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So I have a theory on why women feel unsafe in short skirts!

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PosieParker · 09/11/2012 18:44

I think if you walk home at night in 'sexy' attire you are more likely to be a victim of casual abuse, wolf whistled, shouted at, etc. Therefore you feel unsafe and the ultimate in 'unsafe' is rape.

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InNeedOfBrandy · 09/11/2012 20:40

I don't feel unsafe in a short skirt, in fact I wear skirts pencil to short a lot of the time.

InSPsFanjoNoOneHearsYouScream · 09/11/2012 20:40

A short skirt wouldn't make me feel unsafe but fanjo would freeze!

AnyaKnowIt · 09/11/2012 20:39

I don't think that an item of clothing makes me feel unsafe

BertieBotts · 09/11/2012 20:38

Um, women feel unsafe in short skirts because society tells them they have reason to.

It's not an inherent thing though as LRD says.

LRDtheFeministDragon · 09/11/2012 20:37

I don't feel unsafe in a short skirt.

Original poster
PosieParker · 09/11/2012 18:47

Yes, maybe. I always think really high heels are a good weapon!! Shock

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piprabbit · 09/11/2012 18:46

Maybe it has something to do with the shoes too - I can run in a short skirt, but I can't run in high heels so I feel a bit more vulnerable in heels as I'm less able to look after myself.

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