I haven’t read all of this thread, but after skimming through it I thought of two things. First, to answer Green Elf’s question, it seems likely to me that some people, particularly young women, like to push the boundaries of propriety in regard to the exposing of their bodies. But this is a delicate matter and it also seems likely that anyone pushing the boundaries of propriety may sometimes feel they have gone too far. This feeling of going too far may be dependent on the circumstances. I can see this happening subconsciously.
My second point: I believe that many people in our society feel there is something morally wrong with looking at another person in certain contexts and that as a result of this many people feel uncomfortable or angry or fearful, when they realize they are being looked at in those contexts. However, I also believe that this feeling that there is something morally wrong with looking at another person and thus the discomfort, anger or fear associated with that belief is not something inborn and natural to the human species, but is something generated by social norms. I am not saying that those feelings are not real nor am I saying that they are wrong (feelings are always real and never wrong), but I am saying that they are not natural in the sense of being inborn.
Tom,