Would your DS want to wear a skirt?

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I’ve been seeing a lot of stuff about ‘protests’ going on in UK schools about inspections of the lengths of girls skirts. Often the dress code specifies that girls can only wear skirts and boys can only wear trousers. A lot of the suggestions have been that all pupils can only wear trousers as the new rule. However, there is absolutely no reason why a lad could not wear a skirt. So Aibu to ask, if it became allowed under the uniform policy, would your DS wear a skirt?
yabu- yes
yanbu- no

My son would be horrified at the idea of wearing a skirt to school .

It's a shame that being remotely "girly" is such a negative slur for a boy, still. There is a long way to go.

It’s just ridiculous.

Girls should have the option of skirts or trousers and boys should only have the option of trousers.

No wonder we have so many children confused about whether they’re male or female when we’re allowing this sort of malarkey.

If I had a son there’s no way I would ever allow him to wear a skirt and certainly never go to school in one.

No none of them would.

I have 4 sons from age 16 down to 3. They're each completely individual in their likes and interests but none have ever expressed a desire to wear skirts or anything else that is girls clothes.

Some boys in my Y10 form asked me if they could wear skirts even though the policy listed it as girls uniform, and I told them that it would be unfair if they couldn't so to go for it if they wanted and blame me if there was an issue.

The next day a couple wore skirts, then the following day about 10 of them came in with skirts.

After that the head allowed kids to wear PE kit to school as it was so hot!

Yet on mumsnet, every second boy had lived in an Elsa dress as a toddler.

I’ve had three children and apart from the the children of the alternative, home ed crowd that I knew with my first, all I’ve seen is boys wanting to dress as superhero.

No, he wouldn't.

In a heatwave he would, absolutely. Not otherwise.

British schools are so very weird and controlling about uniform. Why not just go no uniform like America and most of mainland Europe? I went to a no uniform school in Britain and it was just fine, if anything there was less bullying than at DC’s school because the children were more relaxed and had a healthy way of expressing their personality.

Anyway. Girls should always, always be allowed to wear skirts if they wish to, because girls get thrush / cystitis / UTIs and wearing a skirt massively speeds recovery compared to wearing trousers, especially the cheap nasty synthetic trousers so many schools make compulsory.

Actually I think the problem is the ridiculous and regressive idea that wearing a skirt/ wanting to wear a skirt/ wearing or wanting to wear makeup/ high heels/ liking the colour pink/ glitter makes you a girl. No it doesn't - your genes and genitalia determine your sex, not your jeans and other fashion choices!

A complete lack of surprise at or particular interest in boys wearing skirts would surely make it far less interesting to do as an attempt to get attention or make a statement and make it purely a personal fashion/ comfort choice like choosing between shorts and long trousers, rather than some big statement of identity.

My ds x4 would have rather gouged their own eyes out rather than wear dresses / skirts at school and they are all grown up now but none of them have any interest in this and are angry for women and their rights being trampled by men.