Two things can be simultaneously true.
You can believe that every woman and girl has the right to dress and present how they want.
But you can also dislike the increasing trend for women and girls to show more and more of their body.
And it is increasing. Celebrities who go out in sheer dresses and no underwear doesn’t even raise an eyebrow any more.
We have societal etiquette that dictates what’s “decent” - hence why there are laws about indecent exposure. If you go out naked you can be charged. So if we’re not keeping the areas covered that traditionally have been viewed as sexual - genitals, bums, and (women’s) breasts, where does indecent exposure begin? Only stark bollock naked? Or can I go out with a modesty patch over my genitals but my breasts and arse out on display?
In one sense I love that women are arguing for the rights of other women to wear whatever the hell they want. But in another I feel sad about the increasing pornification of women, and dressing for the male gaze. And for every woman that dresses like this “for themselves”, it’s not. You dress like that “for yourself” because that’s what society has told you a sexy woman looks like. We all absorb those messages on an unconscious level and it’s why how the choices we all make affect women collectively.
This isn’t happening to our young men, just our young women. It’s not hard to see why.