tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post9029153940089630645..comments2023-06-14T08:24:18.553-04:00Comments on The Feminist Underground: More on Mini-Skirtshabladorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01730183259272125337noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post-180623961530296942008-08-26T09:36:00.000-04:002008-08-26T09:36:00.000-04:00I don't think that many people would argue against...I don't think that many people would argue against the idea that there's a right and a wrong sort of dress for different environments or cultures. That's not a problem, unless non-conformity or imperfect conformity to the dress code is being used as an excuse to victimize someone. Also, mini-skirts are common in Mexico, so what's happening here isn't that certain women are dressing habladorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01730183259272125337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post-90764430285621826552008-08-26T04:24:00.000-04:002008-08-26T04:24:00.000-04:00I'm a mini skirt lover myself. But at the same tim...I'm a mini skirt lover myself. But at the same time, I know that there are many different cultures in the world.<BR/><BR/>For example, mostly in Westernized countries, men are used to seeing women in mini skirts since they were little boys. But for example in Asian countries and especially in very religious Asian countries, girls are brought up in a different way, and different religions teach inC. JoyBell C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09058881765297083209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post-54325159457305782942008-08-25T15:18:00.000-04:002008-08-25T15:18:00.000-04:00While reading the entry on gaming, I made a connec...While reading the entry on gaming, I made a connection to computer security and the concept of security through obscurity.<BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_through_obscurity<BR/><BR/>This is essentially what those suggesting that women wear non-sexy clothes to avoid sexual assault are proposing. By wearing non-sexy clothes, they will <I>obscure</I> the fact that under those clothesdaedalus2uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10416564922288784455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post-32108572112131730502008-08-25T11:35:00.000-04:002008-08-25T11:35:00.000-04:00The problem with this idea of how to prevent sexua...The problem with this idea of how to prevent sexual assault against women is that it hinges on always blaming women who get sexually assaulted for being “too sexy”.<BR/><BR/>In any group of individuals, there will always be one who is "most sexiest" and one who is "least sexiest". The ranking of individuals as to “sexiness” is in the eye of the beholder. By this “logic”, anyone who is sexually daedalus2uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10416564922288784455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post-16823538926004364582008-08-25T10:21:00.000-04:002008-08-25T10:21:00.000-04:00I had essentially the same conversation with a fra...I had essentially the same conversation with a frat boy from South Carolina a couple of days ago, this 'modest women don't get harrassed' myth is really common. I've been cat-called while wearing a parka and knit hat (with a ball on top!) before, so clearly there is no type of attire that can completely shield a woman from unwanted attention. I think it is simply easier to try to control habladorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01730183259272125337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post-58194349691138828332008-08-25T04:07:00.000-04:002008-08-25T04:07:00.000-04:00I got into this with my Muslim boss once. He was ...I got into this with my Muslim boss once. He was advocating reducing violent crime against young women by use of "education in modesty". <BR/><BR>With a big grin, I agreed with him: "You're absolutely right, Ali! Let's teach young <I>men</I> a culture of modesty. Let's teach them to regard women with respect, as equals, not as targets. Let's teach them not to think of sex as a predatory actWWWrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05014284343328033995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post-16080371716557938482008-08-24T17:23:00.000-04:002008-08-24T17:23:00.000-04:00Even though I shouldn't be surprised by the fact t...Even though I shouldn't be surprised by the fact that women are once again being blamed for attacks ON THEM, I can never understand how this makes sense in people's minds. <BR/><BR/>Basically, men are complete idiots led only by their sexual impulses, and instead of learning how to keep that in check, women have to anticipate it by changing their way of life. Nice.<BR/><BR/>I can only hope that asallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01054413520223145494noreply@blogger.com