Uh-oh… Morehouse College, one of the nation’s oldest historically black institutions recently enacted a controversial ban oncross-dressing. Did we forget to mention that Morehouse — which boasts prestigious alumni like civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. and director Spike Lee –just happens to reside in ole Atlanta, the gayest Black male city in America?

The all-male Morehouse took steps in a new dress code — effective this month — that bans “clothing associated with women’s garb” according to the announcement originally published in The Maroon Tiger, Morehouse’s student newspaper.

According to The Tiger, the new dress code also stiupulates:

–No caps, do-rags and/or hoods in classrooms, the cafeteria, or other indoor venues.

-Other bans of clothing and accessories include: no grillz on campus, no bare feet in public, and no pajamas in public or common areas. Students who don’t follow the dress policy will be instructed to leave class or other functions.

Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed explains that the new dress code has little opposition and that Morehouse officials have expressed ninety percent of students are already observing this new “appropriate attire policy.” Unfortunately, not all of Morehouse’s student body are championing the changes.

A group of gay students have come out in opposition of the new dress code, claiming that it hinders their self-expression. What do you say, guys? Enrollment at Morehosue — like many Black colleges — has declined in the past year, while endowments have dropped and fundraising sources have dried up during the nation’s economic meltdown. Is this the best time for administrators to piss off the student body?

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