Katherine's school has enacted a new dress code. The rules state that skirts and shorts need to be a certain length and no sleeveless tops can be worn. The rules have even gone so far as to specifically state that all bra straps must be covered by shirts. The reasoning given for the bra strap rule is that these straps are a distraction to other students. Katherine knows that they mean "male" students. She feels that this is a form of ______.
A) homosocial reproduction
B) body-shaming
C) hypermasculinity
D) motherhood penalty

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The dress code's specific rule about covering bra straps and the reasoning given suggests that female students are being overly sexualized and blamed for "distracting" male students, which can be considered body-shaming.

Katherine's School Has Enacted a New Dress Code