About the U.S. Military Code of Dress

[ancianita]

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While we get distracted with tweet fighting over "both sides do it" politics, both sides DO do it when they gender discriminate.

See the standard mess hall dinner dress here?

Making gender code dress "standard" doesn't make it right.

It's a distinction with a difference. Dress that disables equal freedom of movement standardizes INequality of performance.

The disabling of women by any other means -- clothing, bound feet, high heels, poorer quality clothing design, etc. -- is the same mentality that disables people of color's lawful representation -- crippling, cheating, enforced impoverishment, enforced consent, then calling them inferior -- is the male issue across the planet. Of course, as with racism, they can't say any of that.

I realize it's not always christian, but was just responding to a comment in this particular context. In male run religions it's their issue (called 'culture,' 'tradition,' or any other cover name) -- to 'declare,' 'name,' 'brand,' then dress code half of the population to publicly mark them as spiritually inferior -- across continents. Not all and not always, of course, but enough to maintain gender hierarchy.

The ugly truth is that present 'systems' of governance of bodies (enforced free labor and fucking) without their consent ("Control your women." "Rule of thumb: keep them in hand, rein them in. Make them love their masters" ) are the old school illegitimate systems of forced male supremacy, forced on those who won't kill them in self defense, but run, instead. That armed women in the military are still raped tells us all we need to know about males who groom and train each other to not tolerate equality. Force and death threat maintain dominance.

The US Military should be disgusted to carry such Iron Age baggage in the 21st Century.

I doubt that male brass (or SECDEF Austin) will change the gender inequality in the military.
Women and their 'allies' in the military will have to change it along with the UCMJ.

I picture a President Harris, CiC, having her Secretary of Defense, a former female general, order an all-forces stand down order to get to the bottom of sexist practices, policies and unreported crimes.