Men not allowed to wear dresses, it's as offensive as 'blacking up'.

[chem1st 10]

Students at one of Britain's top universities have been told not to 'cross dress' or 'black up' to avoid mocking other minority groups.

The Students' Guild at Exeter University in Devon has issued a warning not to offend other undergraduates during its diversity week.

In a statement yesterday, the student body said: 'The Guild is aware that there are several trans-identified students at Exeter and more who express their identity as gender-queer.

 

 

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2104747/Male-students-university-banned-dressing-girls-pub-crawls-offensive-blacking-up.html#ixzz1n6rA8JKO

 

Yet women can wear trousers.

 

What next?

[Jeffrey Shaw 90]

And Scots?

[Emmie92 10]

No freedom of expression allowed. Whatever next?

[barleycorn 10]

The student body appears to be populated by idiots.

 

jb

[Frank Sidney 11]

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2104747/Male-students-university-banned-dressing-girls-pub-crawls-offensive-blacking-up.html#ixzz1n6rA8JKO

Yet women can wear trousers.

 

What next?

 

Yet more examples of the double standards that pollute our society...

[medusa 16]

That's what reading the Daily Mail does for you

[Muldoon 10]

That's what reading the Daily Mail does for you

Didn't you mean teh Daily Fail medusa :hihi:

[Rich 12]

That's what reading the Daily Mail does for you

 

Indeed.

 

I wouldn't even use it for chip paper or bog roll.

[Cyclone 10]

It's a request the students council has made, they can't and won't try to enforce it.

 

There is a dichotomy though isn't there, there are no such things as 'mens clothes' anymore, it's impossible for a woman to cross dress.

[Chris_Sleeps 10]

there are no such things as 'mens clothes' anymore, it's impossible for a woman to cross dress.

A suit, shirt and tie combo is a very masculine form of dress. No?

[Cyclone 10]

The tie, yes, you might have a point. But suit, women wear suits, and the female equivalent of a shirt being a blouse.

[Deltic 10]

Reading the whole article reveals the following outrageous statement:

 

'We are merely asking for your consideration in making sure that your own individual behaviour is not harming, insulting or mocking another student.'

 

That is both foolish and outrageous, students and consideration? Madness.

 

(As a one time student who can remember no instance of consideration either personally or from my compatriots)