There is so much discussion in our society about a woman's appearance. I could dedicate an entire blog to it and never run out of material. Women are attacked for looking too bold, too boring, too slutty, too prudish, wearing too much make up or not enough (looking at you, Alicia Keys), too many tattoos, hair is too short, too long, butts are too big, too small, should I even mention boobs? Female politicians? Forget about it. There's no way a woman in elected office can ever win. Even after she's won. Rape and sexual assault victims are asked what they were wearing (this is called victim blaming and is in large part what lends itself to our rape culture), and in fact all of this social commentary on a woman's appearance creates a culture which continues to objectify the female body and detract from a woman's power and presence.
I love this blog post that's a response to all the memes we women get about what is age appropriate.
What a well-mannered woman should wear is whatever the fuck she wants.
