"No one is forcing Iranian women who want to cover to take it off."

You've missed my point. Just as it should be legal for women to take their tops off, so should it be legal for them to choose to keep them on.

What is also oppressive is forcing women to take off their coverings, and stripping them of their choice to cover up. This is the kind of oppressive de-veiling legislation that is being advocated in multiple western countries.

"Veiling in Iran is compulsory, so fighting against it is a fight for freedom."

Agreed. Women should be just as free to veil, if that is their preference, and the west should be careful of how this right is characterized.

oh gawd. As the author of this article has already stated "Stairs, fabric, accidental flashing—-none of that matters. If someone bends down and you see their rear and you laugh and mock them, YOU ARE THE ASSHOLE. Not them for forgetting to wear a belt."

Oops. Re. the Burqa comment: I feel compelled to follow up that I really don't want to draw blanket parallels between sexist school dress codes with dress policies under Islam. So long as some Muslim women want and choose to wear burqas, then that's their call. Just as I think it should be the call of women in western…

Totally understandable. I mean, kids will be kids after all. I hope your school used some common sense and instituted a long sleeved shirt policy.

no, we just need to include it in a larger and more accurate discussion about the realities of sexual assault.

Exactly this. You know, I remember one of my biggest crushes starting when I saw someone's ankle. Seriously. It was insta-lust.

"I'm arguing the practicality of the situation - little boys look up little girls' skirts. Period."

Still, this explanation is victim blaming.

Heh. You just argued variations of column 2, row 1 and column 1, row 2. Self reflection's just not your thing, hey?

Heh. Even you?! For real?

I wrote a follow up reply. They appear to have deleted it. Perplexing, because I didn't use personal attacks, sarcasm, or even a hint of exasperation (the latter two I sometimes have trouble avoiding, heheh).

An excellent eg of wikipedia's gender bias.

Yeah, we don't need to further reinforce the "forcible rape", "legitimate rape", and "stranger rape" narratives.

As with the nursing example, I think the situations are more nuanced than your characterization. The standards in dispute here are gendered and disproportionately carried by women.

There is no "common sense" when it comes to dress codes, only institutional and cultural norms. These vary from place to place.

Also, people who claim to be asking "why" when they actually have a position are guilty of JAQing off. Maybe you should do that in private.