Dressing like that is pretty much a norm in today's world, although just because it's a norm also doesn't mean a woman is not dressing like that for attention. It really depends on the type of clothing. A woman wearing any old tank top and shorts is probably not doing it for attention. But depending on the style of such clothing, and if she has a very physically attractive body and she knows it, and the attitude she wears on her face and in her body language, then most likely she is doing it for attention, yes.
But also, just because she's complaining about the attention doesn't mean she's still not looking for it. Many times women - like in the latter description I laid out - are actually hoping that guys will respond or try to talk to her in some way just so she can try to brush them off, be a bitch, or complain that they're bothering her. Because being able to do any of this still satisfies a girl's ego. She's receiving attention and gets to complain about a guy or brush them off for making her existence feel validated, which is still satisfying to her.
Some do, others just follow the "trend" of this time. The problem is, there are so many who do seem to dress in a way that makes you suspect that they are seeking attention. Especially when their social media is all about showing off. But it is not an absolute rule that any person who shows too much skin is automatically an attention seeker. It just means that there is a bigger chance it being the case.
Even though I wouldn't immediately jump into conclusions, as life is full of nuance, I would be quicker to suspect the woman in the first pic to be an attention seeker in contrast to the woman in the second pic.
It depends on your culture and how sexualized the human body is in it.
The body is not as sexualized where I am as it is in America. It's more relaxed here. Showing some skin doesn't offend most people (there are laws against indecent exposure. It's just not a huge deal and people don't automatically assume you want to make a statement). Even if you do it for attention, most people won't give you any - you'll just be considered an annoyance. People can see nicer boobs if they want to.
But if you live in a place where people aren't used to seeing even a little bit of skin on the streets and consider all body parts sexual, they will obviously think you're making a statement and fishing for sexual attention.
It's relative. Ranting about it is pointless when/if your culture is constantly reinforcing the idea that the entire naked human body is sexual.
It's funny because guys think we're wanting attention from them but honestly the reality is we probably want other women to notice us and think we look cute or ask us about our outfit, makeup, hair, bag whatever it is. Compliments and getting noticed by another woman just hits different and it's so good
Opinion
73Opinion
I know right? Just because someone's wearing a crop top doesn't mean they want to show off their stomach. What if they like the design or how it looks on them? Some people are so inflated they don't even think that maybe it's because people prefer to dress in a certain style and they feel confident/good not because they're trying to impress. Skin tight clothing LOOKS good, it's not always to impress people.
Well when it's hot that's a great excuse to show your skin if you have a great body but if a girl believes she has an unattractive body, girls are less likely to wear those kinda clothes even in hot weather.
Now when girls wear those kinda clothes in cold weather like how many young girls do, what is a guy supposed to think? She loves freezing to death? Girls, from my observation, especially young girls, at least in the US and most parts of developed countries, are showing more skin for more attention. Not always but often
Some guys are just unevolved apes. They think everything is about them and that their appetites are unsuppressable. If they act like douche bags, they blame someone else.
I love the sight of beautiful women. And exposed skin is charming. I love other sights, too, like landscapes, flowers, sunsets, cute puppies and beautiful art. It doesn't mean that I want to possess those things or that I have a right to demean them or cause them harm. For example, I think people who call women sluts are the scum of the earth. Fuck them and their self-righteous priggishness.
I appreciate beauty and wish that women could wear what they want without being made to feel like it was an invitation to be harassed or molested.
Are we going to sit here and pretend that tank tops and short stuff are the only clothing items that are breathable when the weather is hot? Like... there are tons of clothing out here that you can wear as a girl that cover you up and cool you off. The reason why men think your doing it for attention when you wear that kind of stuff is because if you show off your body you get a lot of stares directed towards the areas that you are revealing and stares are a form of attention. girls who cover up do not get much attention.
Because it gets more attention. It's the correlation/causation faulty reasoning. Sometimes it can lead to a right conclusion, but the reasoning itself doesn't work. Such as:
When you eat more, you must be trying to gain weight. Because you know that if you eat more you will gain weight, so if you do it, even if that's not the only reason, you must at least a little bit *want* to gain weight. Otherwise you would just eat a normal amount.
Maybe a person is eating more to gain weight, but you don't know this just because gaining weight is a consequence of eating a lot and they eat a lot. You need something else, like that they are happy about gaining weight, often go out of their way to gain weight in other situations, and talk about wanting to gain weight. In that case you have good reasons to believe they would be eating more in order to gain weight. For other people, they won't be, and it will just be a side effect of their actions not the goal.
For the same reason I put soda in the refrigerator to get cold.
When you put things in a refrigerator that's what I expect to happen.
When you expose yourself, that's what one would expect to happen.
Men do it as well, men do most of what we do to win female attention, we work long hours at jobs we hate, drive cars we can't afford, work out daily and eat nothing but protein for months to get a six pack just fir a tiny hint of notice.
. If wearing a pink tutu got positive female attention it would be dress code for the fire department.
Half of jack3ss is videos of men litteraly getting killed for women attention.
Just be glad all you have to do is dress different to get the response you want not work 80 hours a week or put on a uniform and risk death or worse killing someone you don't even know.
Purely a comfort thing? Come on girl, we women are not known for dressing for comfort. We dress to look good, and yeah we enjoy the attention we get. Let's keep in real.
This is an age old question and now in today's world it's wrong to state facts like this.
The truth is dressing like that takes a lot of confidence, why? Because of the attention and eyes it gets, not to mention the fact that ur almost naked in a place that you aren't usually.
I wouldn't go as far as to say that all women do it for attention but you have to be aware of yourself and how attractive you are to feel comfortable realistically.
But... I am not a woman so I can't speak accurately.
Maybe you are doing it for practical reasons. But women DO dress this way for attention no matter how much they deny it.
That doesn’t give guys an excuse to act douchey or catcall. But don’t be surprised if a guy you are not interested in gives you unwanted attention.
When I say “unwanted” I mean he isn’t being rude or aggressive. I am talking about him staring at you an extra moment and/or trying to start a conversation. That it isn’t “harassment” if he shows you attention and fails to read your mind that you don’t want it from him in particular.
Dressing provocatively and then getting pissed off at who says hello to you is like opening the front door to your house and yelling for people to come in. You might not always get certain kind of visitors you want.
just because you don't do it on purpose , it does not mean other girls don't do it on purpose. I live in New York City and I see Spanish girls wearing pants so tight that they could barely walk in them. Don't tell me that women don't dress like that on purpose.
Here it’s fairly the norm for short skirts, tops etc, it’s basically background noise.
it’s only when someone says “wow look at her etc” that you really even notice.
Walking through say Newcastle or a University city in the summer, and it’s wall to wall short tops and shorts, skirts etc.
most don’t really notice that much.
Well truth regardless of if it is truly a comfort thing or not... you probably would not do it if it made you look 50 lbs heavier, 50 years older and people found that you looked thoroughly disgusting.
So I will accept that you do it purely to beat the heat, as long as you're honest about the fact that you know you look good when you're doing it... and that maybe not every look you get is unwanted or not appreciated on some level.
Because it gets their attention and it is the sort of attention men want reciprocated. And when it isn't they come up with excuses to avoid considering the possibility that they are not worthy of attention. Somewhat unrelated, in general men like to antagonize women to get their attention. Blaming the woman for just being a ham fits neatly into both themes.
Because some stereotypes refuse to die.
Most men know better than to conclude that a woman who is showing skin is doing it for the male gaze and just loves their body. Its the very few and unfortunate loud ones that keep pushing that notion.
Wear what you wanna wear while being cognizant of the fact that showing skin will draw attention whether you want to or not so just be mindful and do you.
That depends. If it is something SUPER revealing then I do assume that. But I can't read minds I don't know why someone is wearing something especially when it's hot. In the cold I think it looks silly.
But I don't really pay attention either so if they are trying to get attention many times it doesn't work at least not for me.
I’ve always wondered the same thing. If anything, I worry about the clothes I wear because no matter what men will sexualize it and it’s annoying. But at the end of the day, it’s my life and if I’m wearing something that I think is cute and I’m comfortable that’s all that matters. Most people just want to view showing more skin as wanting attention, it’s a personal choice on how that person chooses to view it. It’s all about the persons perception. Some will perceive it as “she looks really nice” and others will perceive it as “She wants attention” lol.
Damn I'm soaking those picture with this question I'm pretty sure it would have been pretty hot I think a lot of guys do that just so they have an excuse to be a little bit bruised instead of just kicking back and enjoying the beauty of it all the sexy list of it all I think with a guy can do that it's just ten times better but when he has to make a big deal out of it it gets kind of old I would bet
I blame the puritans. As a species we still haven’t recovered from their indoctrinations. To this day, most people can’t separate bare flesh from sexuality in their own minds. Then they project that onto others. There’s also the fact that so many people DO show more skin for the attention it garners. You might even be one of them. Briefly studying some body language basics should help you generate a less approachable manner if you’re finding it a real concern.
I dont think guys are too judgmental about it, if the skin on show is nice, we tend to just enjoy it irrespective of the reasoning, 9/10 it will just be assumed that she is probably warm, wants to wear clothes that allow her to be cooler, some women, sure, they will do it for attention but theyre as obvious to men as they are to women
People that think you’re doing it for attention likely just have insecurities. Everyone dresses to look good on some level. Some extremes could be perceived as attention grabbing but that doesn’t sound like that’s what your talking about. If it’s comfortable and you feel good wearing it then you do you🥰
You can also add your opinion below!
