James Finn
Oct 23, 2020

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The idea that women who dress sharp and look sexy are advertising themselves as sexually available is so incredibly sexist.

The idea that Black women are especially advertising is so incredibly racist.

Back when I was younger, I’d wear tight shorts and a muscle shirt in the summer because I took pride in my body and sense of style. Also because wearing those clothes kept me cool in hot weather.

Nobody ever suggested I was putting myself up on a sexual auction block. Women must have the same freedom.

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James Finn
James Finn

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James Finn is an LGBTQ columnist, a former Air Force intelligence analyst, an alumnus of Act Up NY, and an agented but unpublished novelist.

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