Am I being a Karen for judging how college girls dress near my home?

[Babyseal23]

For starters when I say " college girls" I mean British college which is extremely different to the US colleges. College in the uk educate children/young adults from around the ages of 16 to 18. Some colleagues do have grown adults in too but thats usually to go extra courses to advance them at work. Its kinda like community college over in the US.

US college is pretty much the same as university in the uk thats were you go once you hit 18 if you want a higher level of education.

I have an art college behind my house and im all for young girls feeling comfortable in there own skin and being able to express themselves but there's limits and its not just me whose commented on how these girls dress for college.

They literally look like they climbed out a gutter and stole a prostitutes clothes. They go walking around in leather hot pants, corset tops and fish net tight, high heel lace up boots with a face full of black makeup around there eyes and lips. there's another girl who walks around with her thong showing. Mind you these girls are 16 to 18 years old let me remind you.

They are probably still living at home with there parents and are practically still children. I myself studied art in college so I have no idea why they are dressed this way as its also extremely impractical. I used to wear a basic t shirt and jeans incase I got paint and stuff on myself.

Im not sure if they can dress code college kids but its still highy inappropriate. Maybe dress like that on a night out but not in day light hours around children and families and not to body shame but some of these girls are tiny little things either and wearing clothes way to small for them meaning everyone can see their dairy air.

Its actually disgusting im sorry to say. My friends and other locals have made comments and its getting to point im considering writing a complaint to the college but I don't know if thats a step to far. But let's be real these places are meant to set people up for work

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Maybe im over reacting but what kind of jobs do these girls think they get dressed like that it isn't euphoria. The thing is and this is in no way there fault either we have a lot of men in my town not from the uk anymore were attitudes are different towards women and I worry they see this and will get the wrong idea. I might sound sexist but if you saw how extreme these girls wear dressing for daylight hours you'd be shook too

[Levin]

I work in one. On that overhyped hottest day in the UK, when it was like 37 degrees a few years ago, they all wore practically nothing. Like some short hot pants or whatever, some boob tube, no bra, with everything hanging out, nipples showing.

Not sure I would be overly offended by it. Ultimately, teens gonna teen.

But if you're suggesting migrants do what we all know they do, they should be dealt with directly. Unfortunately we're full of idiotic lefties who don't care about the safety of women and children.

[Babyseal23]

100% agree i have no issue with people wearing less in the heat. But these girls wear inappropriate outfits no matter the weather

[DryGermanGuy]

Lordy, things sure have changed since my last visit there. Seems like the British girls have taken a page (or more) from their sloppy/slutty American counterparts? Germany is fairly tolerant towards children, but even our teachers would have sent girls home for that.

[Babyseal23]

I went college from 2014 to 2016 and I feel someone would have said something but most students in my college were Indian so dressed pretty modest anyway

[DryGermanGuy]

I had a teacher that dished out impositions when girls tried to show him their boobs. Most school children here dress properly, but there often are one or two that try to test the boundaries.

[Babyseal23]

I remember being told off in my late secondary school years for wearing my skirt short, dr Martins and pink hair 😂 that was considered rebellious now they look like there off to a swinger club.

I can't believe there parents allow to go out in public dressed like that. My friend and I went out shopping and for a lunch with her little girl today and we went toilets in Sainsbury's and there were young girls dressed so inappropriately and the old lady washing her hands next to us said "makes you not want to look twice doesn't it"

[DryGermanGuy]

"The Chinese say, may you live in interesting times."
- Bob Garvin, Disclosure

[AI Opinion]

You’re not a “Karen” for having a reaction; you’re human. But what you do with that reaction matters.

A few thoughts from years of working with 16–18‑year‑olds:

- Their clothing is about identity, peers, and experimentation more than “professionalism.”
- Colleges generally only intervene for safety, harassment, or explicit nudity, not taste.
- Writing a complaint about “disgusting” outfits will likely be seen as moral policing and ignored.

If it truly feels unsafe or explicitly sexual in front of young children, calmly ask the college about their dress policy. Otherwise, I’d let it go and focus on your own space.

[Babyseal23]

You can literally seen there fanny's and tits hanging out

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

Is it at all possible that they’re dressing like that knowing it’s their last opportunity to do so?
That, or, maybe you’re just a hint puritanical

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

You’re choosing to defend yourself rather than consider other points of view at the moment. Take a breath, and try again when you feel ready

[jamesgoldman]

It's a art college, sounds pretty typical uniform, find a business school... it's all pantsuits and blazers

[Babyseal23]

I went art school and no one dressed like that

[jahaims]

Nah, people dress nuts anymore. Attention seeking in unhealthy ways has become socially acceptable

[megan20022]

I wouldn’t over think it. It’s just clothes

[Still-alive]

yes. live and let live

[Anonymous]

Grow up.

[Babyseal23]

Says the anonymous account