Not really sure what to say about this. Been kinda numb the past few months. Seems pretty awful, but...not surprising, somehow?
Based on the whims of House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) women attempting to enter the speaker’s lobby have been denied entrance based on their shoulder-baring sleeveless shirts and dresses.
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The new dress code appears to first have been enforced in May, when, according to the report, Independent Journal Review‘s Haley Byrd was kicked out of the lobby due to violating the rule.
“When I was kicked out that day, I was just trying to pass through the area to reach another hallway, but I was told I was violating the rules. They offered to find a sweater for me to put on, so it wasn’t some tyrannical end of free press, but I opted to just go around instead. But recently they’ve been cracking down on the code, like with open-toed shoes,” she told CBS News. “I suspect the rules are being emphasized now that it’s summertime and excruciatingly hot outside and everyone is dressing for the weather.”
I feel like making some comparison to Sharia law, but at the same time, comparing the current state of the Republican party to anything vaguely Muslim is an insult to Muslims everywhere. Anyway, if you have important questions to ask the Speaker of the House, make sure you are covered from wrist to toe (or have a penis), else you will be turned away. Because, even though he is the head of the body of government that represents us, he really doesn’t. Not even close.
Edit: from the comments
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