Fetterman Presides Over Senate Wearing Short-Sleeve Shirt, No Tie, And Shorts
Fetterman Presides Over Senate Wearing Short-Sleeve Shirt, No Tie, And Shorts
A horde of trailer-park visigoths can sack the Capitol and Republicans say "what's the big deal?" But let one guy show up in casual clothes and they lose their goddamn minds.
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I get making the dress code more lax, no reason business casual should be unacceptable. And yeah, Republicunts are hypocrits as always. But are we sure about no dress code at all? People joke in this thread about congressfolks showing up in fursuits or banana slings, but how long is it until someone actually unironically tries that?
And the harm would be exactly what?
It's the same logic as school uniforms. Congressmen, you see, have the same miniscule attention spans and raging libidos as teenagers, and the only way to keep them focused for more than 30 seconds is to surround them with nothing but boring blue suits.
Seriously, I suspect it's tradition-for-tradition's-sake, no less surreal than powdered wigs. It's interesting how aside from a waxing and waning of moustaches, there isn't that dramatic of a change in looks between the portraits of Presidents and Congressmen from 1820 or 2020. I'd hope that by 2120, we have at least one fursuit Presidential portrait, along with a head-in-a-jar, and of course, the first Robot President, who was obsolete on day 1 because he had to wait til the age of 35 to get elected.
and of course, the first Robot President, who was obsolete on day 1 because he had to wait til the age of 35 to get elected.
John Quincy Adding Machine. He struck a chord with the voters when he promised not to go on a killing spree.
Isn't the point of school uniforms that everyone wears the same thing, there's no little Jonny in his Walmart jeans getting teased by Tarquin in his Versace.
They'll still tease because Tarquin can afford multiple uniforms and to have his staff dry clean them regularly and they won't be worn down.
That's the excuse they tend to use but kids are gonna find ways to bully each other no matter what. Making them all wear the same clothes isn't gonna solve that.
It's not going to solve it, but it's one less thing for parents to need to worry about. Honestly wearing a school uniform/having kids who wear a school uniform is not something I've ever been too worried about.
How charming. No. It's about control.
If I was a senator I'd be coming in wearing Elton John outfits all the time.
I hope you know, we all assume you're definitely a fury now. I'm tagging you as a fury.
Why would he be a winged humanoid mythical creature?
Oh I definitely fancy a game of tag
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They are clowns anyway, so they might as well look the part.
When Jello Biafra ran for mayor of San Francisco, part of his platform was to mandate all businessmen wear clown suits between the hours of 9 am and 5 pm.
Who cares if they do? As long as they can still effectively do their job (har har yes) then what difference does it make if they wear leather daddy gear?
They probably won't get another chance in the next election
I'll vote for any Congress critter who promises to show up in a Randy Savage outfit on day one. I'll even move to a different voting district if I have to.
On the complete opposite end, people are joking about how if they want uniforms they should be wearing powdered wigs and breeches, but like, that's already a thing across the pond in the UK? The courts and house of Lords and a few other bodies have uniforms like that and yeah, there's a layer of outdated tradition, but it's also to sort of standardise how everyone looks, so that you still look like a barrister and someone to be taken seriously, regardless of age, race, gender, or looks. An equal footing sort of thing
Hell, the Canadian Supreme Court looks like a bunch of mall Santas.
Those costumes are only worn on the State opening of Parliament (which is kinda like Halloween for politicians) and even then only by certain people fulfilling certain ceremonial roles e.g. Black Rod.
Where wigs and gowns were a daily occurrence, until recently, was Crown Court where serious criminal trials were held. The rules changed a couple of years ago.
not having a dress code doesn't prevent people from wearing suits