Is Modesty Empowerment?

[silverweb]

8. Exactly.

When it comes to rape and harassment, we say, "Believe women," but when women say they want to dress modestly, we are basically calling them liars.

I'm no fundamentalist of any sort, but I also choose to dress in a less revealing fashion than is common. My reason is similar to that of other women: To avoid attracting unwanted male attention.

Yes, I fully agree that men should not react to women based on how they dress, yet they do. We can either confront them and defy them, or we can simply avoid putting ourselves on their radar in that sense. Those of us who are more introverted, who prefer to avoid confrontation or making a scene, will choose to show less skin for that reason. The kind of people I want to meet are those who react to values, ideas, and personality, not what is worn.