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Is that a skirt or a belt, young lady?

The title is straight from my Dad - he made me change to a different skirt. How long is an apropriate length skirt for a teenage girl.

I am

45% (265) A girl
7% (46) a boy
20% (117) a woman
26% (153) a man

581 voters have answered this question.

My age is

25% (145) under 16
24% (141) 16-20
12% (75) 20-25
7% (44) 25-30
15% (92) 30-40
6% (40) 40-50
4% (25) 50-60
2% (17) 60+

579 voters have answered this question.

Do you have children

67% (385) No
15% (87) Preteen girl
5% (33) preteen boy
12% (73) young teen girl
2% (13) young teen boy
12% (73) older teen girl
2% (13) older teen boy
2% (14) adult man
5% (32) adult woman

571 voters have answered this question.

Do you think it is appropriate to set a length for a girl's skirt

37% (216) No
41% (237) Yes, all girls
14% (81) Yes, young girls
19% (111) yes, young teens especially
11% (69) yes, older teens especially

577 voters have answered this question.

Why should a girl have the length of her skirt controlled

46% (234) Modesty
42% (213) Respectability
26% (134) Uniformity (eg at school)
36% (184) general good discipline
37% (189) to remind her she is still a girl
16% (82) other

507 voters have answered this question.

What, in your opinion is a proper or allowable length of skirt for an older teen girl (15-18)

9% (53) ankle length
8% (47) mid calf
14% (84) just below the knee
22% (129) just above the knee
13% (80) 4 inches above knee
12% (72) 6 inches above knee
22% (132) mid thigh
23% (135) top of thigh
37% (218) only just covers bottom

575 voters have answered this question.

If a girl was wearing the following, would you allow her to wear a shorter skirt than you would otherswise feel suitable

32% (178) No, proper length is proper length
14% (82) short socks
16% (90) knee socks
30% (169) tights
20% (112) stockings
23% (130) shorts under the skirt/dress
17% (95) full knickers
29% (161) thong knickers

552 voters have answered this question.

How would you check that the length of a skirt was proper

60% (329) by sight - it would look too short
9% (53) measure along leg
8% (44) kneel the girl down and see if it touches the floor
30% (166) 'I can see you knickers, girl'
13% (73) other

546 voters have answered this question.

If a skirt is too short, does it matter how much

31% (168) too short is too short, whether by a 1/4 inch or 3 feet
44% (235) slightly too short doesn't matter
23% (124) within a handsbreadth and you will scold but not punish, beyond that, and a punishment is coming

527 voters have answered this question.

What is a suitable punishment for a skirt that is too short

11% (60) wear the longest, dullest, skirt that can be found
3% (21) pin newspaper to the hem of the skirt
36% (196) command a change into a skirt of suitable length and confiscate the short one
20% (110) grounding
15% (82) detention (at school)
58% (314) spanking
46% (253) remove the skirt, girl goes around in her knickers

539 voters have answered this question.

Any other comments on girls skirt lenghts and punishments for being too short

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120 voters have answered this question.

This poll was created on 2011-04-01 19:29:11 by KatieW
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