"Leggings aren't pants!"

http://feminspire.com/how-accepting-leggings-as-pants-made-me-a-better-feminist/

A friend of mine re-posted this on Facebook a few days ago and I really enjoyed it. It's a post written by a woman about how she changed her mind on women wearing leggings. I hear people constantly debate about whether wearing leggings in public is appropriate or not. I personally am a culprit... I often wear leggings as pants just because they're super comfy and I've never understood why people get so angry about it. I'm not trying to send any message by wearing them, I'm not trying to look sexy (and even if I was, get over it), and it's always annoying that people can be so judge-y about it. It always seems like women are usually the ones judging other women for wearing leggings. As the author notes you most often hear other women saying, "“Leggings aren’t pants” / “That’s not even flattering” / “Does she think that looks cute?” / “Put some pants on.” The author changed her mind on the topic from legging-hater to acceptance. She said, "But my leggings epiphany has shown me that I need to tell my Creepy Subconscious Slut-Shaming Cave Dweller to shut up. Judging a person based on what they wear is weird and wrong. And in the case of women, it furthers sexual objectification and the idea that appearance is a woman’s most important characteristic." I had never thought of the whole issue in the way the author framed it, especially because it's always women complaining about the issue, but I appreciated it a lot!