MRI research inspires mayor to propose new necktie policy

R. Rex Parris, the mayor of Lancaster, California, has proposed that the city ban local employees from being required to wear a necktie. The decision, he said, was made after reading about recent imaging research that found neckties can lead to a reduction in cerebral blood flow.

The research, published in Neuroradiology study, was led by Robin Lüddecke of the Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein in Kiel, Germany. Parris read about it in online and was surprised by the finding, according to a report from the Los Angeles Times.

His proposal isn’t that neckties be banned altogether—he just wants them to be optional, comparing it to women wearing high heels.

“I don’t think it’s appropriate in America today to make anyone do something that is now known to be detrimental to your health,” Parris told the Los Angeles Times. “Especially if it’s based on gender.”

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