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Hated what Keira said to his daughter about her clothes...


I don't think she was dressing THAT provocatively. She made it sound like she was dressing like a whore. She was wearing a top and shorts. What was so bad about that? That's pretty common for girls to dress that way, especially in the summer. Not to mention, she had the wardrobe of an old lady and she's telling her how to dress? Okay.

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If I was a boy at that school of her age, I'd certainly have been thinking she was up for it from the way she was dressed.

I liked Keira's wardrobe - it suited her.

No tears please, it's a waste of good suffering.

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How does a pair of shorts and top mean she wants sex? That's how most girls her age dress. What says from her outfit that she wants to hook up with someone? How is it slutty? Maybe she liked it and thought it was cute. It doesn't always mean a woman is wanting to get attention.

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Tight shorts, crop top, teenage boys. She admitted she was dressing to try to catch his eye.

No tears please, it's a waste of good suffering.

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But how was it slutty? That's my main question. I didn't find her outfits slutty at all.

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Like her Dad said, she was dressed like Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver. Just because it's currently common for teenage girls choose to dress in such a manner doesn't make it less slutty.

No tears please, it's a waste of good suffering.

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Well then who knows then, maybe I'm just a slut... 😂

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If only I was single... 

No tears please, it's a waste of good suffering.

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I have a 15 yr old and it's not common in this house! A big part of the problem is clothing manufacturers. They did an article about the difference between boy/girl clothing at Target. The girls shorts were half the length of boys. Sexualizing starts so early that a lot of people don't even notice.

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You're very defensive about this. Me thinks you dress exactly like the teenage daughter.

I tried to join the CIA once, but they found out my parents were married.

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I don't dress like her, actually. Doesn't mean I think there's something wrong with her style, though.

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It was slut-shaming plain and simple. You can tell it was written by an old man. Surprised neither actress objected to it. It would get called out today. I only found one article mentioning how that scene was problematic: https://bust.com/review-begin-again-doesnt-quite-top-the-charts/

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