COLUMN: Dear ladies, let’s have some class
This column is dedicated to all of the ladies in Mount Pleasant. Listen up.
I know the weather has been gorgeous, and we’re all dying to wear those summer clothes we found on sale during the winter months, but let’s remember to keep it classy. We have reputations to uphold here.
For the past two weeks, daytime highs have been around the '70s, trees have begun to bloom, the sun has been shining and Chippewas have certainly taken full advantage of the weather.
Skipping classes to lay out, frequenting Doozie’s, hosting cook outs and corn hole games have been regular sightings on campus.
All of these things remind me of the season I love the most, and the atmosphere in Mount Pleasant when it’s nice out is unlike any other.
Unfortunately, the nice weather also drives people to believe they have the right to wear anything they would please.
Yes, tank tops, short shorts and sundresses are great summer staples, but when the whole class can see your leopard print bra through your tank that is two sizes too small or we witness your thong fall out of your shorts when you take your seat, you’ve taken it too far.
I understand you’ve been cooped up in jackets and jeans all winter and are dying to show off your summer bod, but leave some things to the imagination. Especially when you’re in class. Please. For the sake of us all.
I heard a girl in class the other day (leopard print bra girl, actually) say she wished the boys in our lab would stop staring at her, because “they’re all perverts.”
It took everything I had not to tell her to sit down and shut up. Moral of the story; if you wear clothes that scream “look at my bra and thong,” boys are going to look at your bra and thong.
One more point; as much as I love summer weather and hate to be a “Debbie Downer,” I’d just like to make sure we’re all aware that we live in Michigan, and this streak of fantastic weather probably will not last.
For example, in the next week, highs are supposed to range from high 40s to low 60s, thunderstorms are projected for three of the seven days, and on the days it’s not rainy, it’s supposed to be cloudy.
I’m not saying it’s time to break out the parkas and snow shoes, but nobody should be surprised when Michigan weather once again screws us all, and we’re stuck in another tornado.
That being said, let’s learn, as a gender, to distinguish between an outfit that is appropriate to be worn to the Wayside and an outfit that is appropriate to be worn to a biology lab.
Please and thank you, in advance.
