Summer’s here! Out come the lighter clothes. Unfortunately, light seems to be synonymous with skimpy and cool seems to equal cleavage. Why is that? Aren’t we encouraged to cover up to avoid UV exposure?
Okay, who am I kidding? I don’t care about your exposure to the sun. That’s your choice.
What I do care about is how we dress in places of business and education. Places where our husbands, fathers, brothers, sons, and other good men have to be every day. In those places, it’s not about fashion. It’s about respect and service, and showing too much skin is simply not respectful.
There, I said it because the men aren’t going to. They’re afraid you’ll tell them to mind their own business and stopping looking, or call them perverts and complain about harassment.
Most men aren’t creeps or perverts. They’re just men. Sometimes they’re like a deer caught in the headlights. It’s like driving past the guy on the bike with his crack showing… Do I want to look? No! Are my eyes drawn there until I realize what I’m looking at? Yes. Blech!
Consider this: 1) If you dress provocatively, you don’t get to choose who notices. It might be the Hot Hunk, but it might be the Corner Creep. Or it might be the Good Guy you work with who now feels uncomfortable around you. 2) If you’re showing skin to get attention, wouldn’t you rather know it was your pretty eyes, your witty intellect, your dazzling smile, or your caring heart that first attracted your special someone? Not your skin. Everyone has skin.
Let’s make life a little easier on the decent men in our midst – especially in places of business. Let’s give ourselves – and others – the respect we deserve by choosing coverage.
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