No Men, Part Deux

So, in continuation of yesterday's topic, a co-worker and I (he is male) discussed my weekend issue.

I explained the problem: the way men talk about women.

And he said, "Yup. This is how we do things. We all talk about that. And then we try to convince women that we're the one guy in the world that is different. But of course, we are not."

And it's true. Because generally, when I'm really into a guy, one of his best characteristics in my eyes is: but he's not like other guys!

But he is! They all are!

After I fumed about this revelation for a few minutes, we started to talk about said co-worker's girlfriend. She is in Marketing, much like myself (except she probably works more and blogs less), and he is upset about the tight pants she wears to work. He is upset because she goes to conferences with her company and men check her out. He is convinced that she is only invited to work these conferences so she can attract men to her company's booth. My co-worker has seen this in action at conferences he has attended. Pretty girls are working booths at events that are almost one hundred percent men and the men get drunk and stare at the girls. They are apparently less than subtle.

My co-worker considers this to be a tragedy because these women think they are indpendent and working in a man's world and they are merely being objectified.

My co-worker's solution? His girlfriend must obviously stop wearing tight pants. This is not a wider societal issue. It is just a matter of clothing.

I tried to explain to him that women are not considered well-dressed unless they are wearing form-fitting clothes. I tried to explain that women who are not attractive are not considered successful and that, sadly, many of our self-esteems are tied up in whether or not we are perceived as attractive.

Nope. The girlfriend just has to stop wearing the tight pants. The way her butt looks in those pants undermines the entire women's movement.

Okay.

Also, I am having a really bad hair day, because I am growing my bangs out.