Twitter Is in an Uproar Over Female Reporters Getting Banned from Congress for Wearing Sleeveless Attire
After news broke yesterday of female reporters being turned away from the Speaker’s lobby for wearing sleeveless dresses thanks to Congress’s business attire dress code, Twitter is clapping back.
Many are calling the dress code unfair, even noting that first ladies and daughters seem to be exempt from this ban (as Ivanka Trump wore a sleeveless dress to her father’s first joint session in Congress), while others see the dress code as another attempt to control women’s clothing choices.
Step 1: No sleeveless attire.
Step 2: Only skirts.
Step 3: pic.twitter.com/Tsx5uksOys— Avi B (@JasperAvi) July 6, 2017
Right to bear arms ✔️
Right to bare arms ✖️— Helen Kennedy (@HelenKennedy) July 6, 2017
@ktullymcmanus @bobbymacReports this comes from up top. I wasn't allowed into the Milan Duomo b/c of a sleeveless blouse in 100 degree F.
— Jui Chakravorty (@JuiChakravorty) July 6, 2017
How are sleeved dresses (& also jackets & ties) "so essential to maintaining order and deliberacy in the House?" https://t.co/9zVj0qa2x7
— Michelle Ruiz (@michelleruiz) July 6, 2017
So THAT'S why there aren't more women in politics. We literally can't get in. https://t.co/4Za6pb2SeX
— Sasha Stewart (@ArtfulStew) July 6, 2017
In congress, 1st ladies and 1st daughters can go sleeveless –
but not female reporters or others https://t.co/oUyqA6e3Zf— Hadas Gold (@Hadas_Gold) July 6, 2017
I NEED TO KNOW IF THIS SHIRT IS EVER APPROPRIATE. @SpeakerRyan https://t.co/lv50FgaABF pic.twitter.com/TgJnc6ZNwv
— Anita Smithson (@anitalynns) July 6, 2017
.@SpeakerRyan, about your "no sleeveless outfits" rule…. Ivanka wore one to Trump's Joint Session of Congress address. Comment? pic.twitter.com/z6mhjZavs8
— Avi B (@JasperAvi) July 6, 2017
I'm wearing a sleeveless dress in my Senate press badge pic. Who knew that would turn out out to be a rebellious act https://t.co/PyI67JhLbE
— E. Quinn Libson (@quinnlibson) July 6, 2017
Meanwhile, others are saying that the dress code, which by the way only states that women have to wear “appropriate attire,” is not sexist or unreasonable because men are also required to wear sleeves. One user even points out that the room is a cool 50 degrees year round anyway, so whether sleeves are required is irrelevant.
1. this rule is 100 percent not new. 2. ive seen congressmen be forced to put jackets on before going to the floor. https://t.co/QiYTLMVzJF
— Kate Nocera (@KateNocera) July 6, 2017
Ummmm… has no one ever had a job where they were required to wear professional attire? https://t.co/ORd9BP6jXM
— Taylor Jackson (@TayCJackson) July 6, 2017
The no sleeveless rule in Speaker's Lobby is totally fine. Men have to wear jacket and tie. It's also approx 50 degrees there year round https://t.co/4gxttfyIq1
— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) July 6, 2017
Yes, the rules have been around for years. I've been prevented from going into the speakers lobby because I was not wearing a suit jacket. https://t.co/06Jc9SvQaC
— Jim Puzzanghera (@JimPuzzanghera) July 6, 2017
What do you think of the Speaker’s Lobby’s dress code? Tell us @BritandCo!
(Photos via Chip Somodevilla, Win McNamee /Getty)