Anonymous wrote:Having lived in a number of other countries, I think 1) it's because women are less judged only by the way they look (Believe it or not, comparatively) and 2) status here is about being busy and rushed vs. well-kept.

Anonymous wrote:Because American women don’t need a man to survive or thrive. I’m from Eastern Europe, and did not understand this at first. But now I do. It is freeing to dress however you want to, be it frumpy, feminine, sexy, classy, whatever, because you can make your own money and don’t need to dress up to compete for eligible men. I dress nice, but only because I want to, but do not dress up to go to the grocery store, like I did in my country.

Women here are treated well, as they should be in a prosperous nation with laws and freedoms. Historically, women have been treated very badly, they had no rights at all. Well, now it so happens that modern men, which, of course, are not guilty of what had happened, have found themselves paying for these historical injustices. Sorry, guys, but women worldwide, as countries begin to grow more educated, technologically advanced, and prosperous, will choose to live for themselves.

In the absence of financial and economic incentives, the advantage is skewed towards women. Women don’t need sex as much as men do. Women can now make their own money, cook for themselves, go wherever they please. They can even go to a sperm bank and choose what kind of kid they want to have at a fraction of the cost.

I am not floating here because I don’t hate men, I simply state my observations. Women have always had to be meek, quiet, soft, etc., they had tiptoe around men because they depended on them. Now this is much less of an issue. Men, on the other hand, did not have please women, they just had to providers and protectors. They did not have to be tall, handsome, rich, respectful, non-violent, non-alcoholic, faithful, interesting to talk to, wash regularly, and do what they said they were going to do. Almost any able-bodied man could get a wife. Now it is time for men to evolve to incentivize women.

Anonymous wrote:Because comfort and ease trump my desire to be a decorative object. I'm past the age of desirability, and it feels great not to be subject to the constant male gaze. Now I dress for my myself.

Anonymous wrote:We’re feminists who value comfort over the male gaze.

Anonymous wrote:I spent the last three weeks in France and have to say, the women in general look much more attractive than in the U.S. I was amazed by all of the lean, well groomed, and healthy looking moms in bikinis at the beach.
It isn't just a female thing- the men looked equally as good.
It's not just the American women that look frumpy- it's the American men as well.

Anonymous wrote:Is athleisure considered frumpy if the woman is skinny and fit?

Just curious what we’re talking about here...

Anonymous wrote:So frumpy is now a euphemism for fat?

I thought it meant something else (dated, ill fitting clothes, nattractive haircut and accessories, etc.)

Anonymous wrote:I spent the last three weeks in France and have to say, the women in general look much more attractive than in the U.S. I was amazed by all of the lean, well groomed, and healthy looking moms in bikinis at the beach.
It isn't just a female thing- the men looked equally as good.
It's not just the American women that look frumpy- it's the American men as well.

Anonymous wrote:I spent the last three weeks in France and have to say, the women in general look much more attractive than in the U.S. I was amazed by all of the lean, well groomed, and healthy looking moms in bikinis at the beach.
It isn't just a female thing- the men looked equally as good.
It's not just the American women that look frumpy- it's the American men as well.