Missouri republicans first amendment to house rules is to make stricter rules on what women can wear

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

https://www.riverfronttimes.com/news/missouri-republicans-have-found-their-post-roe-enemy-cardigans-39259210

Missouri Republicans Have Found Their Post-Roe Enemy: Cardigans
Missouri Republicans aren't done telling women what to do with their bodies

Peter Merideth (D-St. Louis) shared the news on Twitter, "Debating the house rules on the floor today, and the first amendment offered by a Republican is about making stricter the rules of what women have to wear in here."

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Lawmakers can change the House dress code every two years. Previously, the dress code stated that women could wear "dresses or skirts or slacks worn with a blazer or sweater and appropriate dress shoes or boots." The rules require women to wear a second layer over a dress or top, and some lawmakers preferred to wear shawls or other items that weren't jackets. The madness had to be stopped.

The proposed dress code says "proper attire for women shall be business attire, including jackets worn with dresses, skirts, or slacks and dress shoes or boots." But Representative Brenda Shields (R-St. Joseph) suggested they amend the dress code to allow cardigans to count as jackets, which led to a seemingly ludicrous debate, Representative Jamie Johnson (D-Kansas City) detailed on Twitter.

[Lovie777]

1. GQP sure hate women .......

[raising2moredems]

18. It is not hate, it is fear

Because they are horribly insecure and really have no self-esteem. Face it, more puke "males" are toads that only have a spouse because their interbreeding circle is from a so-called religion.

[lark]

27. It's both, IMO.

They hate us because we won't always "fluff'" on command, they fear us taking control of our bodies because they want us to be nothing more than baby machines, producing poor children, with no education or health care, who will work for pennies. Birth control and abortion threaten their desired plentiful supply of ultra cheap labor.

[cbabe]

2. Next up: burkas.

[intheflow]

3. Is this men being bitter that they aren't allowed to wear cardigans?

I'd like to see the whole dress code. If the men are required to wear suit jackets, then I can see how that could be viewed as a form of inequity. But that would just be the excuse for the real reason for the change: for men to control women's bodies.

[KentuckyWoman]

15. Change it so men can wear dresses and pumps.

The women can... why can't the men?

[Bayard]

4. What is the men's dress code?

Maybe they should just go to uniforms for all.

[AllaN01Bear]

9. i recall somone on here suggested that all legistlatures should wear

nascar like jumpsuts with patches denoting their donors .

[Bayard]

21. I have always wished

Someone would advise Kyrsten Sinema on dressing professionally. Jumpsuits would solve that too!

[area51]

5. Lucky there are no other items

that are more pressing issues than this.

[jmowreader]

6. Umm...

Isn't a business dress proper business attire without a jacket over it?

If they're going to do BS like this, why don't they just state that everyone in the body is required to wear a suit with pants that cover your entire leg?

[Skittles]

26. I think the sleeveless look is unprofessional

you don't see guys doing that

but that might be just me....

[ProfessorGAC]

36. I'm With Ya!

So, it isn't just you.
And, I wasn't a clothing conformist. I was the guy that wore gray on gray or olive double breastfed suits with a yellow shirt when everyone was wearing blue pinstripe 3 button. I wore Brutini slip-ons when others wore Florsheim wingtips.
But, I agree on sleeveless for business dress.

[Skittles]

37. yup

I'm not interested in fashion at all but I would never have gone sleeveless at work and I cringe when I see women doing it, always looks like they should be in a cocktail lounge.

[ProfessorGAC]

39. Funny Story

I was testifying as an expert witness in a $90 million intellectual property lawsuit. (Our company was not involved. I was "on loan" to a big customer. )
Their chief counsel really liked me, but their CMO not so much.
They changed the witness order suddenly and the lead litigator said to get ready for the stand.
I came down in a dark gray suit with fine burgundy threading, a white shirt & striped tir.
CMO says, "I was worried you'd come down wearing Italian shoes or something." I Saud "These are Italian shoes. So is the suit."
I crushed my testimony and their side won, so there was never another snide word.

[Skittles]

40. !

[Ferrets are Cool]

7. JFC There is no bottom

[spooky3]

8. Did they bring in Gym Jordan as a consultant on this? Nt

[madinmaryland]

11. YES! I have a serious issue with JacketOff Jordan telling women and for that matter

Anyone what to wear.

[Rebl2]

10. Republican men in

MO state house are idiots.

[xmas74]

24. They did have to place an actual spittoon on the floor

Because a state rep repeatedly spit his chew on the antique hardwood floors.

[DET]

12. Jesus H. Christ

This reminds me of high school back in the dark ages when girls were required to wear modest dresses or skirts - no pants allowed. And that was public school. So ridiculous.

[Ford_Prefect]

14. ...And then there was the battle over wearing blue jeans.......

[lindysalsagal]

13. These are the priority problems in Missouri? And no mention of what men can't wear?

Insanity

[moondust]

16. Hijab not required?

[czarjak]

17. It's just how much they cherish women.

[onenote]

19. Really says something that a woman introduced the amendment.

brainwashed.

[Mopar151]

32. Boss bully!

Setting, and enforcing "social norms" is what bullies do! "Odd Girl Out" has the blueprints.

[Warpy]

20. Sticking their masculine blue noses where they don't belong

and trying yo control women they don't even know is obviously their chief priority now and forever.

Why can't people see these two bit tyrants for what they are?

[onenote]

22. The Missouri legislature certainly spends a lot of time worrying about what members wear

Amusing story of the punishment meted out to a member of the state senate who wore bib overalls to work.

https://missouriindependent.com/2022/02/16/after-wearing-overalls-in-the-missouri-senate-gop-lawmaker-loses-committee-spots/

[xmas74]

25. He did that while he was running for Congress in the primary.

He knew that it would drum up publicity.
He's a huge MAGA lover.

[keithbvadu2]

23. Control!

[kimbutgar]

28. I remember when I first started working in a office in 1974 it was a big deal to be able to wear

A pantsuit. In the 1980’s I worked for an investment banking firm and you couldn’t wear pants. Now these repukes want to make a dress code for women 40+ years later. The repukes really want to put women back in the home cooking dinner and only raising children.

That genie in the bottle is not going to go back in repukes!

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

38. worked for a financial firm in the 1980s. never wore pants. One day a woman wore red pants

red slacks with a nice 1980s blouse. She was called into the bosses office and reprimanded. women gathered in hallways to discuss the woman in red pants. it was such a big deal.

She waited a few weeks and wore them again.

[kimbutgar]

41. We had some really cold weather and I asked the manager in front of a bunch of worm if we could

Could Pants for the cold spell. The room got silent and he finally said we could wear pants the next day 3/4 of the women in the firm wore pants. I left that firm and went to another firm who was ok with pants. The funny thing is women started pushing back at the old firm and started wearing pants. I knew I was leaving that old firm so I didn’t care what the manager thought or repercussions!

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

42. ...and then nationally, women started wearing mostly pants to work. for men, casual friday culture

helped them to shed the suits and ties.

[kimbutgar]

43. Was in downtown where I live and drive through there recently didn't see any men with suits

Nor anyone wearing a tie and no women in dresses!

We women lead the dress down of business In America!

[Martin68]

29. Governing and legislation clearly aren't priorities.

[WestMichRad]

30. Next week they'll be taking on the lingerie issue

… and requiring that women wear granny panties, because the thought that they might have on sexy panties is distracting them.

(Do I need a sarcasm tag?)

[maxsolomon]

31. I'd be in favor of a single rule

"Don't dress like Kirsten Sinema'" That'd be my only rule.

[Mysterian]

33. Christo-fascism rooted in Missouri

How very sad.

[louis-t]

34. What, no burkas?

[Timeflyer]

35. Are chador's ok? Only got one burka, and it's being dry cleaned.

[Initech]

44. Hello ACLU? Isn't this a blatant 1st amendment violation?

[cstanleytech]

45. I am not sure if I can honestly disagree as long the dress code is applied equally to everyone. Why?

Becasue if I recall from another article I read about this the dress code for the men does not allowed to wear just a dress shirt for example and they must wear a shirt with a jacket and tie.