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I'm the Bingo PP.  I think you're right but at some point the girls have to be taught that sexually suggestive clothes is sexually suggestive.  They don't inherently know that. They don't know that some dance moves are mimicking sex acts unless you tell them so.   My DD has a lot of body confidence and I love that and she will attract unwanted attention in the future as we all have.  She needs to have as much information upon which to base her decisions as possible.  She doesn't have as much world experience as I do in this department, so some explaining and guidance  is necessary.  [/quote]

The clothes are not sexually suggestive. The interpretation made by people viewing the clothes is the problem. There are cultures where women can be topless and it's not a problem, but here a girl showing a little too much cleavage is wearing something inappropriate. It's not the top - it's the observer.

Why should you have to teach your child that the casual sundress she prefers to wear without an undershirt might flash "side boob" and that someone else might "think" something about her. How wrong is that? Your child is now responsible for the disgusting cultural acceptance that any stranger can sexualize her? And judge her for his own inappropriate thoughts?

As the parent of a daughter I understand the concerns. But I am also constantly at war with myself over them. The disgusting behavior or thoughts of others are not her responsibility. [/quote]

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