
Ok, ladies. Enough.
I’ve gone to enough baseball games, basketball games and hockey games to know that a good portion of you do not dress for the event. I also live on the red line and see plenty of you taking a trip to Wrigley or U.S. Cellular dressed for I don’t know what. Let’s review.
When you go to a baseball game, a short skirt or short shorts may not be the best idea. Why? Those plastic seats, combined with the afternoon sun will not only make you sweat, but you’ll be left with handy dandy red marks on the backs of your legs. In addition to all of this, I’m sure balancing a beer and a toasty container of nachos isn’t so fun with your skirt hiked ‘up to there’.
When you go to a basketball game, are you trying to act like a wife or soon-to-be wife of the players? If so, cool. I understand the role you are playing. If you are NOT playing that role, then what in the world are you doing wearing a short dress, heels and a perfect make-up job at a basketball game? It’s a sporting event, not a lounge on Rush Street.
When you go to a hockey game, it’s a hockey game. I happen to love hockey, so I’m passionate about the topic. First of all, there is ice - which means the stadium is chilly. What are you doing wearing a tank top? What are you doing prancing UP those steep steps to your seat with three inch heels - waddling away as you try to balance your mixed drink (which you overpaid for)? If I am sitting next to you and scream down to my Red Wings as the play the Blackhawks, you better zip your lip. It’s a hockey game. There is cursing, disappointment and yelling involved. I respect you, you respect me. Perhaps you’d prefer teetering those three inch heels back down the section and relax at the bar while I enjoy the rest of the game?
Here, I’ll lend you my shawl so you can stay warm, too.