How about men wearing skirts?

Whether a woman is naked or dressed up with an astronaut suit, it's up to us men to think with our minds and our hearts and not with our dicks.

Women say that dressing however they please is freedom of expression, so they feel like it says something about their character. But that's their feelings... some rando guy on the street has zero right to interpret that in light of his own sexuality/ issues.

When you look into psychology and medical papers about reproductive cycles, pheromones, you get really interesting stuff about women dressing and acting differently when ovulating (more open and wanting to have sex) to when menstruating (not wanting sex). All sorts of little changes that most people do not 'see' but subconciously react to ... interesting stuff
So if you notice a woman who looks particularly sexy ... it probably means that she feels sexy ... for a few days anyway

I appreciate your reaction, and I hope you made some of them rethink their beliefs.

I think some people hide behind the idea that how they dress can protect them from rape, or cause it to happen, which isn't true. A good example of this is the "What Were You Wearing" exhibit which displays the outfits women (and girls) were wearing when they were raped.

I think I'd be talking less and less to a certain 50 year old woman and a few men.

They sound like judgmental idiots.

Well said; it's always refreshing to hear a man who understands this. I hope that whenever you hear other men talking in a misogynist way about how a woman is dressed you'll explain to them why you disagree with what they say - when a man says "that's not ok" to other men's sexism, it really does make a difference.

Wearing a short skirt means I'm asking to be raped? Blaming the victim.

This is sexist and cruel.

That's ridiculous! Someone once offered the following analogy. If I buy a big beautiful home, is it my fault if someone burglarizes it? If I drive a fancy car, is it my fault if someone steals it? Likewise, if a woman dresses provocatively, is it her fault if someone sexually violates her? The answer is NO! The problem is with the perpetrators, not the victim. Clothing does not imply consent [rehumanizeintl.org]

Be glad you’re not raising daughters in the US ...having to cringe ..and nearly pray as they leave the house. ‘Over here,’ commercial capitalism promotes styles, and it's a race to the bottom

Its a cultural thing... India is much different than the US.

I might ask if the same applies to men and if not, why not.

The way we dress doesn't mean we will have sex with just anyone.... That thought is in the minds of those who wish it was true, like a rapist....