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by krapp 2325 days ago
> High heels and skirt for females and suit and tie for males is what's considered elegant in traditional western fashion.

But the dress code wasn't "high heels and skirt," it was high heels and short skirts.

Men weren't being asked to unbutton their shirts to show off their pecs, or to wear tight pants to show off their bulge, but women were being asked to show off their legs and asses, at least implicitly.

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So? Why can't I have a company in which some people are required to show their asses and not others, based on some arbitrary rule? That's the way I sell and employees can choose to stay or leave
>Why can't I have a company in which some people are required to show their asses and not others, based on some arbitrary rule? That's the way I sell and employees can choose to stay or leave

First, it opens you up to massive sexual harassment and discrimination liability issues, and it's probably not even legal.

Second, the bad publicity will drive away good hires and lose you sales, so it's not even good business, unless maybe you're a pimp.

Third, it would make you a regressive, sexist jerk.

1- That only shows there are laws which are pretty dumb.

2- that's just your hypothesis. In my example I made the opposite hypothesis. That's irrelevant in any case.

3- The greatest jerk is the one who tries to impose their own preferences to prevent deals that have been freely accepted by all the parties involved.