Life Notre Dame mom begs women to stop wearing leggings; students decry ‘age-old sexist tropes’ March 28, 2019 Sonja Haller, USA TODAY Comments Off on Notre Dame mom begs women to stop wearing leggings; students decry ‘age-old sexist tropes’ A mom wrote to Notre Dame's student newspaper begging students to choose jeans over leggings that show "blackly naked rear ends." Students protested.