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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The fallacy is that women are responsible for men's thoughts and actions.

If a woman wears yoga pants and a man ogles or says something, the woman is not to blame.

If a woman wears leggings and a man catcalls her, the woman is not to blame.

If a woman is wearing a skirt on the metro and a man takes an upskirt photo, the woman is not to blame.

If a woman is wearing a tight top and gets groped by a man on the bus, the woman is not to blame.

If you're not comfortable wearing yoga pants in public, that's fine. I'm not going to judge you for that. And a man who says you should dress sexier is just as wrong as the one who catcalls a woman in leggings.

You are not responsible for those reactions, nor do you need to tolerate them.[/quote]

All of your examples here are about men's ACTIONS.  Not thoughts, actions.

Look, I agree with you. Men are responsible for their own actions, and women should not be blamed for them no matter what.

But if you wear something that shows off your ass, why would you be surprised when someone sees it and THINKS "wow, check out that ass"?  If they go beyond THOUGHTS and instead ACT on those thoughts, that's a whole different ball game.  But I thought this thread was about men thinking lustful thoughts.  Are we trying to censor men's thoughts now?[/quote]

Huh? I'm not talking about what men should or shouldn't do. I'm talking about women's perceived responsibility for it.

The blogger's take is that women shouldn't wear certain clothes because wearing those clothes makes men lustful. She believes women are responsible for what goes on in men's brains. In case it isn't obvious...this is bullshit. It's a philosophy that's been used to control and shame women forever and always. It explains burqas. It explains the separation of men and women in Orthodox Jewish synagogues. It explains the UVa sorority "don't go to parties" edict.

It goes something like this: Men can't control themselves, so it's up to women not to tempt them with their presence/bare ankles/tight pants. Really, the rules are in place for the good of women, to protect them. Because men just can't be held responsible for how they'll respond to temptation.[/quote]

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