Shocking outfit

I observed many shocked reactions from other women and overheard a little girl asking her mother, “Did you see what that woman was wearing?”

What sort of reaction does one expect if dressed in public in this manner? Is this what is called female empowerment? That we can dress as we want, and behave as we want, with no consequences? If most females who saw her were shocked and embarrassed, I wonder how we expect the males to respond?

Tonia Gooding via email