Twinkle: Are They Serious?

I know we always come on here to complain about how tacky the Junyaleague has gotten, so I thought I'd chime in. I just got an e-mail confirming my volunteer shift at the Junyaleague's gala fundraiser this weekend, and it said to dress "in a black dress or black pants and a white shirt." Well it's good that we have the option of wearing a black dress, because there's zero chance I'm showing up at a party dressed as the help. (I really think they should encourage their member/volunteers to wear black dresses instead of white shirts/black pants, because it looks better, anyway). My problem is that next to the bullet point, it said "no black jeans."

Who even has black jeans? And, even if someone does have them, who's going to wear them to a dressy party? Has this really become a problem for the League--members volunteering at their gala showing up in black jeans? If so, the League's problems are more far-reaching than I expected.

I guarantee you that in "other organizations" (which shall, in accordance with custom, remain officially unnamed), they would not feel the need to make the distinction about black jeans, because no member in her right mind would wear them. I suppose I should be happy; at least they still have some standards. Next thing you know some bleeding heart on the board will say that outlawing jeans of any color is discriminatory to the casually-dressed among us, calling for much board debate and a change to the bylaws to be voted on by the entire membership. Only then will we complete our long transformation from "white glove organization" to "multi-colored jeans organization."