I want to be clear right away that because people are not objects, it is impossible to dress like a sex object. Clearly. Any more justifications come from someone who is searching for grounds for objectification.
It doesn’t always indicate that someone wants to appear or be treated as a sex object, even though some people see particular clothing as belonging to that category.
Many people don’t understand the distinction between being sexual and being a sexual object.
Individuals are not things. Nor does expressing your sexuality give you the right to be treated as such by others.
This was one of those weekends a few years ago, I think. I was having a Facebook conversation with a guy I met about a week ago who was a friend of a friend. It was simply two people conversing and getting to know one another; there was no flirtation or anything.
I eventually invited him over to carry on the chat in person because we happened to live so near to one another. He arrived, we chatted, had a little wine, nothing special. A few hours later, he departed.
There was nothing romantic or sexual about the whole situation. It was never in doubt and none of us spoke or did anything along those lines.
As far as I was concerned, anyhow.
Our mutual acquaintance phoned me the next day to see whether I had anything in common with him.
Since neither he nor I did anything of the kind, I thought it was strange.
Then I discovered the reason.
He informed my friend that I wasn’t wearing a bra when I phoned him. Of course to tempt him.
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I was taken aback. I was allegedly attempting to seduce him with this yellow sundress I’d been kicking around the home for years. I wore it the entire day since it was comfortable. I didn’t wear it, certainly not in front of him, and my breasts were exposed for the only purpose of comfort. You know that bras are unpleasant.
I told her the tale, and she agreed with me that he was a complete moron. Regretfully, this is not an unusual circumstance.
That was only one instance of the delusions that certain people are capable of. And how an inadvertently exposing outfit, for example, might be seen as an invitation to anything more.
This occurs frequently, sometimes with very unfavorable results.
Women are frequently subjected to sexual harassment, rape, mockery, and slut shame because of what they are wearing.
As everyone is aware, women are completely covered in cloth in certain nations out of concern that males who are unable to control their impulses may get threatened by their bodies.
It occurs in the West as well, however not to the same degree.
While wearing enormous body bags to cover oneself is not required of women, anything that is somewhat showing is frowned upon, and in more devout countries, it is seen as a deplorable attempt to seduce men and cause them to lose control over their hot loins.
I’ll say it up front: this viewpoint on how women’s body affect males is untrue.
Men are remarkably adept at restraint. If they couldn’t, you would witness guys raping in plain daylight on both sides. An irresistible impulse operates in this way: it doesn’t give a damn about what other people think of you, judge you, or punish you. That is not often the case, though.
However, it’s only half the issue.
Why are we considering holding the victim — rather than the aggressor — liable if males are unable to control their impulses when they view the bodies of women?
Why don’t we deal with the issue at its root? And what’s the issue? male claim to female bodies. Nothing more.
Their greater physical power, lack of personal accountability, and sense of entitlement allow them to engage in a variety of sexually abusive activities, some of which are tantamount to outright rape.
The experience of total or attempted rape affects one in four women. Nearly half of female rape survivors said they were first raped as minors, or before the age of 18, and over four out of five said they were first raped before the age of 25.
To encourage these kinds of behaviors with a few form-fitting shirts is absurd!
Because sexual objectification not only increases the risk of rape but also increases the risk of receiving other unwelcome forms of sexual attention, such as improper touching, catcalling, asking for sexual favors in exchange for a job promotion, deepfakes with sexual content, sexual frauds, etc.
There are a plethora of options, and the root of them all is sexual objectification. Similar to how most murders occur when the killer has no emotional connection to the victim and views them as nothing more than a tool at his disposal.
If males are pushed to rape or sexual objectification because of a low cleavage or short skirt, perhaps we need to look at it more objectively. A strategy for males to avoid taking responsibility for their own conduct against women.
By the same logic, you could argue that someone wearing a gold jewelry in public encourages others to steal it. But no one is saying that.
What is safe sex? Why is safe sex important?
They are only referring to ladies wearing ‘provocatively’.
This can only mean two things: women are inherently worthy of rape just because they exist and possess bodies. Those bodies must be hidden or they will be objectified and occasionally harmed.
Even the term ‘provocatively’ conceals the goal of tempting someone to do something. Which is fundamentally incorrect. Wearing revealing clothing is not an invitation for anything.
Not everything women do is intended to attract men’s attention, and it is unreasonable to expect women to cover up just because certain control-challenged blokes refuse to accept responsibility for their own behavior.
The sexist society that leads to sexual assaults is a problem as serious as the crimes themselves.
This culture teaches women to be mindful of their clothing choices. Slut shames women who wear skimpy clothing, whether by mistake or on intent. Attempts to identify explanations why women are raped, such as’she was strolling alone at night’, ‘her dress couldn’t have been longer than a handkerchief’, ‘if she slept with everyone in town, what did she expect?’, etc.
This mindset, which claims to shield women from a brutal society, instead perpetuates a culture of violence and humiliation by blaming the victim.
And, while I would never advise anybody to stroll alone at night in a lonely place, wearing exposing attire is never the fault of the victim.
Being sexually appealing does not imply that one should indulge in harmful or improper behavior.
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