ANTIQUATED FRENCH LAW BARS WOMEN IN PANTS
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ANTIQUATED FRENCH LAW BARS WOMEN IN PANTS
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"Skirt-Kilt-ON"
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"Skirt-Kilt-ON"
rma
"YES SKIRTING MATTERS"!
"Kilt-On" -or- as the case may be "Skirt-On" !
WHY ?
Isn't wearing a kilt enough?
Well a skirt will do in a pinch!
Make mine short and don't you dare think of pinching there !
"Kilt-On" -or- as the case may be "Skirt-On" !
WHY ?
Isn't wearing a kilt enough?
Well a skirt will do in a pinch!
Make mine short and don't you dare think of pinching there !
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Re: ANTIQUATED FRENCH LAW BARS WOMEN IN PANTS
This antique bit of legislation was finally repealed yesterday (2013-02-04) -- and about time, too. I wonder if there's a law there prohibiting guys from wearing skirts?
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Re: ANTIQUATED FRENCH LAW BARS WOMEN IN PANTS
Perhaps they need the assistance of Crocodile Dundee to check peoples sex for them (anyone who did not see the film will wonder what the hell he is talking about).
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Nick, that one almost cost me a mouthful of tea. And, yes, I have seen the movie.
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Re: ANTIQUATED FRENCH LAW BARS WOMEN IN PANTS
Therefore, in France at least, a man (applying the principles of equality between women and men) should be able to wear a skirt when ever and where ever he likes?"This order was aimed first of all at limiting the access of women to certain offices or occupations by preventing them from dressing in the manner of men ... This order is incompatible with the principles of equality between women and men. ...
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Re: ANTIQUATED FRENCH LAW BARS WOMEN IN PANTS
No-one ever tried to stop me from wearing my skirts and kilts in France, but, to be honest, no-one has tried to stop women there from wearing trousers in the last few decades either.
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Wrong.Women, technically, are banned from wearing pants.
That's what all the newspapers, blogs and even the politicians are saying, but that's untrue.
There is absolutely no reference to pants in this local law (an order of the prefect of Paris, to be more precise).
Women were banned from wearing male clothes, not specifically pants.
Of course, in 1800, when the ban was enacted, it meant the same thing, because pants were a male piece of clothing.
But at least since the 60's, pants are unisex. So, at least since the 60's, women are not "technically banned from wearing pants".
The precise motivations behind this order are, in fact, unknown."This order was aimed first of all at limiting the access of women to certain offices or occupations by preventing them from dressing in the manner of men," she [France's minister of women's rights] said.
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Re: ANTIQUATED FRENCH LAW BARS WOMEN IN PANTS
So the pioneers, the first women to brave the opprobrium of all around them and wear trousers, were breaking the law, but at some point the effect of the law changed along with society's norms. Shades of the Old Testament discussion ...
Keep on skirting,
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Well, yes and no. Recall that the Old Testament was invalidated, by some denominations, by the New and that some still adhere to the Old. If memory serves, that invalidation was done pretty much by fiat, so conjecture must ask whether the invalidation was valid or not.skirtyscot wrote:Shades of the Old Testament discussion ...
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Re: ANTIQUATED FRENCH LAW BARS WOMEN IN PANTS
I'm not totally certain about this but I remember seeing somewhere that it is illegal for men to wear skirts in New York City.crfriend wrote:This antique bit of legislation was finally repealed yesterday (2013-02-04) -- and about time, too. I wonder if there's a law there prohibiting guys from wearing skirts?
Re: ANTIQUATED FRENCH LAW BARS WOMEN IN PANTS
On a related note, I read somewhere also that it's illegal for men to wear dresses in Italy.
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But of course, nobody can outshine the Vatican Curia, though to be fair, the lower orders have more fashion similarity to the Grandma in the old British Giles cartoons.Raakone wrote:On a related note, I read somewhere also that it's illegal for men to wear dresses in Italy.
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