Dam true, what would the solution be in your point of view. I think men should lower their gaze and stop thinking of women as a sexual object.I don't know if I fully agree with the message of that video. Its taking the blame of harassment off of women and telling women if they change THEMSELVES they wont be harassed. Isn't this totally wrong? Where's the accountability for men?
This is a good video showing how much men like to look at women for all the wrong reasons, The hijab is wore so that men would not be as tempted sexually. I think it's important for women to be less revealing in public.five hours in “casual” clothing, and five hours in a hijab.
I definitely don't agree with extreme conservatism, but I do agree with women and society as a whole to tone it down a bit at least in public. Children walk around in public and it's just not a good image for them.While it may be easy enough to blame a variety of things as biological flaws, social and cultural conditioning have a lot to do with the way men treat women. The answer is not to revert to extreme conservatism, but to accept, identify and deal with social problems.
Do you mean that as a suggestion or a public decency law? Either way, you have to define clear cut reasons for why it is bad. This is the point where most people claim that it is against their "culture", "religious beliefs" and so on. What you define as provocative is subjective, in some countries, a woman showing any amount of skin is considered to be provocative.I definitely don't agree with extreme conservatism, but I do agree with women and society as a whole to tone it down a bit at least in public. Children walk around in public and it's just not a good image for them.
That's a great point and since society has already corrupted us especially here in the US, it wouldn't make any sense to make up any laws regulating what we should and shouldn't wear, now I think we as a whole do a bad job educating our young about sex, and that's were the problems begin.Do you mean that as a suggestion or a public decency law? Either way, you have to define clear cut reasons for why it is bad. This is the point where most people claim that it is against their "culture", "religious beliefs" and so on. What you define as provocative is subjective, in some countries, a woman showing any amount of skin is considered to be provocative.
Almost everyone seems to confuse the idea of allowing something with
a) It suddenly becoming widespread.
b) They themselves being forced to do it.
In my opinion, this is a tricky road to go down. Applying any sort of moral standard to society in general, usually leads to people going out of their way to break it. It is much easier to let women wear what they want and simply tell your children that the adult human body looks that way and there's nothing embarrassing or sexual about it. Just like a kitchen knife isn't automatically a murder weapon.
Well said! I couldn't agree more with this.While it may be easy enough to blame a variety of things as biological flaws, social and cultural conditioning have a lot to do with the way men treat women. The answer is not to revert to extreme conservatism, but to accept, identify and deal with social problems.
Very true. We are teaching our children a very mixed and confusing set of ideas about sex. At one point, we talk about the virtues of modesty. Then we tell the girls that being attractive to boys is a smart idea. We talk about being gentlemanly and being chivalrous. Then we tell the boys that boys have to be manly ie aggresive to get a girl.I think we as a whole do a bad job educating our young about sex, and that's were the problems begin.
Excellent point. Bodies are just bodies and it is only society that gives them a sexual connotation. More education is needed all round.It is much easier to let women wear what they want and simply tell your children that the adult human body looks that way and there's nothing embarrassing or sexual about it. Just like a kitchen knife isn't automatically a murder weapon.