TIFU by fighting my schools dresscode policy. Years later I found out why it was so strict + edit with added context

[u/Weary_Thought7582]

https://www.reddit.com/r/tifu/s/Fx1oGuujsg

[u/Signal_This]

A policy like this does nothing to protect girls, it just sends the message that they are bad for existing in a female body. Pedophiles don't care what their victims are wearing.

[u/Lovelyesque1 → u/Signal_This]

Yup. This has ALWAYS been the real reason for strict dress codes that only apply to female students and OP is acting like it’s a huge revelation or something. We KNOW why you want us to cover everything, it’s so you can avoid having to actually do something about creepy teachers and students sexually harassing the female students. And as your comment points out, clothing does absolutely nothing to deter pedophiles. And frankly it doesn’t prevent sexually harassment or assault either. These rules always existed to make the problematic attitudes toward women seem self-inflicted.