Sadly, women today are still shamed for their clothing choices and made to feel that they are responsible for how men react to what they're wearing. The latest trend under attack? Leggings.
According to one mom, she believes that leggings are inappropriate and too form-fitting for young women to wear around men.
Her thoughts were shared in a recent letter to students at The University of Notre Dame, and led to an immense backlash from the student community.
In that letter, she condemned fashion's comfiest pants, leggings. Yes, really.
White went on to explain that, "Leggings are so naked, so form fitting, so exposing."
"I was ashamed for the young women at Mass. I thought of all the other men around and behind us who couldn’t help but see their behinds," she wrote.
Students immediately responded to the letter with criticism.
The letter also led to a protest known as Leggings Pride Day on campus, that encouraged all students to wear their leggings.
Some students even chose to forgo the leggings altogether and embraced their bare legs on Twitter.
White also commented on crop tops in her letter, so some students wore an entire ensemble of fashion no-nos outlined by her in the letter.
Anyone can wear leggings! And why wouldn't anyone want to wear leggings? They are super comfy.
"I am a Notre Dame alumna, an individual with agency, who is lovable, capable, unstoppable, original, worthy, complete, whole, and I wear what I damn well please," wrote Megan Toal, a former Notre Dame student, on Facebook.
