"decency" of dress

[Liztzisht]

This is a spin-off from the "Muslim Cleric" thread and is not intended as a debate on whether a woman can deserve to be raped.

Is there a limit to what is "decent" dress in your opinion? I have a friend who spent a while in France and told me that when English girls go out on the town in French cities, dressed as they would at home, they are frequently mistaken for prostitutes. Even to the extent of having guys stop them in the street and ask "how much?".

Regardless of the morality of the situation, is a girl compromising her safety if she wears a certain type of clothing?

On average, do you feel you can differentiate between a "nice girl you'd take for dinner with your granny" and an "easy one night stand" based on her choice of clothing?

Ladies, do you make judgements on other women based on how revealing their clothing is? Do you feel your judgements are usually accurate? Do you feel style of dress does provide an accurate representation of someone's personality?

Do you feel people should be absolutely free to wear as little/much as they choose in any (non-work/school) context?

[ompelle]

Ethnocentrism makes baby Jesus cry.

[ramkohli@rogersecom]

lol - he kills a baby rabbit every time it happens

Its up to the lady in question. Sometimes the word lady is very loosely used, but thats the point. Each to their own.

[uslikestonuke]

I dont think anyone deserves to be raped male or female, however if you go into any major town or city in the UK on a friday or saturday night you will find so many women dressed like prostitutes.

This provocative dress obviously attracks male attention otherwise what would be the point, however rape is an entirely different matter.

Given the ammount of binge drinking that goes on its a recipe for disaster.

[NatalieC]

It should happen more

[merlineaton]

When it's advertised, I have no sympathy. I'm quite sure women are aware of what they're going to be attracting, so why choose to do it?

[mycoldfeet]

wha!?

you either condone racism, or hate baby rabbits?

[Mandala]

whoa victoria, Im shocked. You have no sympathy for someone raped because of their dress sense?

So because some girl is out looking for a good time, hoping to pull someone to make her feel special, you have no sympathy for a violent abuse of them?

shocked

[MATTNr]

Hate baby rabbits

Apologies, I'm evil today. I don't condone racism in the slightest

[FATEBLOOD87]

Some women are just dim/genuine victims regardless of what they're wearing, in which case the attacker should be castrated and locked in a box until he dies. But some cases boil down to communication

EDIT:
I wasn't talking about rape in particular, was a general comment