Thursday, June 18, 2009

Mandatory Undergarments

I’m going to make a wild stab and assume that the mayor is liberal. 

BROOKSVILLE, Fla. - A Florida city is cleaning up with a new dress code that requires city workers to wear underwear and use deodorant.

The city council in Brooksville north of Tampa recently approved a dress code that instructs employees to observe “strict personal hygiene.”

It also prohibits exposed underwear, clothing with foul language, “sexually provocative” clothes and piercings anywhere except the ears.

The city council approved the dress code 4-1 as part of a wider effort to update existing policies and ordinances.

The one vote in opposition came from Mayor Joe Bernadini. He said the underwear edict “takes away freedom of choice.”

(6) Comments
Posted by Owen at 0721 hrs
Politics + Politics - General

  1. I describe myself as moderate (left of center, if precision matters) and I have no objection to dress codes.  In fact, I am in favor of requiring dress appropriate to the workplace.  And I am really, really, in favor of requiring deodorant.

    I’m wondering, however, if exposed underwear is prohibited, how the requirement that underwear must be worn would be enforced.  Just askin’.

    A current style for women is to have the top of a lacy chemise show above her blouse, sweater or jacket.  A chemise used to be considered underwear.  Certainly, it is worn under other clothes.  Would it be better to show more cleavage?  Just askin’.

    And, for men who wear low-cut jeans that expose too much of their backsides when they bend over, exposed underwear would be a huge improvement!

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on June 18, 2009 at 1102 hrs


  2. I’d describe myself as a conservative/libertarian mix, but even I am fully supportive of a deodorant requirement smile However, I certainly don’t want the government to decide which clothing counts as provocative or sexual, and I wonder precisely how a prohibition on piercings outside of the ears would be enforced…strip search??

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on June 18, 2009 at 1139 hrs


  3. I’m all for this and I want to apply for a job as a dress code enforcer, underwear division.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on June 18, 2009 at 1219 hrs


  4. The thing that gets me is people need a reminder, as ADULTS, about the basics of proper dress for the workplace and routine hygiene.  Does anyone else think that’s a little, well, sad?

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on June 18, 2009 at 1235 hrs


  5. There has been several emails circulated throughout the Department of Human Services in Minnesota reminding employees not to use deodorants or strong scents as they may cause respiratory distress in one’s co-workers….  This also was addressed to using air freshners in the lavatories

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on June 18, 2009 at 1630 hrs


  6. I’m all for this and I want to apply for a job as a dress code enforcer, underwear division.

    You do realize you would have to check everybody don’t you?

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on June 18, 2009 at 2218 hrs


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