Gunfire roars in the background. Evil incarnate surrounds the strong, yet trapped hero.

There is a struggle. Armed with only cleverness and inner proficiency, the hero eliminates his foes one by one. Soon, the villains' imprisoned captives are freed. They are all immensely grateful to their courageous hero, especially a voluptuous woman in the crowd. She seems to be the most appreciative for she alone runs to the man and passionately embraces him in gratitude.

She knows that she will always be safe there. Or she runs to the hero to keep warm, since her clothes have managed to be torn to shreds.

The brave man saves the thankful and bare femme is one of the typical patterns in movie making. The Mask of Zorro, Indiana Jones, Speed, and True Lies are examples.

The James Bond series is the most blatant example. The dashing and brilliant secret-agent James Bond must save the world from some evil and in the process must also protect some beautiful, yet dim-witted half-nude. To protect her, he seems to always need to sleep with her. Furthermore, it seems he must sleep with all the females in the film, including the enemy. What is the logical conclusion to the pattern? Women need skimpy clothing to be important characters.

In the Bond films, note how the women are the first to break down into weeping convulsions when trouble occurs. They cry and seem unable to do anything but wait for the male to save them.

I hope sufficient evidence has been provided to conclude double standards need to be changed. Men are not asked to dress skimpily and debase their sex. Should women be?