Re:"Lighten up"
by mitchellhislop on Thursday March 22, 2012 @01:31AM
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Bad example: we buy them for the thrill of driving fast. The #1 thing on my list when I was car shopping was how it felt on twisty roads and freeway entrance ramps - and I got a new Focus, not a 458.
Shirts don't cause adrenaline responses like that by wearing them.
It doesn't matter if the response to an attractive outfit is different from the response to a fast car. In both cases, it is possible that one is motivated by something other than gaining the attention of the desired sex. By providing your reason, you proved GP's point.
Re:"Lighten up"
by mitchellhislop on Thursday March 22, 2012 @12:36PM
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Yeah, reading that again this AM, I totally missed that point. Somehow read it as the inverse. I agree with it 100%
That's exactly my point.
Many people think men choose a Ferrari to impress women. That just isn't the case.
Nor can one generalize why women wear anything.
Re:"Lighten up"
by mitchellhislop on Thursday March 22, 2012 @12:35PM
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Ah, my mistake. It was late, and looking at it again, I mis-read it.
So, great example!
Yes
Why do women wear low-cut dresses if not to attract male attention (in the majority of cases)?
Because they think it looks good or is comfortable or is fashionable or they didn't have anything clean or their sister bought it for them and they are seeing them for lunch.
Have you heard of the Bechdel Test[1]? It's a simple way of seeing gender bias in a movie: It has to have at least two women in it, Who talk to each other, About something other than a man.
By thinking the way a woman dresses is about men your comment shows the same bias.
Turn it around: why do men buy Ferraris if not attract female attention?
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dykes_to_Watch_Out_For#Bechdel_...