I never understood that line of thought. It&#x27;s like saying one should be free to shout &quot;FIRE!&quot; in a cinema just so that he can feel happy with himself (&quot;hey, my shouting is terrific! I carry no responsibility for what you&#x27;ll make of the words I say!&quot;).<p>Wearing clothes is a <i>social</i> act, not a personal one. That&#x27;s why there are <i>laws</i> about it. We geeks should know, considering how we softly strong-armed entire swaths of dress-code rules to bow to <i>practicality</i> over other pre-existing social rules.<p>That does not mean one cannot stop himself from raping a woman if she wears X or Y (nobody loses control <i>ever</i>, and if one does he should be held accountable for it), but it&#x27;s dishonest to pretend one should not feel attracted by people wearing clothes designed to make them look attractive.