Comments on: Louisiana’s fashion police

By: Shev

Shev — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:47:07 +0000

That sounds horribly like the Stonewall era ‘three items of clothing’ law. And that was never used in *that way*, oh no.

As for the blatant racism behind this law - isn’t that, like, illegal? Or unconstitutional (that might be more relevant, given it’s a USA issue)? I mean seriously, where do you even start with laws like this?

By: stacey

stacey — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 00:47:15 +0000

are you serious??? this is ridiculous. i don’t know what’s worse, how racist it is or the “not becoming to his or her sex” part. makes me feel quesy…

By: the double-u

the double-u — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 17:00:34 +0000

I think that it’s KIND of a good idea, but when you start putting rules in place for people especially if it affects a small number of people then there’s a problem because it leave the door too wide open for people to abuse their power. I think some of our great “leaders” like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton need to step up their campaign of this so it’s an “unwritten” law instead of one that can be used to frisk people

http://www.thedouble-ushow.blogspot.com

By: A.J. Luxton

A.J. Luxton — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:22:45 +0000

This is just awful. I’m pretty much speechless with dread. I didn’t know it was possible to pass a law like that, because, as you say, totally unconstitutional. This is so many levels of wrong that I can’t seem to get my head around it.

By: dylan

dylan — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:45:29 +0000

I think that “dress not becoming to his or her sex” will absolutely end up meaning clothes worn by a person whose gender it was not made for. Women will have an easier time with this since pants are readily accepted and well with this law, baggy ones are already out of the question. A woman can wear men’s clothing and still look like her sex. However, I more specifically think this part of the law will target men in dresses, skirts, high heels, ect… eliminating the chance for any drag activity, cross dressing, or trans gender women. And transphobia is heavily directed at transwomen and not so much transmen.

More scarily though, how subjective is this law. What my mom thinks if unbecoming, my boyfriend certainly might not, and what my grandma finds appropriate stopped being made eons ago. It will give police way too much power, to howl at and turn a blind eye to the outfits they like, and ruin the lives of those they don’t. Sad, very sad.

By: X

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:42:47 +0000

Does this mean that people can’t wear clothing that’s typically designated to be worn by a person of the sex to which they weren’t assigned? Man, remind me never to visit those parishes in Louisiana or I will be screwed. KatRose at Pam’s House Blend says that a representative from one of the towns appeared on MSNBC and said that the law wouldn’t be used that way

I don’t buy that either. Some cop is going to find a way to do it on a slow ticket/jailin’ day.