When does skimpy become slutty?
She kept pulling down her skirt, trying to cover her thighs. But the skirt would rise up again after a few minutes of hopping around on the dance floor. Clearly, there was a conflict of interest; she liked short skirts but she had not counted on the full consequences of wearing such a short and treacherous thing.
See, the skirt seemed to have a mind of its own and this was not helped by the fact that she was curvaceous. So the short skirt and the round hips kept conspiring, and every few seconds the skirt rode up her thighs. Then she would self-consciously look around to see who had noticed, and pull it down again. To those watching, it appeared to be frustrating. My brother, two sisters and I were watching her intently.
For my brother and I, it was frankly about enjoying the show. Truly, the girl looked fine. For my sisters, it was all about making the girl uncomfortable. They even stopped dancing just to stare at her, and every time she looked our way, they laughed hysterically. Eventually, the girl decided to sit down, and remained seated the rest of the night. And yet, one could see she really wanted to dance with her friends. But for the skirt!
Then one of my sisters asked, would you date a girl you met dressed like that? In that instant, I was caught at crossroads; the girl did not seem the bad girl type, but she was dressed so skimpily that questions were raised. Questions about what kind of person she is to step out of her house dressed like that. So, we got down to discussing this.
My brother said he would not mind how she dressed, it was all about her heart; that one cannot judge a book by its cover, in this case, dressing like this to go out did not say anything about her character. I was of the more conservative type; one can tell a lot about a woman by how much skin she is willing to display to the public. And I would not want my woman ogled like that by all those strangers.
The girls too seemed divided in their opinions; the older one said past a certain age, one takes care about the impression she creates among the public. And of course if she is in a committed relationship, then things get even more complicated, because she is representing more than just herself. So, no, she would not go out dressed like that.
The younger one was all for being a free spirit, “you live only once” kind of thing. According to her, if she felt like dressing skimpily, then nothing was going to stop her as long as she was within the limits of the law. Why would she mind what people think, strangers whom she did not even know? If a man was that short sighted that all he sees is her short skirt, then he should not even bother approaching her because clearly he lacks depth.
His mind is not the one in control. In the end, it turned out to be one of those discussions where you agree to disagree, simply because everyone had their view and they could back it up within their own context. Of course for something like this, there is no right or wrong answer, just context. And in a club, the bar can go low, really low. I am all for free expression, but at what point does it stop being smart-skimpy and become slutty?
