From: Susan (dlvdisc@geekbabe.com)
Date: Tue Aug 03 2010 - 07:31:00 CDT
I was the organizer of the BB event. Nobody complained to me about the
dress. In fact I talked with her and told her that she looked beautiful.
She was just having fun with it. What's the big deal? Part of the fun of
being a women is enjoying what you wear. Duh! We'll never all agree on
what is appropriate.
If what someone else wears effects you're enjoyment of an event, get
over it. If someone did come to me to complain, I probably would have
offered to sit with you and her to discuss your concerns. But I would
have been neutral. Perhaps some friendly advice would effect her future
choice. But I never would have sent her home. It's not like she was
wearing a 12 inch mini with 6 inch heels.
The guidelines are not sacred scrolls. They are GUIDELINES. Even the
U.S. Constitution can be amended. What's to keep people from making
petty complaints about anyone out of jealousy, cattyness or just a
different sense of fashion. Organizers want to enjoy their event, not
have to sit at the complaint booth and act as fashion police.
We either have to get over this or we'll be spending a lot of time
discussing and perhaps overhauling the guidelines. DLV was 3 months ago
and we're still talking about what she wore. Lucky girl.
I'm sure that Bob wasn't approving the 250 pound belly fat hanging over
the mini skirt look. But in the real world you do see woman dressed in a
way that some would consider inappropriate. Sit at an outgoor bar on the
Strip and watch what the tourists wear. Its amazing how slutty some of
them dress and not just the 20 somethings. Things are different in
Vegas.
I'm sure that very few of you would even consider approaching a woman at
a straight function to complain about what she is wearing. Why be so
hard on each other? As I believe Holly said, everyone else is hard
enough on us. Lighten up ladies.
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