City sets underwear rule for firefighters

Submitted by anthony on Tue, 2006-10-31 00:06

Gentleman, no more briefs! Get to the store a purchase some boxers! Story here. Excerpt:

'A Canadian city under pressure for alleged sexual harassment within its fire department has ordered firefighters to wear only boxer-style underwear.

Richmond, British Columbia, will spend $14,200 to buy six pairs of underwear for each firefighter in a bid to make firehalls in the suburb of Vancouver more gender neutral, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.'

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The article does not specify, but I would assume that women firefighters will still have freedom of choice in the undergarments they wear.

Does not seem like a very well thought out solution anyway as all it takes is another woman to claim sexual harassment when some one tries to make her put one a pair of boxers.

If female firefighters are to immature to view males in tight undergarments without feeling sexually aroused then perhaps they should look for another line of work. Firefighters wear very heavy flame retardant clothing. They should be allowed to wear whatever they feel comfortable in under their gear. It's not like the gear it's self is designed to breath and feel comfortable.

It does not sound like the male firefighters are the probelm here.

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Submitted by Paragon on Wed, 2006-11-01 03:46

I feel unconfortable in Boxers. If I was told I couldn't wear briefs anymore, I would request a transfer from wherever I work, and then move to another city.
I tried wearing boxers once, they itched like hell, and it kept jiggling. I need a nest for them.

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Submitted by Daemonic on Thu, 2006-11-02 19:49