critical analysis- "When Enforcing School Dress Code Turns into Slut Shaming"

   "When Enforcing School Dress Code Turns in Slut Shaming" gives reports on several different middle and high schools, where the girls have had enough from the dress code. The author explains through different quotes and stories of girls being slut shamed by their school dress code to create the argument that the way most schools are executing their rules is wrong. In fact, the person writing this article has gone through this herself. For example, the article begins with an example from the authors own life. "I had my leggings on under a dress, which admittedly probably didn’t pass the fingertip rule. My female teacher admonished me in front of the class before sending me home to change."  Using the word admonished gets a cross to the reader that the teacher was very serious with her, almost critical.
        She again gave more quotes from students who experienced the same thing. "Lucy Shapiro, a 12-year-old at Haven, added that when both she and a friend wore the same type of athletic shorts, a teacher disciplined her but not her friend because, she was told, “I had a different body type than my friend…With all the social expectations of being a girl, it’s already hard enough to pick an outfit without adding in the dress code factor.”, she includes about a middle schooler. She also gives examples of girls protesting their right to wear what they want without having to worry about whether or not their bodies will "distract" male students. "Five hundred students signed their petition, and a group of girls wearing leggings and yoga pants (also banned) protested outside the school last week with signs saying, “Are my pants lowering your test scores?” she reports on a group of girls in Illinois. She supplies well, thought out evidence showing that her opinion is obviously the better one. She also gave a good counter argument. She mentioned how many schools would suggest uniforms, but refuted the argument by talking about how most high schoolers (including herslef) would oppose that idea. "Many teens (including myself when I was in high school) would argue that a uniform would prevent them from expressing their identity through their clothing when forging their individuality in middle school and high school is hard enough." However she didn't include much information from the opposing side, even if she had I think her evidence still would've given a better argument.
    Not only does she give strong evidence, but she also compared the situation to much bigger things in the world. "The argument being made by school administrators is not that distant from the arguments made by those who accuse rape victims of asking to be assaulted by dressing a certain way." Again, she countered the argument by comparing it to something that most people are appalled by. Also, by including her own experience in high school to start of the article makes the reader want to hear what she has to say. Overall, I think the author executed the article very well and convinced readers that didn't already share her opinion, to seriously think about it.

A link to the article: http://time.com/36997/when-enforcing-school-dress-codes-turns-into-slut-shaming/