Mr. Silver, Raven, I agree with both of you.
The higher you set the standard for 'clothed' whether the norm is loincloths or long pants, the standard for 'revealing' will always be relative and proportional. To the point where in nudist areas, the reverse occurs and a woman wearing a bikini is alluring, and also where a woman fully clothed but revealing a fine-boned ankle or wrist is wildly exciting.
But also, the more sexuality is repressed, the more violently it comes out, the less suggestion is needed, and it would be easy to conclude "Women need to be more conservative."
Therein is the misconception. And a dangerous one. While I agree that 2% of the population commit 90% of the crime (or some figure like that) it isn't necessarily a matter of those committing the crimes but society's reaction to said crimes.
As long as there is a feeling like "she deserved it- look what she was wearing" we are doing men and women a great disservice. We're telling women that they can't wear what they please because they have to be afraid of men; that they could ever deserve something like that.... We're telling men that they're animals and we don't expect them to have any self-restraint. It's unfair to everyone.
...but take that all with a grain of salt; I'm no criminal psychologist, just a laywoman watching it all from the sidelines.



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