Danica Davidson
February 2, 2023 
Masayuki Ishikawa, the mangaka behind Moyashimon and Maria the Virgin Witch, has some complaints about the dress code at his daughter’s school, and his complaints struck a chord with people online.
Ishikata tweeted this (translation provided by SoraNews24):
“I used to think high school girls were really tough, what with how they walk around with bare legs [in the winter], but the rules at the school my daughter attends include that the only leg coverings they’re allowed to wear [other than their skirt] are the socks specified by the school. If they wear anything more than that, they get yelled at by the teachers, who are all bundled up in tights, [Uniqlo] Heat-Tech, and other lined inner wear. If those adults had to walk around outside for even two seconds wearing just a pleated skirt and socks, they’d be completely wrecked! Why don’t men understand?”
Jkは生脚で根性あるなあと思っていたけど、うちの娘のとこは校則で指定の靴下しか履いてはいけないのだとか。タイツだヒートテックだ裏起毛だで全身固めた先生に怒られるから仕方ないのだ。大人がペラペラプリーツに靴下のみで外歩いたら2秒で腹壊すよ！なぜ男にわかるんだだと？実践の上での批判だ！
— 石川雅之 (@isk_ms) January 25, 2023
Since then, his tweet has been viewed more than two million times, has more than 31,000 likes and 11,000 retweets. Responses include people commiserating, people saying their school is different, and people talking about how the girls got their school to change the dress code.
Here are some of the responses:
“They should start making teachers wear uniforms too!”
“One of my classmates got hives on her legs because of how cold she was.”
“So there are still old-fashioned schools out there. 24 years ago the female students at my school kept giving presentations [about changing the dress code], and they convinced the school to let us wear tights and longer socks.”
“Aside from gender issues, I think this is another reason more schools are allowing female students to choose to wear slacks as part of their uniform.”
“This morning, I saw a high school girl walking in the cold with her legs bare…I felt so sorry for her.”
Source: SoraNews24
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Danica Davidson is the author of the bestselling Manga Art for Beginners with artist Melanie Westin, plus its sequel, Manga Art for Everyone, and the first-of-its-kind manga chalk book Chalk Art Manga, both illustrated by professional Japanese mangaka Rena Saiya. Check out her other comics and books at www.danicadavidson.com.
