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Is showing cleavage really offensive?

It has been really hot in Australia so went to work on Friday in quite a low cut top.

My supervisor told me that she felt offended by my dress and the fact that I was showing off so much cleavage

Is this really that offensive?

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No, it's not exactly "classy" or "sophisticated" or really that "polite"

In my school we learned that if you a lot of cleavage, it means you're looking for a mate.
It's not something you should wear to work. Maybe parties, clubbing, or even the supermarket.

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• It's not really appropriate for work, but sometimes it is unavoidable and too be honest at times I feel persecuted/prejudged. An example being that I'm a small-medium in tops, but any tank top I buy from junior-apparel stores makes me show cleavage while still being loose on my stomach. And any tank top that wouldn't show cleavage is basically t-shirt cut, which defeats the purpose =/
  But more on topic I'm not offended by cleavage although I know people who are.
• is your supervisor by anychance unattarctive, with a pair that are either impossible to locate or brush her knees?? KO
  
  If it was warm then a little flesh is fine. Maybe you ought be be offened at her personal comments???
  
  This woman sounds ridiculous who is 'offeneded' by cleavage, distracted maybe, offput...maybe but offended, you oughta give her a mouthful and show her what offensive really is (don't actually may result in unemployment)
  
  Good luck
• I've been around the block more than a few times. But I still get distracted by visible cleavage. I might do nothing about it, but it gets my blood running, that's just the way it is. I know most other guys would be distracted too, and other people might think badly of you. But this is probably just a work ethic thing.
  
  If it is your supervisor at work that is telling you this, then it's probably a good idea to just accept what she says and not show too much cleavage when you are at work. Unless you don't think that the job is that important to you.
  
  
  You could find a way to dress that keeps you just as cool but is more in line with the way you need to dress at work. And then tell her why you dressed that way and ask her for a fan to keep you cool!
• I guess it depends on the situation and how low cut it is but she sounds kind of uptight. It's nothing to really be offended of. Just be more mindful of how you dress around her.
• if you do it all the time. or may be your top was kind of too low for her. be careful. you should not wear such clothes at work or college. it is never appreciated.
• I wouldn't say offensive, more like unprofessional but depends where you work, if your dealing face to face customers then its definitely not okay.
• Post a few pics with emphasis on the cleavage and I'll give you my answer as to just how offended I am. A side view, frontal view and one from above would suffice rather nicely.
• no, but it is inappropriate for work.
• not at all if it's hot what does she want you to wear a turtle neck!
• depends how much better you look than her, you don't want to like blow her out of the water, that is offensive
• LMAO @ GENE