• philanthropicoctopus@thelemmy.club
    143·
    9 days ago

    What a rabbithole to go down.

    I agree no one should have the right tell someone else what to wear, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t a tool of oppression in other cultures

    • mathemachristian[he]@lemmy.mlOP
      103·
      9 days ago

      You have no idea about other cultural norms and attires. Is the western man being oppressed when he has to wear a tie and suit to the office in order to keep his job? Do we free him from this oppression by ostracizing him or making it illegal for wearing a tie?

      • sudoer777@lemmy.mlEnglish
        3·
        9 days ago

        Is the western man being oppressed when he has to wear a tie and suit to the office in order to keep his job?

        Suits are expensive and unnecessary. Some people (i.e. autistic) might have sensory difficulties when they wear them. If someone is vegan, most suits aren’t so it further restricts what they can wear and they have to worry more about differences in look due to the stricter dress code. Fortunately, being restricted only while working certain jobs isn’t as bad as being restricted in all public spaces.

        Do we free him from this oppression by ostracizing him or making it illegal for wearing a tie?

        No