> But his comment about professional dress could have been made far more constructively. When I encounter provocatively-dressed women... It's not at all clear

> But his comment about professional dress could have been made far more constructively. When I encounter provocatively-dressed women... It's not at all clear from her blog post that she was dressed provocatively, or that he was sincerely commenting on the appropriateness of her appearance. This could just as easily have been a scenario where a man thinks a woman looks good and lets her know that he thinks so, while simultaneously criticizing her for his advantage, ie, negging. But with the information we have, we just don't know. It's like an ambiguous personal email that one can project attitudes onto; if you're feeling defensive or threatened, then it's easy to read a perfectly neutral message as being hostile or even sarcastic.