What dis Morehouse College recently do to their dress code?
Morehouse College, an all-male private university in Atlanta, is making headlines today for its controversial new campus-wide clothing standards. Recently released, the “Appropriate Attire Policy” marks a number of clothing items that will no longer be accepted attire at the historically black university. Included in the lineup are a few of the usual suspects (no hats, hoods, do-rags, sunglasses or offensive clothing in class), a few less common culprits (“decorative orthodontic appliances”, sagging pants, pajamas or bare feet), and then the one that’s getting all the attention: “No wearing of clothing associated with women’s garb (dresses, tops, tunics, purses, pumps, etc.) on the Morehouse campus or at College-sponsored events.” While Morehouse is defending their new policy as a measure to protect the school’s reputation and legacy — past alumni include Martin Luther King Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Spike Lee, Maynard Jackson, among others — many find the new dress code to be homophobic
