Apparently woman are still struggling in this world to wear what they want and high school seems to be where it all starts. This isn’t another post about the rules of shorts and clothing deemed to provocative but about formal attire and how that is now being censored as well.
A teenage lesbian named Claudetteia Love had plans to wear a tuxedo to her prom after being proud of graduating and accomplishing stellar grades. Unfortunately before she even had a chance to pick her tie color the school shut down her dreams really quickly stating that,
“Girls wear dresses and that is just the way it is.”
Fortunately change is always ready to be made for the greater good of all and with a huge push from social media the school retracted their statement so fast they could have got whiplash.
According to GayStarNews “NCLR Executive Director Kate Kendell said in a statement that school officials have corrected a ‘wrong’ decision ‘before any serious harm was done.’
‘Forbidding girls from wearing a tuxedo to the prom would have served no purpose other than to reinforce the worst sorts of harmful stereotypes and censor a core part of Claudetteia’s identity,’ Kendall said.
‘The school is doing the right thing by supporting its students and teaching them the value of respect and acceptance of one another’s differences.’
The 17-year-old had told GSN she’s ‘normally a shy person, and when I told my mom I wasn’t going to prom, she wasn’t having it.’
It was her mother, Geraldine Jackson, who encouraged her to go public with the story.
‘I am very happy that the school reversed its position in time for Claudetteia and her friends to attend the prom together,’ Jackson said in a statement. ‘Also, I am proud of Claudetteia for standing up for her right to wear a tuxedo to prom and for being true to herself.’
For her part, Love says:’ I am looking forward to celebrating the end of my senior year with my friends and classmates at the prom, like any other student.
‘The outpouring of support has been incredible and inspiring.”
Thank goodness for social change and Buzzfeed, we hope you enjoy your prom Claudetteia!
