This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on March 12, 2002). Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint). A fuller disclaimer is available.
Found here on GreenFairy:
Is the reason I get pulled around by men when my tattoos are visible because they are shocked into defensive aggression by someone obviously not trying to meet their standards of attractiveness? After all, women are supposed to dress for men not for themselves. Nothing is worn, nothing about a woman’s body is adorned the way it is for reasons of personal aesthetics, it’s done to attract men. Everyone knows that. So when someone doesn’t do that, can it be taken as a personal insult, a provocation worthy of violence?