Not everything is about men’s boners...It protects boys from accountability for their actions.

I agree my feeling has also always been “I’m going to pay an obscene amount of money to give you free advertising? Fuck that, pay me to carry it”

I’m beg to differ.

THIS!!!!! Thank you!

Well, there are a few posters that are going to town shaming women for (1) the fashion industry and (2) lack of modesty, so... I suppose they pull their heads out of their asses long enough to star other commenters who agree with them, no matter how stupid they are.

All the stars. A perfect, reasoned post and so much more than jpeay deserves in patience and politeness. Thanks.

So where does a hemline have to fall in order for me to be taken seriously and receive higher levels of respect and equal treatment? Mid thigh? Knee? Mid calf? Ankle? Please, tell me the magic hemline length so the world stops sexualizing me! (Because we know that works so well in other cultures.)

If your kid is such a dipshit that he can’t focus due to an inch or two of skin, you’ve got way bigger problems and have no business blaming other kids for yours being a massive failure. This argument provides a handy way of ignoring the fact that dress codes don’t automatically make kids that don’t want to be there,…

Try “Girls wear clothing they deem flattering and comfortable; Boys learn to deal with it, including handling instances of untimely arousal.” You know, like grown-ups.

How is a girl baring her midriff taking the opportunity to learn away from others? If your contention is that she will so sexually enflame the straight boys in her class that they will somehow forget how to work out algebra, you’re going to shit when you find out that teenage girls *also* experience sexual attraction…

What complete and utter bollocks. Forcing women to adhere to someone ELSE’S arbitrary view of what “modesty” is does not empower women. Kowtowing to some random patriarchal checklist only serves to reinforce the notion that women must be controlled, contained, covered, all at the discretion of men.

You dudes are so fucking creepy. If you can’t “learn” because one girl in your class is showing the same amount of skin as all the boys in your class, you should seek therapy and be home schooled (unless you have sisters. Then just live in a van).

you conveniently keep saying “her”...

In summary: girls must change how they dress to avoid falling victim to the male gaze.

Boom.

Off topic, but after reading this article I especially need to rant. I was just arguing with my male housemate last night on the double standards of society regarding sex, especially on how women are considered whores, but men are praised for their sexual conquests. He refused to see any problem with the concept of a…

awww, does it hurt that i won’t engage with you genuinely when you so obviously made a genuine effort to reach out and connect? do you feel disenfranchised? if only i cared. :(

Beautifully stated.

Completely. They also have to turn the conversation around so they’re the center of attention. They are this guy: