Ties likely to be banned in California, if the mayor's proposal gains ground

Now a mayor of Southern California says he wants to ban ties. the workplace, claiming that the fashion accessory restricts blood flow to the brain.

R. Rex Parris, Mayor of Lancaster, said he conceived of the idea after reading a science blog that claims that ties limit 7.5 percent of blood to the brain, reported the Los Angeles Times.

"I spend a lot of hours every week on an elliptical bike or a bike just to increase blood flow to my brain, and it turns out that every morning, when I put on a tie, I decrease it," said Parris. 19659005] The Mayor's proposal comes that the presence of the tie in the American business is down. In 2015, a New York City human rights commission said that convicted men had to wear skirts because of their gender.

"I do not think it's appropriate in America today to do anything that is now known to be detrimental to your health. Especially if it's based on gender," he says. said Parris.

"I do not think it is appropriate in America today to make someone do something that is now known to be detrimental to your health. is based on gender. "

– R. Rex Parris, Mayor of Lancaster, California

But a ban on dress codes, especially for private businesses, would likely face legal problems. Michael Colantuono, a city lawyer, said the move would be unprecedented.

Parris ran the idea by the city attorney at a City Council meeting on Tuesday, the Orange County Register reported. In order to approve the measure, the city would be required to prove that its links are detrimental to public health.

"I know I'm going out on a ledge, but I live my life on ledges," Parris said. "We are interested in going in a positive direction until we are arrested."

But Parris, a litigator established more than 30 years ago, said that he had not been arrested. not yet stopped wearing ties completely.