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Romulox28 posted...

i feel like an equivalent argument to the one JP made about lipstick would be saying that men who wear jeans to their office job subconsciously want to be blue collar workers, because jeans were originally created for coal miners. obviously the premise is true but tastes and concepts change over time, so it's a tough statement to back up.

Here's where things get interesting, though, because in most professional environments, especially office environments, jeans aren't considered appropriate clothing because it's too "casual". A guy couldn't wear a deep V shirt for the same reason. He's not entirely right in his full argument, but his "we don't know the rules" part has some truth to it, because things like heels and red lipstick were originally permitted back when women were only really secretaries and they were encouraged to look good for the men in the office. Now that women are peers in an office environment, re-evaluating what is and isn't appropriate attire may have some validity to it.
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