A Virginia homeschooled girl is speaking out about recently being kicked out of a local homeschool prom because a group of dads were allegedly lusting after her.
The story originated on Wine and Marble, a blog run by Hannah Ettinger. Hannah’s sister Clare, a 17-year-old homeschooled senior, wrote of her recent prom experience on the blog.
According
to Clare, her boyfriend had purchased them tickets to the prom in
advance, and she was really excited about her dress choice for the
evening. She complied with the homeschool association’s dress code,
which stated that a girl’s dress must be “finger length.” When she
arrived at the prom, one of the organizers stopped her to tell her that
her dress was too short. After showing her that it was finger length,
the woman allowed her to continue on into the prom, but unfortunately
for Clare, that was just the beginning of her problems.
“When I
got into the ballroom I laughed, because I was surrounded by girls in
much shorter dresses then me, albeit they were shorter, and therefore
stood out less in the crowd, but it was still frustrating” recalled
Claire. “I joined my group of friends, (there were six of us), and told
them what happened, they were all appalled, especially considering we’ve
been attending this prom all four years of high school and usually wore
much shorter dresses then we chose this year. We were also a little
grossed out by all the dads on the balcony above the dance floor, ogling
and talking amongst themselves.”
Clare
says she was suddenly approached by the same woman and asked to step
outside. When she did, the woman told her that some of the dads had
complained that she was dancing inappropriately and that her dress was
too short. Clare made it clear that she wasn’t dancing at all and once
again showed the woman that her dress was the appropriate length, but
the advisor just wasn’t listening. In the end, Clare and her group of
friends were kicked out of the prom, and despite that the fact that they
were all told they would get refunds for the tickets, Clare was the
only one who got her money back.
“I was told that the way I
dressed and moved my body was causing men to think inappropriately about
me, implying that it is my responsibility to control other people’s
thoughts and drives,” said Claire.
Since
the incident, angry people from all over took to the Facebook page of
the Richmond Homeschool Prom to express their disgust at the situation,
and the administrators deleted all the comments. Now, it appears that
they have deleted their page altogether.
Sources: Homeschoolers Anonymous, Hannah Ettinger
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