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Boys protesting against sexism and the dress code by wearing skirts to school

  During this past week the boys in a school in Montreal have been protesting against sexism and the dress code by wearing skirts to school. The boys in the school were saying that girls get sexualized for wearing skirts and more clothes. Also explains that girls get dress coded more. The boys continued to elaborate that the parents shouldn’t teach their daughters to cover up (to protect themselves) but to teach their sons not to sexualize someone for what they wear. I wanted to talk about this because in this school (NT) toxic masculinity is a big thing. There are so many guys I see on social media making fun of guys specifically for wearing more feminine clothing. Or just guys making fun of women for what they wear. I feel like this is an example of the media because they are using their voice to protest and spread awareness on social media. They have been posting pictures and getting it around the news and I think its a perfect example of what the media is supposed to be about. ...