What Happened to Decency and Respect??

What happened to decency and respect in today's world? It's not just adults, but teens, and even worse kids and soon to be toddlers and infants are becoming less in clothing and more in dirty demeanor's. It's horrible how skimpy these clothes keep getting and how flaunting everyone has become. I don't have a problem if you are showing some skin but please I don't want to see your underwear, your boobs(tanks and v-necks are find I am talking about these things hanging out like there's nothing even covering them), your butt, or whatever else you have going on here. This pertains to guys too, with those baggy pants that you complain about but yet wear. It's crazy how short and skimpy these clothes are for girls, especially kids. Yea skirts are cute on little girls but there should be a length limit but obviously clothing companies don't care so long as they are making money. They aren't going to say yeah we were wrong for advertising this for young kids when it's clearly not suitable for them but we aren't the parents. And parents, come on, teach your kids respect for themselves and even if they hate you for stepping in, oh well, it will be loads better then someone finding them alluring and taking them and what not because of how they were dressed.

What's sad is that most females who are flaunting what they say they are so proud of is really a low self-esteem issue and a cry for attention. Honestly girls, don't reduce yourself to such a level, especially don't post them on your myspaces' and what not. It's annoying listening to my friends who have pictures up on their myspaces' of them wearing nothing but their bathing suits doing sexy poses and they are complaining because they are getting harassing emails from people they don't know just wanting to get it on with them and stuff. Well Duh! I mean yeah most guys shouldn't just look and say hey I want to tap that or whatever the lingo is but what do you expect to happen when you are basically taunting and teasing guys with stuff like that. You don't want to be demeaned or looked at like that yet you dress and act like that. It's crazy.

Yeah it's tough to listen to people's OPINIONS of how you dress, but that's all it is..opinions and nothing more. Love yourself and respect yourself. You don't need to flaunt your body and wear skimpy clothing to get attention because I can guarantee you will end up getting more negative attention than positive attention, whether you are a down to earth girl or not. Wear clothes that show who you are but NOT what you are. Hold your head high and don't let people get you down because you want people to notice you for your personality and not your body. Trust me, it's far more rewarding this way. I know from experience. I dress conservatively, yeah I wear a dress now and again but mainly it's jeans or shorts(of an appropriate length), and shirts that are cute and stylish but don't have things popping out of nowhere (not that I really have anything to pop out of my shirts but none the less I am proud of my size [totally different subject but yeah]).

Personal Experience:
I have a shirt that's my favorite shirt in the world. It looks like a dress from little house on the prairie but shorter (it's a shirt after all); with it's floral pattern and it's beige background, poofy sleeves, fabric to the neck, lace lining and a bow on the back. But I just love it to death. I would wear this shirt to school all the time and I would always hear people making fun of me saying things like, "hey grandma, why don't you go back to the farm," and stuff like that. I didn't listen and guess what, I had and still have, more TRUE friends then those who were counted as popular or those who would wear skimpy clothes for attention. There's something I would say to my friends when they didn't believe me. it's a short story but sit and read it'll be worth your while. Who knows, maybe you have read or heard it before. it contains the direct opposite in people so to simplify someone popular and someone normal.

A popular girl gets all dressed up in a short short skirt(i guess that's why they call it a mini), an oh so flattering top that reveals a bit much, some strapping heels and all the right accessories to accentuate her features just flawlessly. She is getting all dressed up to go out on a night of perusing for men at the local bar. The only problem is that she has a low self-esteem, that's why she's dressing up so flaunty. When she gets to the bar and she walks in, she notices that she only attracts few attractive men, some mildly attractive men and a lot of not so attractive men. All of them with cheesy pickup lines and them wanting to buy her a drink hoping that it will lead somewhere. Well, later that night an average girl gets dressed up in some jeans, a stylish top but conservative, with heels and some accessories and little makeup. She is also on a night out perusing for men and she goes to the same bar as the popular girl. When she walks in, she draws the attention of lots of men, mainly attractive men, some mildly attractive men, and few not so attractive men. The popular girl is looking at the average girl not undesrtanding why she is getting not only more men but also more attractive men when she put in so much effort into her looks. The difference is that the average girl has a high self-esteem about herself compared to the popular girl. That's why guys flocked to her, for her personality that shone through and not her looks. Of crouse if you are in a bar looking for guys, no matter if you have a high self-esteem or not and no matter what you are wearing, there will always be some guys trying to get lucky. That's a given.

Just remeber, it's what our parents always tell us: "It's what's on the inside that counts, not the outside."