The Guardian is pushing this story that OMG, REPUBLICANS ARE SEXIST BECAUSE THEY DON’T WANT WOMEN TO SHOW THEIR SHOULDERS IN THE HOUSE AND IT’S JUST LIKE ‘THE HANDMAID’S TALE.’

The Mary Sue doubled down on ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ analogy.

Because not being able to wear a sleeveless blouse or open toe shoes is the same as being forced into a Amish Burka.

Of course, some more reasonable media outlets have explained that the dress code for the Speaker’s Lobby predates Ryan and that reporters are warned about dress codes before entering.

Here is what no media outlet has said, that I feel needs to be said:

The dress code for men in the House is a suit.  A suit.  Your shoulders are not giving me the vapors because I am already light headed from my wool pants, undershirt, oxford shirt, tie, and silk lined wool jacket.

You can’t wear a light, sleeveless blouse.  Boo hoo hoo, I’m forced into a wool jacket.

You have to worry about your skirt being too short.  I’m in wool pants.

Sure, I’m not in Congress, but I experienced this exact same thing in business.

My choice of attire was a black suit, a gray suit, or a blue suit.  If I was feeling really daring and the weather was nice, I could wear a camelhair suit.

I left “business” to go into manufacturing.  I still have a uniform.  Long, heavy cotton pants, composite toe boots, and a shirt with a collar.  Every day.

I’d see the women in the company, not in engineering (usually accounting or marketing) wearing skirts and blouses and sandals to work while I’m sweating to death on aching feet in boots and something to protect me from chemical spills, abrasions, metal chips, etc.

Don’t tell me about the sexism of “professional dress codes” when my choices in daily wear are a wool suit and oxfords or a cotton/nomex blend and safety toe boots.

Maybe Speaker Ryan should change the Speaker’s Lobby dress code.  Full suits with jackets all around for everybody.