This weekend, I saw a re-post on Facebook of an article from the beginning of the year, where an Oregon mom announced her intention to quit wearing yoga pants for her husband. Now, honestly, I think she has every right to carry whatever convictions she may have. If wearing yoga pants makes her feel uncomfortable, whatever reason it may be, then she has every right to leave them at home.

There are certain phrases surrounding the debate over yoga pants, however, which are littered with misogynistic terminology and blind hatred.

1. "Leggings aren't pants."

This is a debate which frustrates the crap out of me. If they aren't pants, what are they? We should also clarify there is a huge difference between leggings and tights. If they're opaque, they're leggings, if they're transparent in any way, they are tights.

So why can't leggings be pants? Sure they aren't dress pants, but neither are jeans, and no one has a problem with people wearing those. The fabric is too thin? So at what point is the fabric "thick enough," then?

Most importantly though, why does it matter?

well ...

2. "Yoga pants are only OK if you are going to or coming from yoga."

How is it any of your business whether or not I'm traveling to or from yoga? How would you even know?

3. "You're advertising what's not for sale."

Apparently, to some, a woman's body is some kind of commodity. Something that's "for sale" and an object which is sought by men to be "bought." Apparently, a man who has sex with someone before marriage finds her to be cheap and not valuable at all. This kind of logic promotes the objectification of women, whether you're targeting leggings, low cut tops, or the variety of other "immodest" ways to dress.

Why is it that wearing a pair of pants that accentuate a body part suddenly making it cheap? Is it because it invites men to look? Men are going to look regardless if it's leggings or denim. Besides, what about a man's opinion decides what a woman is worth? The argument is fundamentally sexist and apologizes for men and their "uncontrollable" desires.

4. "There are definitely people who shouldn't wear them."

If you don't like what you see don't look. No one should have to worry about your precious sensitive eyes when it comes to their own comfort. When I put on my leggings, I'm sure as hell not worrying about whether or not my butt is in shape enough to please your eyes because it's *gasp* none of your business. Believe it or not, most women aren't dressing for anyone's benefit but their own.

The moral of the story here is that what other people wear really has nothing to do with you. Spend less time worrying about all those voluptuous (or not so voluptuous) booties in leggings, and spend more time worrying about your own wardrobe.