opressiveness of our clothing

[jeanne]

So I was in an Internet discussion on how opressive wearing muslim dresses was for muslim women, when it got me thinking of the rest of us. Isn't all clothing somehow opressive? I love women in uncomfortable clothes? Just the fact that women make such an effort to be pretty, and suffer through all kinds of shit, is half the joy of seeing them.

You just like making women uncomfortable, Tom. In many ways.

Would you dress differently if you could wear anything at any time?

Yes I would. I'd always dress in whatever way I chose on any given day.

Do you like the oppresiveness of dresscodes, (which I must say I do to a extent)?

Yuck.

Is worrying about looks only distressing and painful?

I think this depends on your perspective. If you only think about the parts of your physical self you don't like, then yes.

Is being dressed like god intended us to be, (ie naked) any less opressive? Are we just hiding our bodies with clothing, or making them prettier?

Yes! I love to be naked! And we are both hiding our bodies and making them prettier - all at the same time.