Girls Dress - Do you believe that teen girls dress provocatively for sexual attention from guys/girls?

Do you believe that teen girls dress provocatively for sexual attention from guys/girls?

Now this is not to offend anyone, but do you believe that? Im doing a pop culture essay and My hypothesis is "i believe that todays fashion for teen girls is too provocative and therefore, encourages sexual conduct." (this is mainly for young teens, ages 11, 16 ish) NOw i know that not everyone dresses this way for sexual attention, but the majority of them do want that attention. what kind of problems has this started? Do you think it has challenged how we think or beleive in any way?? thank you for the answers everyone.

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I couldn't agree more!
yes
most of the girls do, but there are some who dont
they look at miley cyrus
i laugh when i pass by the children thongs
One problem of whcih I am aware is it encourages adult men to look at young girls in a sexual manner without even realising that those girls are as young as they are.
definitely!
apparently the new generation feels that it's no big deal. the human relationships seem to have become more animalistic. where children feel acting sexually aggressive is the norm. dress is simply a side affect of the current culture.
i believe some do dress like for sexual reasons but most just want the attention of the opposite sex and have to dress just as skanky as the skankiest chick. sucks for you females
Deffinatly! Girls skirts are getting shorter and shorter.. Its becoming a real problem for young girls around 13 who think they should be dressing this way because its what all the other 'pretty' girls do... Its a serious issue =[
im 14 and i dont dress lik most people do. and belive me, they do it for sexual attention. tight jeans means tight ass. low shirt means more boobs showing, its all hormones. (how evr u spell that lol)
Yes, partially for attention. But not always for sexual reasons. Also for their own confidence. I dont care who you are, it always feels good when somebody checks you out. Good for your self esteem, and if you feel good about how your body looks then thats great. There are those who do it for the wrong reasons, but that there thing after all. Not everyones. Not the majority.
yep
omg yes!!! this has made teen pregnancies escalate, abortions, disease, and just has made guys jerks!!
i think when girls dress provocatively they are asking for attention. plus i think the parents aren't involved with their life as much as they should be. yes it encourages sexual conduct. i had a MAN tell me that if a girl dressed that way in front of men then they are asking for it and will end up getting it even if they don't want it. men only think with what is between their legs most of the time
I think that the girls that dress like this give the stereotype that girls these days are sluts. I for one do not dress like that, let alone just to get attention. But I've known and seen a lot of girls that dress like that, and even though they don't admitt they want attention you can just tell that they most certainly do! It causes a lot of drama between girls, it causes sexual harrasment because I'm sorry when you wear a skirt up to your ass cheeks, and a guy comes up and pinches, your just askin for it!
Problems this has started: Simply put, the average age that women did this, say, 50 years ago, was around 20-25. Now it's 11 - 18. In the future, could it POSSIBLE get LOWER? That would be a HUGE problem in society. How it has made us think or believe: We're more prone to call someone a whore or a slut or something now than we would have 50 years ago (same example as before). I think this is affecting everyone in the younger community because we're putting a message out that says we can call girls bad names and get away with it because they know they are. Hopefully that helped.
I think some girls -- the ones that dress more towards cute than sexy -- dress the way they do to get attention and compliments from everybody, or because they like it. But when girls wear low cut shirts, super short skirts, or "bare their bellies", they are obviously asking for sexual attention, and any girl that says her shirt is transparent because her mom likes it is obviously lying.
Well, i definatly think there is a reason to dress provocativly. When girls dress sexy, they just really want to look pretty or whatever. I dont think the connection is totally direct, as in ok i am wearing a short dress so the guys will give me sexual attention, there is not a direct link there but more of a subconcious decision. I also feel though, that provacative clothing has become more normal and accepted as time goes on, and is a pop culture trend so provacative dress is also a sign of popularity or boldness. So yes that clothing shows that our ways of thinking have changed for it to be acceptable for a girl to go out halfway clothed. It has caused problems for young girls growing up to fast, and material things being more important than many other things at that age. Good luck with your essay
I am 12 years old I am not one of those people who dress to impress I would never dress the way some people do I think it's gross! I dress like me I don't need to impress anybody! Yes I do believe some not all teens dress very inapropriatly!
i'm 14 right now... and i hate it when girls dress like hoes. and really,some of my guy friend say its kinda gross when girls let there a$$ fall out of there skirts... and just put there b00bs out there like its nothing wrong. seriously,it just all depends on the kid..... just throwin in my two cents... dont come tryin to school me on somethin....
Sure they do...this goes back thousands of years. Girls lure the guys and use their strongest weapon...their sexuality. Acknowledged or not consciously, females outnumber males by slightly more than 2 to 1; females are in competition with all the other females for a mate. Males are visual beings...take identical twins and dress one very sexy and provocative and the other very plane and unattractive and see where the guys go....
Yes, I think most dress like this for attention. Years ago, girls would have been embarrassed to dress like this, but clothing manufacturers keep making these provactive clothes.
it's different with different people. i think that some girls dress "skanky" to get attention. to draw attention to themselves to get guy's attention away from other girls. it's kinda like an ego boost if you ask me. then there are the girls that just like to dress that way because they either feel comfortable in these clothes or feel confident. i think the way that girls dress only encourages sexual conduct when the girls want the sexual conduct to happen. if a girl wears a low-cut shirt to school and DOES NOT want to do anything sexual or want any sexual attention to arise, then it's different from a girl wearing a low-cut shirt to get a guy to make out with. it's a very big part of our culture and i'm glad that people are recognizing this as an issue.
Yes i do agree with you. Sometimes I can't believe it when i see it, and then you see the parents that just seem to think it's OK. Is that really the attention they want their teenage daughters to be attracting?!
well, our culture has been more drastically obvious showing what we want to be, also, bad things 20 years before, aren't bad things anymore. why?! God's decision He wants us to know and understand we need Him so, if girls do that it is because of how people have changed, and how sin has corrupted our minds but still, i think im not answering ur question hah but what kind of problems has this started? well, we are the problems i think :( and of course it has challenged how we think or believe in any way, for example again.. 20 years before, what if someone would see you with the clothes you wearing today?? sadly they would be scared what if we go 40 years before... it would be worse, so it´s a big subject to talk about i would ask you for more time to give u a better answer :p heh and more concentration frmo my side haha
so that means if a girl dresses slutty, she wants me to talk to her? thx for the advice
11 and 12 is not teen. D:
That's a definite yes. There was this smokin' hot girl who walked past me and my bud the other day, and he said to me "Hey, sometimes I just want to walk up to her and say 'I want to **** you so badly'".
yes i do think girls dress provocatively these days. i'm 14 and i feel pressure to look a certain way. some girls feel like if they don't dress by showing things off then they won't be seen by guys or accepted in the group of "friends" they are in. they go for things that are tight from pants to shirts to anything that will make there boobs look bigger. personally i feel like the only reason some girls are even noticed is because they are willing to do bad things and dress dirty and play dirty. they thing that that is the only way people will like them or even know them. some girls at my school always have boyfriends because the guys know that they will get action from them. then they are dumped a week or 2 later because the guy has gotten what he wanted from her or showed to other guys that he got a girlfriend that is hot or is dirty with him. showing that he is a man by being able to handle her. i feel like the reason i don't get lots of boyfriends is because they know i won't do things that they want right away. i wnat to get to know them but htey jsut want to make out. and i'm not willing to do that. i mean i would kiss him but not until i realy know him and trust him and know he won't jsut dump me like the other guys.
Dressing this way is not necessary to be attractive. Why is it necessary to flirt with everyone even if you don't care for them? I think that much of this conduct is not needed in that it does not really help in good relationships anyway.
I fit into that age group and I agree 100% I'm 15 but I don't dress provocativley.
I think a majority of girls dress to promote sexual thoughts, to younger men, but not all. The problems that this has started, is that it has maybe caused some teenagers to expeirment with sexual activites, just becuase of the way they dressed. Again not all girls do this, most girls dress to look good just as well as many guys do as well. I don't think it has challenged much of our thinking just maybe has made the young mens sexual mind a little more thoughtful and curious.
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Undoubtedly some young females to try and dress to get responses from males, be it a good thing or bad. But still there are still those that dress as they do to simply fit in with everyone else in society and around them, for if they do not adapt to their ways they can be outcast. And due to the high number of illogical thoughts of people to not be segregated from the main crowd of people, so will conform to their ways of dressing and what ever it usually takes. My nieces' friends dress to be accepted as one of the in crowd, but although they did not expect it, they do get lude and derogatory comments from males of all ages. Its disappointing to see that females cant be respectful of themselves and not considering the consequences of their actions in trying to fit in with illogical and nonscensical groups in society. But i also find it demeaning to females and quite disgusting in certain situations, when males make lude comments to females for their mere way of dressing. Have a great day & remember try to be more respectful of yourself & try to expand your mind far beyond what you tihnk is possible. Looking good and fittining is only limited whereas furthering your mind has no such limits. Any asthetical beauty can be surpassed by a quick witted mind and silver tongue.
i could not agree more, but its society that allows them to do that way so we cant blame the girls all the way or blame the boys. they think its what guys want becuase that is what media tells them they want. i saw a movie yesterday that i could not even believe was allowed to be viewed in theaters it was that bad. vaginas and breats in almost every screen shot, sexual scenes, and two girls making out, and a whole bunch of happy guys! girls see this and think if they act like the girls int he movies and music videos guys will give them attention and game girls that age dress that way cuz they wanna look like the celebrities or pretty popular girls they want attention sadly lets face it, who is the hottie down the block going to go after, the girl with the big boobs and mini skirt or the plain jane in the regular jeans and a loose fighting top? im 16 and i been cheated on by guys who went after easier girls who wore more revaling clothes. i wish it wasnt that way and i wish us females would learn to respect ourselves and cover ourselves up. we complain about boys using us and treating us like trash when we dress like trash act lik trash and allow them to do things to us that are morally wrong to begin with. not only does the mindset of teenage girls need to change, but also of males and of society in general. if we do not put these bad beliefs into our youth then they wont act that way. it is what they believe is right because it is what they see and all they know and what they grew up around.
I believe some do, and not to sound like an ass, but it work's VERY well. ANY guy can't help but to look at a girl if she is pretty and dresses like that. We can't help it, it's just natural. Now there is always a point when it is a little over the top and we don't want to look, but for the most part, it's inevitable for us to stare.
Your answer is really both yes and no... You have to see and understand between the ages of 12-18 you are wanting to be noticed and given attention. If that means having to dress well above your age, some girls will do it. Does it mean it's right? No not at all. If you are a very sweet, caring individual and you begin to dress this way for attention. Your not going to be getting the attention you want. Yes you will get attention from boys but that only because they want to sleep with you. Not because they like or care about who you really are. On the other hand you will also get attenmtion from girls and 95 percent of the time it will not be positive, the will either being calling you or anyone else a: whore, slut, nasty, skank,etc. Your better off being yourself and not trying to look like a 21-30 year old actor or actress. One thing to remember about all of this something may be in style and everyone has it but just cause they have it doesnt mean that its the image you want to be putting out there.