Sorry for the book, but I am tired of seeing girls seek validation in the form of the Kim K’s, Black Chynas, or the Amber Roses of the world, and then see grown people who should know better turn around and say it boils down to more clothes. Teaching them to be so free that we see a** cheeks for days hinders them, just like telling them that covering up is the only way to be respected is a hindrance. It starts at home, teaching kids to value themselves, and teaching girls that their gifts are not tied into appearance. But the idea of longer skirts will do nothing about a perverted teacher. We have to have balance, and whether people like it or not, or reasons why, our children need to be protected from thinking the world is like social media. Do we want to cover ourselves because of what society or a man may say, think, or do? No. Women certainly can wear what they want, but do we want to present the idea of being a free-thinker and independence based on how much skin can be shown? No. I have the right to think you need to present yourself in a better light (or put some damn clothes on!) without it furthering the agenda of men. And I know I’m veering off the topic, lol, but in this “Insta” society, we know that many women dress in skimpy clothing simply for attention, and then say, I’m a feminist, and I am offended in the name of feminism, if you call me out or have a negative opinion about it. In the right context, it can make you appear confident, whether you are or not. Or more of a woman, or more outspoken, or more powerful, or more anything. So I try to teach them common decency (in dress, word, and actions), which is not so common these days among their peers.Ī woman can wear what she wants, and I, as a black woman, for one appreciate the women, especially black women, who helped to ensure my right to do so, along with a myriad of other things.īut, I do not think wearing revealing outfits makes you stronger than you already are, and covering up head to toe will not do it either. As a mother of two “tween” black females, I would never want them to go outside of my protection as easy prey for a predator. However, I get the “oversexualized society” part. Badu has walked down the street in broad daylight butt-booty a** naked. That’s plain in my eyes, and I know others will agree. If you know plagiarism is wrong, you know very well that ogling young kids or entering into inappropriate relationships with them is also wrong. First, teachers, whether male or female, have presumably had 4 years of higher education.
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