Keeping an eye on men
Do men have an obligation to guard their eyes? On the surface, it seems that "You shall not look at me" is not specifically talking about prostitution but about the issue of spies. The commentary on the book is also more conceptual than halakhic and also talks about עזר. We see in the Gemara that when a woman was taken out to be executed, she was naked and not dressed modestly, and it is also said about Samuel who would look at women to learn what the signs of maturity were. On the other hand, it is said in Tractate עזר that it is forbidden to even look at a woman's heel…
In addition, there are old editions of the Strong Hand and the Shulchan Aruch with illustrations of immodest women.
(And Nadav Schnerb's article in Academics regarding women's modesty really does see a trend that may be connected if there is no problem with keeping one's eyes open.)
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