answer:I am a big chicken with a very well-tuned situational awareness radar. I do not tempt the fates by going out into a dangerous situation without the tools (or clothes) to protect myself. I firmly believe there is a time and place for everything and wearing blue in Blood territory, or a deep cleavage and miniskirt into a meat market dance club is not it. Theoretically, I do believe we have the right to wear what we want, when we want and do what we want where we want, but I also know gangbangers, muggers and predators are not interested in theory. There’s a big difference between theory and reason. I might have my rights, but I know not everyone will respect my rights and need to be ready for that. If I expect people to always respect my rights, I’ll be sorely disappointed and will lose that leather jacket and Tiffany bracelet at 2 AM while walking around Coney Island. That’s an extreme situation, but it applies to even more subtle situations like—at work, I know people are not going to be respectful of my boundaries, so I have a choice of being proactive and protecting myself, or watching the inevitable happen.