Talk:ask for it

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ask for it

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Sense 3. Is this distinct from sense 2? I don't think so. Hyarmendacil (talk) 06:55, 4 August 2013 (UTC) (moved by Mglovesfun (talk) 10:28, 4 August 2013 (UTC), please continue discussion)

It's a total no doubter for me; I would've simply undone the edit. This is a specific example of #2 not a new definition. Mglovesfun (talk) 10:29, 4 August 2013 (UTC)

Delete. It’s definition 2 used in a specific context. — Ungoliant ^(Falai) 10:47, 4 August 2013 (UTC)

I'd say sense 2 could be narrowed down instead, since it seems to primarly be a synonym for "someone who's vulnerable and is deliberately annoying those who are liable to hurt them" whereas sense 3 is a woman who's underdressed as if to tempt someone to rape them. I dont think being underdressed can be a subset of being annoying. Soap (talk) 18:45, 12 August 2013 (UTC)

You might want to read it again. Mglovesfun (talk) 19:09, 12 August 2013 (UTC)

There is difference between provoking (even unwanted) sexual attention and instigating sexual assault. It's a gliding scale, but we distuingish black and white, even if there is a whole range greys between them. People using the expression "asked for it" when it is clearly inappropiate, often don't think that they are asking for it. It might be useful to add a usage note that outside certain circles "she was asking for it" is asking for a kick in the balls, if not a castration. --80.114.178.7 20:11, 7 October 2013 (UTC)

Weak delete per Mglovesfun and Ungoliant... or else make it into a subsense. - -sche (discuss) 23:57, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

Sense deleted. bd2412 T 22:04, 10 May 2014 (UTC)