I recently picked up a copy of the Talon Marks and read your article on “Beauty gets screen deep.” I loved it! I totally agree with you. As a matter of fact I even called the Journalism Department, and spoke with a gentleman and told him I loved it. It’s about time someone indirectly tells these girls to cover up while on campus.
This story affects me personally, because as an exotic dancer by night I feel that when I am on campus during the day I cover up as much as possible from head to toe; and the funny thing is I still get the attention I am trying to avoid from our male students.
Girls at school aren’t very nice to me, because here I am stealing all the attention without even having to stand there half naked. (I love it!) I don’t think the problem with these girls “showing as much skin as legally possible” would be a problem if they weren’t so ugly, and God forbid fat!
If they are eye candy/hot chicks strutting around campus, then you, myself and the rest of the boys wouldn’t have such a problem looking at them; the problem is they’re either too fat to wear half the stuff, or too skinny that it reminds us of our kindergarten sisters.
I think that if a woman has to get a man’s attention by prancing around half naked (especially on a college campus) then that just goes to show how far that relationship will go!
One thing I do disagree with is that I don’t think we should blame celebrities for setting sexy examples for our youth, because they are artists expressing themselves. I believe it’s the parents’ responsibility to explain & differentiate to these young girls between what is acceptable attire and at what appropriate age it should be tolerated.
Reading your article gave me la ot of creative ideas for the paper. I ‘ve always wanted to be a writer, but never really found time between work and school to actually do it.
If ever in the future you write another article related to women, clothes, sexuality, sex-sells-stuff and you need a woman’s opinion, send me an e-mail, and I’ll be sure to give you a quick reply from a “real woman’s perspective,” or even do an interview with you.
Malyna Hak
