Women only wear short skirts to attract men?
Misogyny at work?
This is what two different men have said to me recently - both men I respect (not any more!).
They don't believe me when I say I wear short skirts myself because I have what has been described as very slim legs. I have worked hard to keep my legs slim, lots of yoga and ballet exercises, and I think I look attractive in them which is, IMO, completely different to saying that I want men to look at my legs and admire them.
It is different, isn't it? I admire women who look and dress attractively, but I don't fancy them.
Can we discuss this issue? I didn't argue my point very well because I was tired at the time, but I could do with some good soundbites to prove to these men that everything in life isn't just about sex and attracting a mate!
I prefer to have my legs naked in the air so I can benefit from the coolness, at times certainly, but it does make me feel and look young, as I am. I even wear minis to work, and despite wearing a lab coat much of the day, I don’t think I am flirting with or perverting the thoughts of my colleagues, who are mostly women anyway, the few men in my workplace have never questioned my choice of clothing ever.
This is what two different men have said to me recently - both men I respect (not any more!).
They don't believe me when I say I wear short skirts myself because I have what has been described as very slim legs. I have worked hard to keep my legs slim, lots of yoga and ballet exercises, and I think I look attractive in them which is, IMO, completely different to saying that I want men to look at my legs and admire them.
It is different, isn't it? I admire women who look and dress attractively, but I don't fancy them.
Can we discuss this issue? I didn't argue my point very well because I was tired at the time, but I could do with some good soundbites to prove to these men that everything in life isn't just about sex and attracting a mate!
I prefer to have my legs naked in the air so I can benefit from the coolness, at times certainly, but it does make me feel and look young, as I am. I even wear minis to work, and despite wearing a lab coat much of the day, I don’t think I am flirting with or perverting the thoughts of my colleagues, who are mostly women anyway, the few men in my workplace have never questioned my choice of clothing ever.
