Don't Look, Don't Tell

I know I'm going to get screamed at for this but...

You remember the story about the Emperor's New Clothes?  Seems a king was tired of his wardrobe and wanted something "new."  So he searched around and found a couple of "new" fashion designers who told him they had come up with a "new" design - something that would just blow him away.

The day of the unveiling arrived and out walks the king in his new suit of clothes.  Problem was, he wasn't wearing anything.  Everyone is snickering behind his back but, of course, he being king, the commoners couldn't (or wouldn't) just up and tell the king that the king was naked - until one young boy blurted out, "THE KING IS NAKED!"

What brought this to mind was that the other day I was listening to the radio and heard about the latest women's fashion trend to hit the market just in time for summer - the under boob suit.  

That's right - a bikini top that exposes the underside of a woman's breast (more than usual).  And it's not just bathing suits.  All kinds of women's clothes are being modified to expose the bottom side of women's breasts.

Is this OK?

You know, I wouldn't think it's OK except for that stupid torn jean trend.  Dang, but I thought the torn jeans thing was the dumbest thing since sliced bread and now this?! I would think that women groups all around the world would (or should) be

freaking out.  I mean, here you have yet another vehicle to exploit women's bodies and I'm not hearing anything.  Not a peep.  Well, actually, I hear a lot from guys who approve of this new style - but nothing from women??!

Maybe it's a First Amendment thing.  Under Black's Law Dictionary, Indecency is defined as: The quality, state, or condition of being outrageously offensive, esp. in a vulgar or sexual way.  Unlike obscene materials, indecent speech is protected under the First Amendment.

So, it's OK to wear anything because.....it's an expression of speech?  Yeah, that's it.  Sounds a bit weak, but that's the craze these days - weak arguments founded in insanity.

Earlier this year all anyone heard was about the #metoo movement but now all I hear on this are crickets in a field of complacency.  

Aren't you women just sick of being objectified?  Because that is what this is - your collective bodies are being paraded around beaches and in public for all to see...and you don't see a problem with this?!?

Waaaaait a second.  I get it.  It's not that women like this sort of thing.  Rather, it's that they're afraid to stand up and be heard?  Is that it?!  Too timid to stand up and be counted?  Don't want to be the tallest blade of grass.  Afraid to be the squeaky wheel?  Get a grip and take a stand.

But now, I'm just a "stupid" guy wading out in a field of crazy.  Please tell me how I am wrong, here.  Please scream at me and tell me how this is not an attack on women.  How paring down the percentage of clothing covering a woman's body is not somehow undermining the credibility of women or the message NOW has been spouting for the last half century.  That it's not what a woman wears but what she says that's important.  

Sorry to break it to you, folks, but it's a package deal.  Unless it's your job to walk around with no (or little clothes on), walking around naked will only result in no one taking you seriously.  No one over 18, that is.