Kilt Checked

[The Supreme Canuck]

"Oh, he was asking for it."

Do you know what that has always reminded me of? Someone saying that a woman was asking to be raped because of how she was dressed. Ridiculous. You hear it a lot. Whether the comparison is valid or not, my mind makes the connection every tme that I see that phrase written here on X-Marks.

[Caradoc]

Do you know what that has always reminded me of? Someone saying that a woman was asking to be raped because of how she was dressed. Ridiculous.

Exactly.

[switchblade5984]

No kidding.

If a man had done the same to a woman, he'd be put in jail.

When women (or even some men) do the same to a man, it's laughed off as "Oh, he deserved it." or "Oh, he was asking for it."

It's a load of crap, and a horrifying double standard.

yep! it is CR@P

[morrison]

And I always thought that Lucky Charms were a breakfast cereal!

You're right! I frequently share the "lucky charms" for breakfast !

[keepoffgrass]

You're right! I frequently share the "lucky charms" for breakfast !

Yup! and thats why theyre lucky!

[O'Neille]

I'm glad it didn't bother you too much. That's what's important. I've been violated twice in the last month. The first one made me steamed, the second one was in good nature among acquaintances and didn't bother me. I had been thinking of a sharp retort and used it with success.........it feels better when you can knock them down a notch without ruining your evening. O'Neille

[jfellrath]

I'm glad it didn't bother you too much. That's what's important. I've been violated twice in the last month. The first one made me steamed, the second one was in good nature among acquaintances and didn't bother me. I had been thinking of a sharp retort and used it with success.........it feels better when you can knock them down a notch without ruining your evening. O'Neille

So... what was this retort?

[keepoffgrass]

Hahaha! Ok, to commerate my very first Kilt Checking I got this shirt! Now this is NOT the shirt I was wearing the night this story took place. I admit, if I wore this shirt I would have had it coming. I think I was wearing a "caution, only lipstick worn under kilt shirt that night" lol anyways, here it is!

[Alan H]

North Shore....*sigh*

I'd rather be in Hanalei.

[ozmeath]

Kilt wearing is not for the antisocial or faint hearted and that's for sure. I've been checked many a time and context is always the key. Who it is, where you are. Had myself checked in public last summer, very slowly mind you (by a woman friend of mine) and she wore this cheeky grin the whole time. I forgave her. Maybe I congratulated her.....
My experience has been it's usually fine, but when it's not it boils my blood something terrible.
E.