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In reply to the discussion: For those women who think objectifying women as sex objects is OK [View all]MadrasT
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My idea of dressing nicely is "no holes, no stains, and it's clean".
I *stopped* wearing beautiful clothes, cosmetics, dresses, and high heels because I *hated* the attention it attracted from men. There is a clear correlation in my life between the amount of unwanted attention I receive and how I present myself.
I *thought* I was dressing "for me" and the world communicated something different to me.*
In order to be viewed as a person and not a female, I stopped presenting as female. (I don't present as male, I just dress fairly neutrally and don't wear makeup or stereotypically "feminine" clothes).
*Note: I have Aspergers Syndrome so the way I experience the world is very different from most people. Sometimes it gives me laser-like clarity to see through bullshit, and sometimes it just leaves me clueless. All I know is my experience on this, which was "dressing nice attracts males, do not like, stop."