A question for those of all religious/spiritual beliefs: "Is modern society's shift in fashion values...

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affecting morality and the empowerment of women?"

By this question, I am asking about the sexual objectification of women, how fashion is a contributer and if you think that this is disempowering for women. Many people believe that fashion is liberating, as the clothing we wear is a form of expression of one's self. But on the spin side, women in general are pre - judged on what they wear instead of on their intellect and personality. For instance, if a woman wears a low - cut top, then she is generally seen as 'easy', when in reality she is far from it - do you think that this disempowers women? Or, do you think that fashion allows women to be underestimated, and therefore we gain empowerment?

What ethical stance do you think should be taken for the next generation?

Could you also state whether you are an Atheist / Catholic / Muslim / Spiritualist etc... I am partaking a research thesis on this topic so each and every opinion given will be greatly appreciated. Thank u :)

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Well, it certainly can't be helping, but then women don't have to give in to these skanky fashions, either, and men don't need to be such stupid pigs led around by their hormones.

There's nothing wrong with modest dress from either sex, in my opinion. In fact, I kind of like it when a woman wears a flattering outfit that still leaves something to the imagination. That hit me once when I was looking through a clothing catalog. There were all these women with lots of makeup and high-heeled shoes, wearing bright, flashy clothes that hugged certain areas and barely covered others. And then in another section of the catalog was a lady modeling a nice, comfy T-shirt and a pair of flannel pajama bottoms. That was sexier than anything else in the magazine. It said low-maintenance. It said smart. It said I'm not using my body to suck you in, and my brain is just as important as every other part of me. That lady in her jammies looked like someone who would be happy to snuggle under the covers with you on a cold, rainy day and read a good book or watch some old classic movie.

But there are lots of guys who prefer the high heels and skimpy clothes, and some of today's fashions are so tight and skimpy that lots of guys are naturally going to leer at the women wearing them ... because that seems to be what the women wearing those things WANT guys to do.

That's where this empowerment idea comes in, I guess. I think some women have decided that if they want to get ahead, they need to let their body parts hang out. And you know, if a male CEO is so dumb as to hire a less qualified woman because she has bigger hooters and she shows 'em off for all the world to see, I can't blame women for trying to take advantage of male stupidity.

Yet that's also the beginning of a slippery slope. It reinforces the idea that this is how women get ahead, so women keep dressing immodestly, and guys think this must be OK since they keep dressing that way. Pretty soon, the only thing that gets noticed is not the woman, or her intelligence, but her T&A. And if she doesn't live up to some imagined male fantasy, she's accepted or dismissed solely on her looks. She's become a piece of meat that's only to be ogled for how excited it gets us.

For the next generation, I hope that men can begin to see women for more than just their curves, and I hope that women will think more of themselves that just those curves, and will come to expect more from men.

Background: Agnostic leaning toward atheist, raised Catholic but interested in Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism these days.

Answer 3

We as Christians are to dress modestly .....

What is offered for sale in many stores today is trash and those that wear such are not being cute or fashionable.....

My husband is grossed out by the baby butt crack.....low cut shirts with cleavage hanging out...

I have told store personnel, " please pull up your pants, you are in a work environment and the showing of your underwear is not appreciated."

I have looked for "customer assistance person", only to discover this person dressed in shabby every day clothes, not dressed in proper "work uniform" type clothes...How does one tell who works and who is shopping??

Or on the other hand!! I had an experience with customer service ...the woman behind the counter...tons & tons of makeup, jewelry, piercings, tattoos, low cut tank top....

I had worked at that store 5 years before and it was required white blouse, black pants, black shoes....professional appearance.....or you were sent home to dress correctly for work.....what happened??

I have nothing against that...but in a work area what has happened to proper work attire??

I have seen "slobs" and "happy hookers" as the customer service personnel in the same store...this reflects on the business and on the person...

If it isn't for sale then do not advertise it as such.....

The selling of "adult version" of garments for little girls so they look like baby hookers is very offensive...what are people thinking dressing a little girl like that??

I worked in a grocery store a few blocks from the high school a few years back....I called the school after the incident to inquire if they had a dress code policy...

The teen age girls that came through my check stand, were wearing jeans that were so low that you could tell if they were a natural blonde or not... I did not need to know!! The store manager had been standing behind me..his eyebrows went up and he muttered he was going to the office "cause I think there is a law against me seeing that!"...

The high school had something going on the next week as we were not exposed to that again.....

Fashion does not empower women....you can put a business suit on a pig and you still have a pig...

It is the morality and self respect on the inside that empowers a woman....

Answer 4

I think that the way people, not just women, in general is more and more degrading to themselves and others. Thanks to my Mother I tend to notice when a movie has some woman, who is supposed to be a respected, scientist, or what have you, has half her breasts exposed. It doesn't say I am confident, it says I am desperate, for attention, or for money, or whatever. One of the clearest signs to me a show has limited ratings and/or plot is when people start being objectified and sexualised.

I recently went to a convention, Dragon*Con, and one of the discussions was while meant to be about something else, became about the treatment of women in comics. In general the messages sent to/from the writers, artists and readers is if they don't dress trashy, female characters aren't going to succeed. I personally disagree.

I think when people, especially those in high visibility points in life, dress in such a way as to draw attention to their bodies, not to their brains, or to their message, they are setting the pace for others.

I am a Christian, one of Jehovah's Witnesses.

I have a niece who is almost 10, I shudder to think of how she will dress/want to dress, when she is 15.

Answer 5

Wearing clothes that barely cover oneself never empowers women, but rather has the opposite affect. There is only one reason why women wear clothes like that, and it's because men want them to. So all they are really doing is playing into the hands of lustful men, even if they don't realize it. How empowering is it to get a job or get ahead anywhere because a man percieves you to be sexy? Why would anyone want to work for someone like that? All you're really doing is perpetuating that type of culture, and making it difficult for other women who may not be physically attractive, but just as qualified, if not more so. And if you really think about it, why would you want to work for someone who would hire you because of your physical appearance? Does that person respect you? No, of course not.

If women want equality they should focus on being held to the same standards as everyone else, regardless of gender.

Answer 6

What a woman wears maximum truthfully makes an result on how the "lady's pass" is perceived. women all human beings isn't stupid, and via the time a woman is sixteen she is conscious precisely how what she wears will impact the adult males round her. whilst women human beings go with to positioned on something that's clearly meant to distract/charm to it nullifies what women human beings have been attempting to end for 40 years. As in all issues, it is not what you say, this is what you do. a woman can argue all day that adult males shouldn't choose them on how they gown, and shouldn't react in accordance to what they see, yet whilst the rubber meets the line all of us understand that a short skirt or tight denims, and a low decrease shirt is going to get interest, and it isn't the variety of interest that demands appreciate. we don't stay in a utopian society. helpful, it may be great if all human beings ought to stroll around in despite variety of gown they had to without all people making prejudgments approximately them, yet that's no longer fact. we ought to continually stay in accordance to the fact we are surrounded via, or we've not have been given any marvelous to ***** whilst human beings do no longer take us heavily. all the whining interior the international won't exchange how all human beings is under pressure. If women human beings choose to be taken heavily, and be judged for who they're and not what they seem to be, then they should gown the area. adult males are unlikely to stop being adult males to any extent further than women human beings will stop being women human beings. If a woman certainly needs a guy to work out HER and not her physique aspects, then she is conscious precisely how she ought to gown to end that. adult males, as an entire, can not take "the empowerment of ladies human beings" heavily if, of their view, women all human beings is dressing to seduce and manage. "movements talk louder than words." i'm a Christian.

Answer 7

Everyone is judged by what they wear, men, women, children, hermaphrodites, and even pets. Why would fashion disempower women in particular?

Answer 8

If you present yourself as a sex object, then obviously that is how other people will perceive you.

The women claim that we are "blaming the victim" by stating the obvious fact that people judge based on appearance are actually dis-empowering themselves by playing the victim -- instead of using to their advantage the fact that you CAN control to some extent what people think of you by simply changing your clothes.

If you submit an resume to a prospective employer filled with mistakes and spelling errors, you create the appearance that that you are careless and/or uneducated. Instead of whining about how superficial people are, you could change how people view you by simply learning to spell.

Likewise, if you can change what people think of you by simply dressing a little more modestly, then why not do it, instead of going around scantily clad and complaining about the stares of all of the shocked people?

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Protestant

Answer 9

What we wear does empower us. I choose what to wear based on the situation I will be in. I would never dress with a low-cut top, and risk being seen as "easy" in a situation where it is important to me that whoever sees me does not think that (for instance, a job interview wouldn't be the best place to showcase my ta tas, unless you happen to know that the hiring manager likes to hire hoochie mamas). I mean, if men are so easily manipulated by what we wear, why not use it to our advantage? I would never allow what I wear to disempower me, that's for sure.

Answer 10

Sad that women are judged by what they wear, but in a way I can understand.

What is with the big show of skin anyway?

I have never been able to figure it out.

Please enlighten me.

Love and blessings Don

Answer 11

I think that to buy into clothing causing the sexual objectification of women, is to relegate women to wearing the burka's of the middle east.

Women should be free to wear, or not wear, whatever they choose. If someone treats them as a sexual object, that speaks of the person treating them that way, not necessarily the woman.

Men are quite capable of controlling themselves and their thinking.