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No different than the corsets of the 18/1900s, those probably killed more from asphyxiation, punchered lungs, and crushed organs.
Women just like to live dangerously, also fashion is stupid.
Fashion contains a lot of things that are intrinsic to the human experience.
It can provide protection, practicality like pockets and bags for carrying items, non-verbal communication, disguising or bolstering one’s identity, etc.
Men also enjoy fashions that are not practical on first view.
Utility and fashion are not the same most times, especially "fashion" shows. These pants are stupid and dangerous and serve no utility purpose other than looking flowy. They could be adjusted to be safe and the light flowy feeling won't go away.
Of course mens fashion is stupid too if its dangerous. I dont discriminat stupid.
Tell me you've never watched a variety of fashion shows without telling me.
You did discriminate by singling out women. You didn't have to punch down like that at all.
I addressed the image. If there were men wearing them in the image or story I would have addressed that too.
Come on, you can't accept you made a generally insensitive and sexist comment and just edit it out or something? You have to double down?
No I can't because it wasn't. I was comparing two dangerous womens garments. You meanwhile haven't provided one dangerous mens garment as a counterpoint.
I'm not debating you on this.
But ypu said
Explain, since you think I was being sexist, provide examples.
Meanwhile men who insist on cargo shorts and flip flops to go with ill-fitting graphic t-shirts complain that women don't find them attractive and turn into incels.
And is it a dangerous outfit that could injur themselves? This isn't exactly an apples to apples comparison.
Because that's not the comparison being made.
Nope, corsets were not anywhere near the hazard people like to characterize them as. They were essentially a combined shapewear and bra, and most women achieved those exaggerated silhouettes with padding, not tightening things. The materials corsets were made of back then (whale balleen, paper, reeds, ribbons, cording and sometimes a wooden busk) weren't puncturing anyone's lungs. It was just a popular past time of men in the day to ridicule and belittle women for their fashion choices, a time honored tradition that continues to this day.