Denim Day: What is it? Why do we wear jeans? Is sexual assault really that prevalent?
I was going to wait until Denim Day to post this; but I thought it might be better if I post it beforehand, so more people can understand why it's important to participate. Good morning and Happy Denim Day! Not that the origin of Denim Day is a happy one, but it's so great that there is a day specifically recognized for sexual assault awareness. I hope everyone who can, is wearing their jeans today in support of victims of sexual assault. Actually, all of April is recognized as the Sexual Assault awareness month. So what is denim day? Some people may not know. I actually didn't even know about it until I started working for the federal government. The first April I was employed I received an email stating that unless you were working for the Pentagon or White House or anywhere else where jeans would be inappropriate no matter the reason, that jeans were authorized to wear on denim day. Of course my first thought was, "woo hoo, I get to wear jeans to work on a Wedne