There is a much deeper meaning behind this.. I don't understand how many people don't understsnd this, but they do. Therefore, it's an excellent question. I will leave a video at the end whoch explains the primal evolutionary drive to save me writing about it. However; we USUALLY are quick to judge this without understanding the reasons and significance.
The self-valued traits below BUILD SELF CONFIDENCE. Sepf Confidence is the SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT thing required for attraction. And guys... comon... we do it just as much! We just don't see it because we are programmed to focus on tits and ass... Ever heard the expression "Clothes make the man"? Yeah.. exactly!
Self-valued Traits (Men and Women may have equality, but they are NOT the same!
Traits:
1. MEN have Strength, (which also shows their sexuality), and is fundamental to building self confidence to a Man. Men dress to show strength. There is a reason that every suit jacket has shoulder pads built in...
2. WOMEN have vanity, (which shows their sexuality), and is fundamental to building self confidence to a Woman. There is a reason for inventions designed to make boobs apear firm and perky and accentuate the rump, making their body look more symmetrical, (and of course hiding those pesky panty lines.. sorry Ladies 😆).
How does this build confidence?
Men: We feel strong, being looked at, smiled at and it drives our ego up. We feel we've been noticed and therefore promotes our ascension in the social hierarchy. Women are attracted to your strength, not your weakness! And you know it!
Women: Women feel BEAUTIFUL. They start turning heads, causing car accidents 😏, being complimented and their friends start upping their game to compete. Women help each other out by preening, (a primal phenomenon rooted in their DNA). Their confidence soars and they ascend in their social hierarchy! Men are attracted to their beauty, (and smell)! They know it! What they don't know is that we are also attracted through scent but to something we can't actually smell.. but our brain does, as shown in the first video.
Smell
Why the social hierarchy... Like.. Wut? Human Instinct. That's why.
Here endeth my rant. 😊🙄😊
Women project feminine eroticism (sexualize is an excessive attribution) for various different reasons. Some do it cynically as a means of manipulation and control of men, who they know are wired to be easily moved by it. This is done quite a lot by middle class white women who are infected with Feminist Derangement Syndrome and who will turn on a dime once some objective, such as marrying rich, has been accomplished. They will drop their knickers to get ahead but they are not feminine women. Note that none of them are smiling. The girl on the right is fetching but she will already have the number of her lawyer in the contacts of her phone. This kind of woman will be blatant, humorless and confrontational about it. And men, brainwashed by the media and porn think it's real. This goes all the way back to Lucy, Charlie Brown and the football.
But then there are women who project feminine eroticism as a cheerful, confident celebration of classic femininity. This is often associated with Mediterranean, Latino and Filipino women. Although the word is rarely used, it it the female version of "macho"... "marimacho". They don't do it to "feel empowered". Classic femininity IS empowerment. They don't do it cynically. They do it just as athletic/sports guys act "macho". Celebrating what The Creator has blessed them with and what they work hard to maintain. And they bring it home to their men and unashamedly pass it on to daughters.
Newsflash. Its why there is an undercurrent of men recruiting life partners in Latin America and the Philippines. We got tired of being conned yet again by Lucy. I did exactly that.
Feminism did that. That has nothing to do with being sexualized, everybody is sexualized. Were sexual beings. But objectification has to do with lust/Eros, not love. And is not nothing to do with sexuality or just how you choose to present yourself. But the intentions behind it. Many women know as it's genetic for us to know to get make attention (meaning to pay attention to/get him to look or desire) is to play up the role of a wan who likes sex or the idea of it if their a virgin in order to attract a mate. Sadly since it's hard to find men who does so differently. Sex sells because this is a man's world. And men desire for sex is often higher than women. So no matter how smart, dumb, attractive, unattractive, morally good or morally bad, or her personality, mentality, financial stability, upbringing, community, religion, faith, or whatever she has. if she is unable to have sex ler alone have children, in any ancient society befote our own has shown us that, she is a useless/ not a woman at all in the minds of men. People have sadly forgotten that were human. With feelings and emotions and thoughts of our own. That behind that body you want so much to get sexual with is a human soul that deserves your respect and love (nonsexual). Every body deserves that much.
Besides it's not empowering at all. It's a trick. And it's shaming the female gender and sex. It's a bottle fed lie. Isn't made a difference between having confidence in loving your body versus parading your body for the whole world to see. Especially one who is not your spouse. And it's something YOU just want to do. Not what the world thinks you should do. Because you might as well marry and have sex with the world.
I voted B.
I wonder why some of the most simplify concepts are extremely hard to understand. If people stop trying to make things deeper than what it is.
No one bothers to look to the past for history. Many people of all types have been told you can't you can't you can't. At the end of the day we are all still child like. When somethings are told we are not allowed to do, it only human nature to do the opposite. Or is that explanation too hard to understand for most?
If you think about it people of all kind that was opress in some way will do what most people claim not allow. Seriously it ever where even on this board with man and Thier whining how women are spawns of evil. (Note how they don't just swear off women though) Also women just like men go through phases of finding them selves. That a person right and journey. Who knows why of anything.
But I do know when I take all of things in account ( history, times ECT) it not hard to understand.
Also many those who voted and probably didn't speak because I don't think most the people on here can get over thier own super complex of thinking they find the secret of some "complex" problem to even bother to to take anything in account. They refuse to believe or look deeper. Be a waste of breath with most.
I vote B. But mostly because I think either gender. Can dress what ever going to get them through this bleak dark thing call life before we die.
Because we know and men have told us countless of times how visual they are. Unfortunately, a lot women think that by showing a lot of skin will attract a man and sorry to say... but it's true. Let's just get real here, and I'm not trying to shame. I want the men to answer my question: When you decide to look at porn/masturbate do you try to find women with the most clothes on or do you try to find women with the least amount of clothing or wearing something sexy/skimpy? Do you really think guys are spanking it to women dressed like this online:
Or do you think they are searching for women like this:
And girls who are at bars/clubs dressed like this tend to get more attention and asked if the
guy can buy them a drink or talk to them:
That's not saying men don't approach fully clothed women or women who dress down and earthy. We know a woman can be very sexy looking with casual clothes on but we also know that showing some skin boost are chances even more.
Some do. But I do agree with you. Women who do sexualize themselves should not complain if they find men who are the same as them who also sexualize women. You attract what you give. You cannot ho around and act trashy and then want a man who is the opposite. Get what you give. Morals and values are gone for a lot of people nowadays and then they wonder why they have the sorta problems they do. You can be empowered just as much by having good morals and values 😊
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I'll try to explain this as clearly as I can, because I do believe there is a very specific underlying cause to it.
When we think of power, what do we think? Fame, influence, wealth, and even beauty. We think of someone on top of hierarchy and socio-economic class.
How many women in the world have achieved all of those above from doing anything other than leaking sex tapes and getting under the knife? We live in a world where women are convinced that they have to sexualize themselves to gain everything that we associate with power! And you know what? I don't need to gain the power that only comes from sexualizing myself. I respect myself enough to know that this power is not worth my self-respect. And it takes some time, growth and experience to realize that for most women.
I think women feel empowered doing this because historically society has made women hide their sexuality and those that displayed it too openly were shamed / called slutty.
So I guess it's empowering in that sense - but other than that I don't think there anything really that "empowering" about showing off your sexuality. It's something we all have - you can choose to flaunt it or not. But I do think both women and men that go above and beyond to flaunt their sexuality are a bit shallow. As a women, I'm not into a man who puts up tons of shirtless pics and tries to get girls / get attention just based on his looks. Same goes for women.
You are more than welcome to wear whatever you want... but don't b**ch about it if men are looking at your breasts or cooch versus your face. It's not like you buy that skimpy shirt so we can look at your shoes. That's like telling girls, don't notice that rich guy driving that lambo, instead look at his heart. Most women won't hesitate to approach him.
Intellectually, it gives them a competitive edge.
Hot girls make men temporarily less intelligent.
www.sciencedirect.com/.../S0022103109001164
"... men’s (but not women’s) cognitive performance declined following a mixed-sex encounter. In line with our theoretical reasoning, this effect occurred more strongly to the extent that the opposite-sex other was perceived as more attractive (Study 1), and to the extent that participants reported higher levels of impression management motivation (Study 2)."
Haha, nah I don't think this is why most women dress sexy.
Though maybe it should be, if it works...
Lol "muh female empowerment"...
Silly little girls who are grasping ahold of any attention they can get, foolishly thinking it makes them wahmen. The only power insecure girls have are over the beta male cucked simps, who are the male equivalent of them.
I'd wager that women feel far less "empowered" now than what they did before women's "liberation". And is all the slutty behaviour is, is a cry out for any last vestiges of true masculinity to put them back in their place, and have them shown some true authority...
Only the crying shame is that sluts are not worthy of feeling truly "empowered"...
For the longest time it was dictated what value a woman had and whether or not she even had the right to feel confident or beautiful. Try and lie to yourself by saying the bulk of value you find in women is in how she looks.
Or bodies have been policed, restricted and contorted to favor the likes of men.
This is the 21st century of of course it sounds dumb but have this much power with out bodies to express and uplift ourselves, define ourselves and claim our bodies as our own is liberating.
I know for a FACT you’ll just down arrow this as you aimed to attack women. “Shocker”
But if that bigoted brain of yours catches anything remember that we ain’t far from a time when women were considered property.
Let that sink in.
It depends, I have never flashed my body much but I can somehow see a bit of their perspective and reasoning.
I personally, find nude photoshoots (private) very empowering, showing the womans beautiful curves and things, artsy kind of stuff no sexual aspect just more pure nature womans body kind of shoot, me and my boyfriend did It and got it printed. So It's more like a boudair shoot.
On the daily, wearing skimpy clothes I do not understand. I think It's to show how confident some women are, and love their bodies (Yes you do not have to wear skimpy clothes to be confident) but it's one of the many ways I believe.
It's like embracing your natural body, and the fact you're a woman especially when you do the Boudair shoots.
So I'd say It's more embracing rather then sexualising themselves.
I think sexualising would be more, slutting around having loads of sex, and cheating.
I see what you're saying, but when I think female empowerment I think of girls taking martial arts, working out or feeling like a force that can accomplish something. I have seen girls say they feel "empowered and sexy" when salsa dancing. Likely meaning she felt like she could do anything on the dance floor. It's usually more about actually doing something.
Maybe some girls feel like they can do whatever they want when they are sexualized. Which in reality, good looking girls get better treatment. They get away with things and commonly act a certain way because of that. So when a girl feels hot she feels empowered.
The whole thing is naturally stems from gender approval. Their feminine existence is often seen from a sexual perspective meaning that a woman self-satisfaction is feeding from what men think of her. In fact since the early ages a woman with wide hips and large breasts is considered the perfect wife material and upon this assumption women started to wear dresses that give more emphasis for both these traits.
What you see today is just the same thing but it's culturally shaped through globalisation and media
Women can add a deeper meaning all they want. They're still sexualizing themselves and are making excuses to be naked and push boundaries.
I think it is FAR more empowering for a woman to not have to do that in order to feel good and be empowered. As time goes on, it is becoming more common for a woman to show skin in public. Cropped tops, yoga pants so tight you can see every curve... etc. So, for a woman to go against that and say "hey, I don't need to be like you and show all my bits... I feel good covered."
THAT is empowering.
It's about owning your sexuality and body. Men sexualize us constantly - i've had 50+ men check me out openly when I wear shorts or a skirt since I was 11 years old, yet it's a shocker when we decide to see ourselves as sexual beings and own that part of ourselves. We should be able to wear what we want like men do. Fat, ugly men go topless in the summer like that is something anybody wants to see and attractive men with good bodies go shirtless too but god forbid if a woman does because she has different nips than men do!!! Oh no! I personally don't like showing off skin but I admire women who do. It's empowering both for us especially when women with imperfections show those off comfortably and it normalizes the female body, leading to it hopefully being less sexualized one day.
It’s about autonomy. It’s like saying “This is my body and my sexuality, and I decide when to show it, who to show it to, and how much to show.” Some women feel empowered when they are open about their sexuality and feel confident expressing it publicly. Some women feel empowered when they are more reserved about their sexuality and only express it their boyfriends or husbands.
It's about attention, status... it's "nature" in a way.
Whether we like it or not, we still act a lot based on out natural instincts and desires. It doesn't matter if it's the 21st century, we're still animals looking to reproduce, and how do women show their value and that they'll be a good mate? By displaying their bodies. If a man is wants to reproduce with a woman, he wants the one with the best genes, the most feminine one, and women know this, hence why they sexualize themselves.
Men do the same thing, just differently. Women want a powerful man to reproduce with, and that's why men always try to one up each other, and show who's the most confident, most successful, stronger...
It has nothing to do with empowerment because it's the 21st century and now they're free from the chains of men blah blah bullshit. We're still slaves to our desires and nature.
As a female who is all about empowerment and self love. I honestly think that the girls that are naked all the time on Instagram are just looking for attention and validation. I’m my opinion they are not really doing it because they feel liberated or empowered by showing there body. But they say it empowers them because they think it’s a valid excuse for their thot-ish behavior. Now I’m not saying all women who like to show skin are like this, it’s just the ones with no self respect or morals.
Its easy really, women know it all boils down to one important fact : Does the man she has her eyes on finds her hot enough or not.
regardless of her degrees, job, family or intellect, if a woman can't catch a mans attention with her looks she loses and 90% of women know this , some dont and these get seriosuly confused at some point.
womens most important asset is their looks, and most know it, they groom, dress sexy and do their best to attract the attention of men, whether they like it or not if they want what men can offer them , these men must find them worthy enough to give it to them, and looks are the main thing men look for in a woman.
There are several possible reasons. 1) mother's don't teach their daughters that you don't have to dress slutty to get a man's attention. One of the pluses of men being visual is that some admire and respect women dressed modestly. I know, from personal experience. 2) some women want to fit in with what society says." Everyone on Instagram is doing it and I want to feel important and pretty too" anyone who "claims" they dress sexy for themselves is a liar. Unless they have no means of social media to post too and stay inside 24/7.
I don't understand why women who are dating or married want to dress revealing. You have a Significant other, if you're trying to keep his attention... dressing sexy won't do it forever. You're going to get old, whether you want to or not.
women’s bodies are policed. Freeing the body is like sticking a finger to repression
It’s not the most political act but I get it. And I think the fact it bothers so many people so much illustrates nicely why women might get satisfaction in figuratively saying fuck off
People feel empowered in their own way. For anyone to judge another based on what they wear/want's to wear is quite shallow, and not really any of your concern.
I personally like to wear more masculine clothes since my job is not suited for more feminine clothing
Because "mainstream" history, the human stories that have been carried out traditionally have portrait this idea and notion that out value is attached to how erotic, sexy and "vulnerable" we might be enhancing masculinity.
Imagine how modesty would be the "empowerment" or main trend of clothing if history and society place women value more in character, mindset and ways of contributing to society in ways that go beyond sexuality.
Women feel a sense of empowerment when people marvel at their appearance. I love it when a guy calls me hot. It makes me feel sexy and confident. Same for those women.
Ooorrrr on the other hand, some women do it because they are insecure and they’ve discovered that getting that attention from men is the only thing that makes her feel good about herself so she milks it.
It’s sad really.
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