NOTE THAT THESE SHELLS ARE ALL JOKES AND ARE NOT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY!
Interpretation – debaters may not wear clothing that would be classified as above “Business Casual” Violation -<x> 1. Accessibility – Wearing fancy clothing isolates poorer debaters who can’t afford high end status symbols of suits, which could cause them to feel excluded. It’s better to not to wear fancy clothing so people aren’t advertising their elite-ness and will then just be friendlier to each other. Accessibility an independent voter because it ensures people stay in debate. 2. Judge Psychology – Some competitors will just not wear fancy clothe (*Cough* Curtis Chang *Cough*) and that is okay as they should have autonomy over what they wear. Some judges, usually parents, however will not grant that autonomy and dock speaks or even vote down people not wearing “Appropriate dress.” Only by making it a norm not to wear fancy clothing will we make the parent judge clothing tax equitable