: Women dress that way in real life to attract men. In fact I would go so far
: as to say that the ONLY time it is appropriate to dress that way is to
: attract a man (or a woman if you swing that way). You might think that
: that's terrible, and that the only acceptable way to wear such clothing
: revealing clothing is for yourself , i.e. makes you more confident or
: something like that.

How about no? Dressing ourselves in a manner to accentuate our feminine physiques is not just to spark the attraction of a prospective sexual partner. Don't delude yourself into thinking you're special.

: However, if that's true, and wearing sexy clothing makes you feel better
: about yourself, then you must not have a very confident self to begin
: with.

So many women deal with self-image issues, that yeah, certain clothing may enhance their confidence. But the thing is, we have to already possess that confidence to go out into the world dressed in stunning fashion.

: So on one hand we aren't supposed to judge people on their
: appearance,

Deal with it. It's none of your business.

: but on the other hand your appearance affects how you feel
: about yourself?

Which is their concern, not yours.

: Seems like a lot of women equate looking good for men only as an end to
: itself is a sign of weakness or submissiveness, enhancing their outward
: appearance while saying it's for internal reasons to justify it.

Do you exclusively date fictional female test subjects?

: So the insidious part is that men want women to dress this way because it is
: appealing, but now women are deluding themselves into thinking they are
: choosing to do it in order to feel good. This is of course perpetuated by
: the generally male dominated media, which causes more women to 'choose'
: this behavior for themselves, and pressure other women into doing the
: same.

It must be the male-sponsored feminist ideals that makes me conclude that I should be worried that I'm only deluding myself into thinking that you don't know what you're talking about, when you totally do.