for guys... When you see a girl with limited clothing on..

If a woman dresses in a way that is sexually revealing, then, do you think it is inappropriate if she gets extra attention (cat calls, etc.)? Or do you think she is, in a way, wanting the attention and dressing to gain that attention?

Biologically speaking, visual displays and audible calls have always been a method of attracting a mate. It's true of many species in the animal kingdom, and despite most humans not wanting to admit that they are animals our animal nature cannot be denied, and can rarely be repressed with any level of success.

In a way, on a subconscious and primal level, we're trying to attract a lover when we make such calls or give such visual displays, but this doesn't mean that we're consciously asking for any increased attention or that we're dressing in such a way intentionally to gain attention. Much of what we do is due to subconscious activity that we have very little control over.

In the modern world there is a loose set of mores that people are expected to live by, e.g., not walking around in public completely nude. That example is pretty widely adhered to, and is generally not an issue unless drugs or alcohol are involved...or lots of money and a dare. Anyway, one of those mores is called "decency" and though the legal definitions vary it's pretty common that anything goes in public except for exposing one's breasts or genitals--and breasts are OK under certain maternal circumstances. So, if one goes out in public wearing just enough to cover the breasts and vulva (like some bikinis), that's fine, and it should be fine.

In regards to the calls, stares and other possibly "inappropriate" behaviour...it's not inappropriate at all. It's natural, and it can't be repressed. We cannot rationally expect to repress millions of years of evolution, and when we try to the consequences are often quite negative. So, when you're out in public and you hear someone whistle or yell something over your way, just keep moving, smile, and realise that your part of a biological system that is more complex than you've ever realised, and what's just occurred is simply natural.

Too wordy? Meh, boredom. lol

This is all such a load. We live in a world where appearance is the very first thing upon which we are judged. To walk around with the comforting thought that your clothing choices don't say anything about you is to deny reality. Now, you may not care what your clothing says about you, and that's fine. But don't act like people are weird for forming judgments about what kind of person you are based on your decision to prance around with your *kitten* cheeks hanging out of your shorts and wearing lucite heels. You may not be a $5 hooker, but if you're going to dress like one, you can't fault people for making certain assumptions about you.

Anyone who feels that women need to cover themselves up in public I want you to know the good news. There are entire countries in the Middle East who agree and you can certainly move there if you'd like. I've always felt that a woman can dress however she feels comfortable, what business is it of mine?