[net.women] A thought on "provocative"

dae@psuvax1.UUCP (Daemon) (05/21/85)

I find this discussion of the amount of fault that can be attributed to
women raped while wearing "provocative" clothing quite interesting and
was musing on it the other day when I realized something that will
probably just confuse the whole issue more:

->  Provocation, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder.  <-

Don't believe me?  Ok, fine--dress a woman any way you want, and see
how provoking she is to your average bird.

Now the only remaining consideration is practical, not moral--is it
*wise* to dress in a manner conventionally held to be provocative in
certain areas and at certain times?  I think the answer to that is
obvious--depends on the situation.

--Daemon (This has been a totally unofficial opinion)