Women will never fully be respected as long as they continue to be beautiful

I'm going to try and rewrite my opponents arguments so that they are more, uh, comprehensible. "As pro mentioned, woman will never be respected as long as they're beautiful which is not entirely true. There are many men out there that respect woman" I didn't say there weren't any, we're mostly talking about majorities, in which case because women are still so concerned with their looks, and continually try to make themselves look "sexy", men will first view them as sex objects rather than as people. "But as he said dresses are still worn." Exactly. Women continue to fall into the accepted feminine dress style. Not to say that to get respect they have to come in pant suits to fancy parties, but there are other clothing lines available or at least they could be less revealing. This form of clothing is now almost a requirement among women who wish to or are going to "high class" events, and I think that a first step for women gaining more respect as people than beauties is to stop conforming to the acceted female attire norm, such as dresses. "and in this day and age beauty is important for everyone no matter who you are." & " "sex object" men are also "sex objects", take play girl men who pose nude for a woman's pleasure" I staunchly disagree. Many men do undoubtedly care about their appearance. However, the unattractive male is just as socially acceptable as the attractive one. For instance, most corporate heads are, generally speaking, old men. Statistically speaking, they do not put nearly as much emphasis into making themselves look good as females do. For instance, Jim Sinegal, CEO of Costco, is not an in particularly trim man. He has no make up, jewelry, and no fashion trend is expected off him beyond a tucked in shirt. However on the flip side, Teri Fontenot, CEO of Womans Hospital, is wearing make up, some jewelry, and a very feminine business suit [http://www.businessreport.com...]. She may not be a super model, but she is still taking extra time to appear "lady like". And I am not arguing about whether or not models of either sex are hurting their cause, I stated clerly in the first round that I wasn't talking about people whose job it is to be attractive, like models and actors. I am saying that the women majority, those who are just being paid to work, in any job field, are only continuing to make themselves a stereotype by taking the time to look pretty. I'm not saying someone can't take care of themselves, but the degree to which women take to ensure their attractiveness is far greater than that exhibited and more importantly,expected of men. As long as women continue this trend they will only continue to be "eye candy" first. "If it was men that did this as much as woman they would not be judged as much as a woman because every thing is so biased with gender" EXACTLY! It IS biased. And I think it doesn't have to be, but women just keep the ball rolling! They do not have to adhere by the century old view of the feminine woman, but they continue to do so. If they all stopped caring so much about their looks, then the would finally be brought up to the social status of men, not only legally as it is now, but socially. I contend that though it says on paper women must be treated equally, they are still viewed as inferior walking dolls, and not as people as they should be. But I am also saying that it is more womans fault for that then men's because they let themselves be viewed that way by encouraging and exacerbating it.