Exactly, and I don't think as many of these women would dress this way if their favorite characters weren't drawn with such skimpy outfits in the first place.
All I'm saying is that if you let men say, "you deserve to get groped for wearing something sexy"... then eventually you'll find the man who thinks a woman in baggy jeans and a tee shirt is sexy... with the end result of "no matter what you wear, you deserve to get groped."
I think the big problem is that at conventions, women want to cosplay as their favorite characters. They aren't trying to dress like a whore, they're pretending to be someone they look up to. To then be treated like a whore is just not right. I know women who go to trashy bars with their boobs half out and then get offended when someone says something and I agree, to some extent, you have to ask, "what did you expect." But at conventions, it is an appropriate place to dress like Black Cat or Power Girl and there really is no excuse for people acting in such a manner.
As for your worry, I don't think there's any real argument about people looking at those women and finding them sexually attractive. That's fine. Again, Black Cat and Power Girl are attractive, but that doesn't mean you have the right to yell, "nice tits," grope them or take pictures of their butts when they aren't looking. Be a good guy and feel free to look at these women all you want (heck, most of them will be happy to pose in a picture for you if you just ask), just stay a good guy.
I agree, women shouldn't go around groping or saying terrible things to men. And I've heard of women doing it to sexy male celebrities, and it's not OK or funny. I feel truly sympathetic to anyone who is accosted while just trying to do their day to day activities.
But the reality remains that for every one woman that does that to a man, there are at least 10 men doing it to women.
If they're groping women or saying terrible things just because a woman is dressed a certain way, then they aren't trying to be good guys. Men aren't just walking dicks who can't control themselves when they see someone dressed provocatively. If someone told you that you can't dress a certain way or else they'd have the right to make you uncomfortable whether physically or emotional, you wouldn't be ok with it...but because you're a man, you haven't experienced this. Aside from everything else, if you say women shouldn't dress a certain way because it's too provocative then eventually you end up with men telling women they need to wear burqas if they don't want to be harassed.
I really hate that "it's because I'm white" attitude. Yes, she probably deserved to get into a good school with those grades and extracurriculars, but unless they wrote in the rejection letter "we're sorry, we already have too many white students," then how does she know that's not why she got in? It's a stupid and prejudiced theory that shows she is at least partly racist.
Actually, there are chocolate snobs who will judge you based on how much cocao you have in the chocolate you enjoy. If you prefer white chocolate over milk and milk over dark -they hate you.
It's worth noting that no, I don't think child kidnappings are funny, but all of the kids in these pictures are perfectly fine and most are even full-grown adults now. Also, I am not afraid of Santa and think that those who work as Santas at malls across the nation are almost all kind and generous people, but everyone takes a bad picture here and there and these images really are just plain funny.
Actually, I was specifically thinking of you when I wrote that and I got exactly the response I was hoping for, so I think it was pretty darn clever. You preachy vegans are just so wonderfully predictable.
Agreed...on the other hand, it has been said that seals are just dog mermaids, so maybe it thought the pooch was close enough to its usual dinner fare.
I appreciate your concern, but really, this article is more about inspiration than instructing people to copy the designs. Besides, most of the cosplay done by professionals requires a specific set of skills that the average person lacks, so they couldn't copy those costumes anyway.
Last I checked, the majority of people do not believe that women can't get pregnant in legitimate rapes. Regardless of the abortion debate, the majority of people also don't believe that abstinence is the only policy when it comes to sex ed. In fact, the majority of people with brains believe the exact opposite. Like everyone else said, I don't think anyone will miss you.
Don't you know? It makes more jobs available and helps rich people get more money so they can spend more and thus the trickle down effect will help everyone.....LOL
This article was obviously written as a joke. By responding seriously and with a personal attack, you just made everyone who read your comment roll their eyes and ignore your point. If you ever wonder why people consider vegetarians to be humorless, preachy idiots, just look in the mirror.
I know women who go to trashy bars with their boobs half out and then get offended when someone says something and I agree, to some extent, you have to ask, "what did you expect." But at conventions, it is an appropriate place to dress like Black Cat or Power Girl and there really is no excuse for people acting in such a manner.
As for your worry, I don't think there's any real argument about people looking at those women and finding them sexually attractive. That's fine. Again, Black Cat and Power Girl are attractive, but that doesn't mean you have the right to yell, "nice tits," grope them or take pictures of their butts when they aren't looking. Be a good guy and feel free to look at these women all you want (heck, most of them will be happy to pose in a picture for you if you just ask), just stay a good guy.
But the reality remains that for every one woman that does that to a man, there are at least 10 men doing it to women.
If someone told you that you can't dress a certain way or else they'd have the right to make you uncomfortable whether physically or emotional, you wouldn't be ok with it...but because you're a man, you haven't experienced this.
Aside from everything else, if you say women shouldn't dress a certain way because it's too provocative then eventually you end up with men telling women they need to wear burqas if they don't want to be harassed.
It's a stupid and prejudiced theory that shows she is at least partly racist.
Also, I am not afraid of Santa and think that those who work as Santas at malls across the nation are almost all kind and generous people, but everyone takes a bad picture here and there and these images really are just plain funny.
Regardless of the abortion debate, the majority of people also don't believe that abstinence is the only policy when it comes to sex ed. In fact, the majority of people with brains believe the exact opposite.
Like everyone else said, I don't think anyone will miss you.
If you ever wonder why people consider vegetarians to be humorless, preachy idiots, just look in the mirror.