[Mrs. Braverman defends a junior high school's sexist dress code that bans certain kinds of girls' pants that are "too tight."]

"Why should we have to dress differently just because the boys are distracted?" runs the tired yet familiar line from parents and teens. "Let them just control themselves."

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Yes, everyone needs to learn self-control. But basic human nature can't be changed. It boils down to a simple idea that can't be repeated often enough. "If you don't want to be treated like an object, don't dress like one." It's not sexism; it's reality.

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When they get married, our daughters won't want their husbands staring at another woman in those pants. And their husbands won't want another man staring at their wife.

Junior High isn't too early to teach this lesson and to encourage a sense of self among males and females that reflects character and not physicality. Let's get the "too tight" pants, "too short" skirts, "too provocative" blouses out of the way so that their true beauty can shine through and the serious learning can occur.