I have read through this thread and I agree with a lot of you on this issue! One question I have never been able to find the answer for is
why does a girl always have to sacrifice in every situation? When it comes to family they have to sacrifice? When it comes to marriage, education,job there is always some sort of sacrifice? Okay that is another debate all together and I don't want to get into that but why should a girl be questioned by the clothes she wears? It is her choice and her identity. But the problem lies in society and their mindsets...I personally have heard through my charity projects in India that women are always put at fault when they are raped...why were you wearing a short dress? Or you weren't covered? Even girls families are doubting and blaming their girls instead of the man who raped them.The mindset must change of men and not what girls wear. All the time girls are taught to do this, do that, respect this person, wear this,say that. We are controlled well then why not boys? Why is it not drilled into boys minds from a young age that you must respect everyone, you must respect any girl known or unknown to you, you must be the protector of all. Just because they are boys right...nothing can be said to them. This is the truth of our society.
Why should one not be allowed to wear short dresses where they go? They are clothes still there is nothing wrong with them. The boys are idiots who try and tease girls just because they think they are easy to get. Its the boys who should be punished for their disgusting thoughts. I have seen rape cases again and again and they don't result in what type of clothing that woman was wearing. It can be extremely young girls to middle aged women who wear sarees and dresses not short dresses only.
The thinking of society must change otherwise this situation will always continue. The first step is that women must change...they must not fear anyone or anything. They should feel confident and wear what they please and not think what will society say? Society is always going to point fingers but it is the initiative of women in society to stand tall and create their own identities why should we be inferior to anyone?. Myself being a young girl I would never let anyone judge me by the clothes I wear. Whatever I do, whatever I wear it is my identity I wouldn't let anyone change that no matter what.
Finally I would like to finish on a quote "Be the change you want to see in the world"