After reading a blog post about a woman who chose to no
longer wear leggings/yoga pants because it is tempting to men, I knew I wanted
to write something about women’s dress. I was intrigued by how viral her post went and the subsequent debate it sparked. Realizing that a ten page paper on
yoga pants would be a stretch, I knew that I needed to use this as an example
of something bigger.
That’s when I found articles on rape culture, linking it to the idea of female dress and dress codes. I had
previously dismissed this term as feminazi nonsense without looking into at
all. But rape culture is the way that a society collectively thinks about rape.
According to Everyday Feminism, “it’s situations in which sexual assault, rape,
and general violence are ignored, trivialized, normalized, or made into jokes.”
Our culture constantly objectifies
women, and this affects how they are treated and viewed by society as a whole. Another
facet of rape culture is that women can control whether or not they are assaulted
by how they dress. This is the aspect I will probably look into further.
I’m still researching and looking into exactly how I’m going
to tie it all together. So if have any suggestions or input, let me know!
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