Consider it thrown down.

"My one great talent lies in making those who wrong me suffer horribly."
- Archilochus, 7th century BC

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But a skirt is not a uniform for subordination. Enjoying ones appearance is not a signal that you wish to be anyone’s ‘love’, ‘sweetheart’ or ‘dear’. And playing with prettiness does not automatically denote a vacant character.
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