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I'm typing this in my underwear and, for the record, I look pretty darn cute. And no, no one else will see me in them today.
I've been thinking a lot about the Alice-Eve-in-her-bra-and-underwear criticisms of Star Trek Into Darkness. I don't think I'll have any spoilers. The scene with her in them was in some of the trailers. (pic here)
I'm not actually addressing the question of whether or not it should have been in the movie or if it is gratuitous. They've already conceded the argument. But the part that keeps sticking for me is the comment that kept coming up that it was ridiculous that she would have been wearing 'fancy lingerie' to work. That left me scratching my head on two counts. I don't consider a cute, satiny matched set to be 'fancy lingerie.' And why shouldn't she wear it? If she likes the way she feels in it, then she can wear what she wants.
Personally, I like wearing cute bras and underwear. This is a bit of a challenge as I have a weird bra size, so I have to take what I can get. But most bras are designed to be kinda pretty, anyway. Due to the weird bra size, I also don't tend to have matched sets. But I do have cute underwear. And very often I'll match the color with my outer clothes. Not because anyone will see them, because no one will. But because I can. And I want to. So I do.
All these people saying it is unrealistic for a woman to just want to look cute under her clothes... I have no idea what their underwear looks like. I might think it is time to go shopping and toss those ratty things in the trash. But if they like how they feel in them, I guess that's their business. Just as it is mine to want to look cute. But saying that she would only wear that set if she expected to be seen... I don't understand why they don't think she couldn't have worn it for herself. The set looks comfortable is a great color. I would totally wear it. To work. On a day when I don't expect to be seen undressed (i.e., any day).
I think the folks making the comments meant to be joining the feminist charge against misogyny, but somehow got sucked into something much less feminist. Also... I'm not sure that showing skin in a movie is actually misogyny or if the problem is the prudishness of Americans. But that's a discussion for another day.
I've been thinking a lot about the Alice-Eve-in-her-bra-and-underwear criticisms of Star Trek Into Darkness. I don't think I'll have any spoilers. The scene with her in them was in some of the trailers. (pic here)
I'm not actually addressing the question of whether or not it should have been in the movie or if it is gratuitous. They've already conceded the argument. But the part that keeps sticking for me is the comment that kept coming up that it was ridiculous that she would have been wearing 'fancy lingerie' to work. That left me scratching my head on two counts. I don't consider a cute, satiny matched set to be 'fancy lingerie.' And why shouldn't she wear it? If she likes the way she feels in it, then she can wear what she wants.
Personally, I like wearing cute bras and underwear. This is a bit of a challenge as I have a weird bra size, so I have to take what I can get. But most bras are designed to be kinda pretty, anyway. Due to the weird bra size, I also don't tend to have matched sets. But I do have cute underwear. And very often I'll match the color with my outer clothes. Not because anyone will see them, because no one will. But because I can. And I want to. So I do.
All these people saying it is unrealistic for a woman to just want to look cute under her clothes... I have no idea what their underwear looks like. I might think it is time to go shopping and toss those ratty things in the trash. But if they like how they feel in them, I guess that's their business. Just as it is mine to want to look cute. But saying that she would only wear that set if she expected to be seen... I don't understand why they don't think she couldn't have worn it for herself. The set looks comfortable is a great color. I would totally wear it. To work. On a day when I don't expect to be seen undressed (i.e., any day).
I think the folks making the comments meant to be joining the feminist charge against misogyny, but somehow got sucked into something much less feminist. Also... I'm not sure that showing skin in a movie is actually misogyny or if the problem is the prudishness of Americans. But that's a discussion for another day.