Beware of judgments towards others for divergent opinions, or a difference  in educational achievements  for their level of intelligence may be greater than ours.

Hi There,

I do have to say that I agree with you on the above-mentioned caption as far as being open to divergent opinions.  But there are many individuals who have enjoyed high levels of educational achievement that disagree with others that match their educational success.  And that is why divergent opinions are necessary.

But I don't see how scientifically it would be possible to link infertility to all this.  Pollution, tight fitting underwear for men, poor nutrition, alcohol or substance abuse, prescription drugs and stress are all named as culprits.  And world population sure isn't decreasing at this time!  

I would be interested in what scholarly sources make this claim about fertility.

One last thing, the font you use is very pretty, but kind of hard to read.  Just a suggestions......

Enjoy your trip.  

Mary

Thanks for taking the time to write such a scholarly analysis.

In the eighteenth century, men wore powdered wigs and ornate jackets and silk stockings. So did women. Yet, we seem to have reproduced very effectively in the centuries since then.

Why would someone assume that a society's choice of clothing could result in decreased fertility?  It seems more likely that effective and available birth control has allowed women to postpone pregnancies until they are past their most fertile years. Also, our food is modified with hormones that could impact our fertility.

IMO, the biggest problem the world faces is overpopulation. If mere clothing fashions can influence human beings to stop reproducing at a rate the planet can't sustain, we need to quickly distribute that clothing worldwide.

I said nothing about the poster of this topic holding a derogatory opinion of women. I didn't see that in his post. I said we don't have the right to tell our grand children what to wear. It's important to teach children of both genders about boundaries.

I hope you enjoy your trip. It sounds like a wonderful opportunity. 

I've always had a very small waist, but the sand in the "hourglass" seems to be slowly heading south!

I see it the same way, Astraea.

My closet has a lot fewer belts than it did 20 year ago.

I think that clothing is just an outward manifestation of androgeny, and follows the trend, rather than leading it. Androgenous clothing could be either male or female, but structured to cover & camouflage indications of sex .. like the hourglass figure of women or the triangular one of men. Even when designers make styles that are more androgenous, anyone non-androgenous will try to adapt it to be more sexually flattering, if they can .. like with a belt to identify a small waist.

I think when women were (and still are) breaking into male dominated professions, they looked for androgenized or feminized male forms of clothing, so their sex wouldn't be as much a factor in how they were treated at work.

...ahhhh...the mere 'fantasy' of having (what I &/or others might say were) "skinny" legs!  I have short, muscular legs.  I prefer pants because I believe they are more flattering to my legs, to my figure; ...&...they are sooo...comfortable!  

However, there are times when I enjoy wearing a comfortable mid-calf-length skirt, with matching jacket, & an attractive silk blouse or (in cooler weather) a soft turtleneck.

Cheers,   Anna

I usually wear pants, because I am sooooo self-conscious about my skinny legs.