Spring Break
Women need not undress for attention
Moniqa Paullet
Issue date: 2/5/08 Section: OPINION
Today is Mardi Gras, a holiday reveled and reviled for the millions of beads given away and what it takes to earn them. In the spirit of the season, I have to admit I will never understand why women do the things they do for attention.
I know we see Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan flashing their stuff to the world and an untold number of nipple slips from other celebrities. Just because they do it does not make it acceptable for you to take your shirt off if you've been drinking and are requested to by a couple of guys who want to see if you will do it.
And most of society views Brit and LiLo as epic failures anyway.
I know the media loves to print about these stars, and the comments on NTDaily.com indicate NT students hate to read about them. I do not necessarily suggest women try to emulate them. Rather, I think the entertainment media tells us exactly the most direct ways to garner male attention. And armed with this knowledge, women will apply it. Whether it is for good or ill, the jury is still out.
Strangely enough, and much to the chagrin of my male acquaintances, I often am the odd woman out at gatherings simply because I do not ever have a reason or feel the need to take off anything more than my shoes and jacket. But why?
Surely it isn't a question of inebriation. Trust me, I can hold my own and then some, and I do. But even at the same level as my peers and friends, they manage to find themselves in situations, and out of garments, that I do not. And they leave me shaking my head in bafflement as to how or why such a thing just happened.
Maybe I don't know why because they quickly find themselves the center of attention, and I'm left at the fringe, confident and comfortably covered, to only hear the story retold.
Come on, now. There is nothing wrong with a little nudity. There is no need to be prudish. It's all in good fun.
Sure it is, but so are the long-term results, like frustrations and speculations, of staying clothed in exchange for the loss of immediate and base attentions.
I know we see Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan flashing their stuff to the world and an untold number of nipple slips from other celebrities. Just because they do it does not make it acceptable for you to take your shirt off if you've been drinking and are requested to by a couple of guys who want to see if you will do it.
And most of society views Brit and LiLo as epic failures anyway.
I know the media loves to print about these stars, and the comments on NTDaily.com indicate NT students hate to read about them. I do not necessarily suggest women try to emulate them. Rather, I think the entertainment media tells us exactly the most direct ways to garner male attention. And armed with this knowledge, women will apply it. Whether it is for good or ill, the jury is still out.
Strangely enough, and much to the chagrin of my male acquaintances, I often am the odd woman out at gatherings simply because I do not ever have a reason or feel the need to take off anything more than my shoes and jacket. But why?
Surely it isn't a question of inebriation. Trust me, I can hold my own and then some, and I do. But even at the same level as my peers and friends, they manage to find themselves in situations, and out of garments, that I do not. And they leave me shaking my head in bafflement as to how or why such a thing just happened.
Maybe I don't know why because they quickly find themselves the center of attention, and I'm left at the fringe, confident and comfortably covered, to only hear the story retold.
Come on, now. There is nothing wrong with a little nudity. There is no need to be prudish. It's all in good fun.
Sure it is, but so are the long-term results, like frustrations and speculations, of staying clothed in exchange for the loss of immediate and base attentions.
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