A principal of a high school in the US state of South Carolina is facing backlash after she allegedly told teenage girls that wearing leggings made them look “fat”.
During a school assembly held on Tuesday to speak to students at Stratford High School about ‘appropriate attire’ for school, Principal Heather Taylor old a group of Year 10 girls that leggings “show everything” when worn as pants.
“[Leggings are] not meant to be your actual pants, and if you have a shirt that comes to here, then you are showing everything. Yes, everything,” Taylor can be heard saying in a recording of the assembly provided to WCBD News.
"The sad thing is with that, ladies - if someone has not told you this before, I'm going to tell you this now — unless you are a size zero or a two...even though you are not fat, you look fat," she continued.
Concerned parents flooded the school's Facebook page upon hearing what the principal had told the students, in a slew of since-deleted comments.
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Fat shaming at its worse. It tells the students that you are less valued and open for ridicule if people disapprove of your weight or dress. How about bully shaming and stop victim blaming and making our females feel less than rather than building them up.
Before anyone says i must be fat no im not but that is irrelevant. Shame on the haters love to the embracers
While the latter part of her statement went a bit far, she was right. Leggings are not pants! I don't understand how people do not get this, they show everything no matter what size you are. Most people wear their leggings in at least one size too small so they are stretched and practically see through. Please, Please wear a short dress, a skirt, or an over sized shirt that comes past mid-thigh.
You didn't read her comments properly. She didn't say "leggings are not pants", she said that unless you're size 0-2, they make you look fat. TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
I would have no issue with her saying they don't adhere to the school's dress code because they are too casual or something. But to give a speech at assembly telling girls they shouldnt wear them because they make them look fat, that's outrageous.
I don't think you read the statement properly. I agree with the above poster I that the FIRST part of the principals speech was fine. She said 'they are not meant to be your actual pants' and that they werent approprite school attire. She would've stopped there. The fat comments were completely inappropriate.
You obviously did not read my entire post, or perhaps misunderstood. The first part of her statement was fine, leggings are not pants, but the latter part or second half of her statement went too far. While agree with her, I would not say that to anyone.