dad wears short shorts to teach daughter a lesson

[Raine1967]

27. He didn't teach her a lesson: he slut shamed her

I personally agree with what this counter-argument to what the father did says.

http://www.xojane.com/issues/dad-slut-shames-daughter-daughter-not-impressed

This is about larger cultural problems: the insistence that dads own their daughters' bodies, the belief that young women wearing “revealing” clothing are “slutty” and somehow “asking for it,” the insistence that it's possible to prove your love by reinforcing sexist stereotypes. The belief that young women somehow owe it to society to be ashamed of their bodies.

“Modest is hottest,” Scott says of his draconian dress code and attempt at forcing Myley to comply. What he doesn't seem to get is that maybe Myley's not setting out to be hot. Maybe she's just wearing shorts because she can, or she wants to, because the weather is hot and she wants to cool down. Maybe she's dressing for herself, not other people. Maybe this is part of her personal style. We have no way of knowing.

Dudes often seem to assume that everyone around them is dressing for their personal enjoyment. Hence, Myley's decision to wear shorts must be about catching the male eye. But what if it's about things going on internally for her, things that have nothing to do with the outside world? Should she be blamed for the fact that the male gaze exploits of objectifies young women like her? Should she be required to cover up because dudes can't keep it together?

What are you telling your children when you blame them for the actions of others? Young women and girls are so often held responsible for what other people do that they tend to internalize the message that they're in charge of other people's actions, feelings, and activities. Anyone who grew up socialized as a woman, as I did, has a very hard time shaking the idea of personal responsibility for things that are totally outside our control; I cringe when people get angry around me because I'm convinced it's my fault, when I get whistled at in the street I blame myself instead of the creep doing the whistling, and so on.

Much more at the link....