellent points are buried underneath a tide of self-righteous lectures, absurd radicalism that only seems to serve as a fashion statement, and loads of PC ridiculousness. Bush has done more for the left in his 6.5 short years in office then anyone on the left themselves could ever dream of accomplishing in a lifetime. Consider this next time you wonder how we can be so alienated from the rest of the country.
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Flout. Got it.
[Read the article: Her sexy T-shirt says "Kitty Not Happy" -- is that OK at work?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Yeah. Misused flaunt. Whoop-de-doo.
I get your point about relaxed dress codes, but my workforce seems to take the whole dresscode thing pretty seriously. For dudes anyway. I wore sandals one day, and the DIRECTOR, a person I've never even spoken to, talked to my manager, and had him call a meeting with me to discuss my dresscode violation and the penalties for future violations. Then a department wide e-mail went out to remind all of us (and by "us," of course I mean the men in the office. The women haven't had to endure this) of the dresscode, with plenty of passages from the employee handbook.
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Wow. You people sure do assume a lot.
[Read the article: Her sexy T-shirt says "Kitty Not Happy" -- is that OK at work?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I love how people here always infer a whole mess of things about a LW based on their letter, and by "funny," I mean "laughable."
It's as if you have to make up arguements in order to immediately refute them. I'll have to remember that. Next time someone tells me they don't like broccoli, I'll twist it around to mean they are a child rapist, and tell them how dispicable they are.
A: I don't like broccoli.
B: Oh, you don't like brocolli, huh? Why? Because they look like little boys with green puffy heads? Huh? Huh? What are you trying to hide from us? That you like to rape little boys? You people discust me! I hope they lock you up and throw away the key!
A: ...?
Yeah, clearly the LW harbors a dark, secret attraction for the woman he works with and is only upset because of the shame he feels over it. Brilliant! Bravo!
Give me a break. Why don't y'all just address what you know to be true and leave the asinie assumptions to the "you hate freedome because you disagree with me" types?
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Anon, do you really think this is about women being "sexy?"
[Read the article: Her sexy T-shirt says "Kitty Not Happy" -- is that OK at work?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Read the letter again. The LW's complaint wasn't about whether or not the woman was attractive or not. It was about her wearing a shirt that is clearly inappropriate for work. There are plenty of attractive women who can wear appropriate clothing for work and still look fantastic. I don't think anyone is saying otherwise.
Sheesh.
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3200 words to say "I don't know."
[Read the article: I work with the most annoying man alive]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]3200 words to say "I don't know."
Gee. Thanks, Cary.
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Oh give me a break.
[Read the article: Air head]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]And wearing a coat and running the heater is like shutting out winter. How much does your heater hurt the environment? Why don't you write a self-righteous article about how you wade through snow in your underwear so that you can truly experience winter?
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This child has been brainwashed.
[Read the article: Mom's a pothead]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]It's really a shame that we pour so much of our tax money into brainwashing children into becoming little footsoldiers for the War on Drugs. These DARE programs are lying to children about marijuana, and telling them to turn their parents into the authorities, and even shows them what to look for. It really angers me that the government wants to break-up families over something as harmless and marijuana. If Mom was snorting coke or shooting heroine, it'd be a different matter.
The marijuana is obviously helping the mother with her back pains, and she has good reason not to want to get started with the perscription pills. She's better off smoking pot for this, and unfortunately her kid is too far gone to consider this.
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Traister, as usual, sees what she wants.
[Read the article: No apologies, Katie Couric!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Reality be damned. Why is she still writing for Salon? Has she written anything that inciteful or even correct for that matter?
She belongs at People Magazine writing about Madonna concerts.