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Why? (not why as "I don't see anything wrong" but why as "I really don't know, please explain")


There's a certain type of guy who will use anything about a woman that appears vaguely sexual to a) assume she's "up for grabs" and hit on her/make inappropriate remarks since they feel she's given permission and b) call the same woman a slut and similarly-toned remarks if she tells them that, no, she's not really appreciative of being treated like a sex vending machine.


That's what she said.


Really not necessary, relevant, helpful, or even funny, dude.


(nesting maxed)

I mean, literally the point of The Office is that Michael Scott is a racist, sexist bigot. And when you ironically emulate him, the result is that you kind of come off that way yourself. It's not especially pointed irony, either.

I said nothing racist here, just inappropriately sexualized (as the TWSS joke is intended to do).

Just trying to bring a little levity and lulz to a world of seriousness.


Perfectly aligned with the Michael Scott usage, then.


Yes, very! But do you really want to emulate a guy whose whole shtick is being wrong and unlikable every time he does anything?

I mean, literally the point of The Office is that Michael Scott is a racist, sexist bigot. And when you ironically emulate him, the result is that you kind of come off that way yourself. It's not especially pointed irony, either.


Fork = Fuck

Repo = Vagina

A woman walking around with a metaphoric "fuck my vagina" shirt is asking to be hit on and told dirty jokes. It would be like a straight man going into a gay bar with a shirt that says "My backdoor is open".


How did you get vagina from repo?


I think my point was moreso that wearing that shirt isn't asking for that at all, but will be treated that way.


In addition to the points made by unalone, I'll just add that oftentimes rape apologists will blame the victim with phrases like "Look at her outfit, she was asking for it" type of reasoning. It makes me really self-conscious of what I wear, even though I know it shouldn't matter.




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