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In reply to the discussion: Women in public, no matter how they're dressed, are not "inviting" ANYTHING. [View all]Lunacee_2013
(529 posts)Reminds me of the male privilege check list, the "I don't have to worry about what kind of message my wardrobe sends about my sexual availability" one. And just because a woman wears something that gets your attention doesn't mean you have to leer at her. If you think she's attractive, just talk to her! Trust me, we women find that far less creepy then the whole starting down thing.
Also, what counts as something that's meant to get attention? I can understand the body glitter thing, but what if I'm just wearing some old work-out clothes, tennis shoes, no make-up, and my hair's a mess and I still have someone leer at me in the grocery store (and you have to stare pretty hard 'cause I'm literally half blind)? That can be very unnerving to a woman, especially one who's been followed out of a store, out through the parking lot and almost half-way home. Thank God he never actually tried anything, he just stared the whole time, but I was wearing lip gloss, so maybe I just wanted the attention.
And to anyone who wants to leer at another person, no matter how it makes them feel, I thought we were all democratic and maybe even liberal, and aren't we the ones who are suppose to care about how our actions affect others?