Explain it to me like a 6 year old, or an alien from Mars.

[Trembling Eagle]

serious question

Why do adult human females wear these clothing items called skirts, and things on their feet that limit their ability to walk efficiently?

[todd]

somebody hit puberty, and cant stop talking about girl Girls GIRLS!

[A.M. Thomas]

serious question

Why do adult human females wear these clothing items called skirts, and things on their feet that limit their ability to walk efficiently?

Are you seriously suggesting that women shouldn't wear skirts and heels?  What is wrong with you?

I, for one, love a feminine woman.  Now, I love a woman in a nice pair of pants too.  But dresses and skirts and heels should never be criticized.

I bet if you could have it your way, all females would look like that one lady wearing the pants suit in the center of that picture.  The one without pigmentation.  I think she might be dying.

[Gilly]

I can get heels because those things can really cause physical problems. Nothing wrong with skirts though... The first thing I thought when seeing that picture is that it looks staged (well, I guess it is) with all of their legs crossing and Whoopi crossing her legs on her calf like she's the rebel. I've never got the whole crossing the legs thing unless you're wearing a short skirt.... especially for men. It's not comfortable.

[erechoveraker]

The correct answer is "so they don't look like Whoopi".

Take your pick, Tremblin', I know which side of the fence us Earther's are standing.

[Beth]

All these answers are from BOYS!

I actually find skirts to be more comfortable, and wear them more often. In the winter, I wear lots of layers underneath (tights, legwarmers, etc.
 
Pants cause horrible things like wedgies and camel toes. I wear them every now and then, but I always come back to the skirt.  Plus, I feel pretty in a skirt.   

Heels, however, nope. I wear them to weddings and nice events, and they make my legs look great, but they are not meant for trudging through the mud of upstate NY and VT

[Trembling Eagle]

You guys are missing my point about being an alien
I also want to know why the male human has that piece of cloth tied around its neck.

[Beth]

If you're going to open that can of worms, why the fuck do humans have to wear clothes all the time? Especially when they live in warm climates?  What exactly is the purpose of a thong? Why do men wear cummerbunds?

It's a losing battle.

[Chris L]

I miss Tommert.

[Denim Gremlin]

I think TE just smoke his first joint.

[Denim Gremlin]

You guys are missing my point about being an alien
I also want to know why the male human has that piece of cloth tied around its neck.

ties are most likely a descendant of simple scarves or neckerchiefs wore throughout history. traditionally neckties were literally used to tie the collar of your shirt closed, with the advent of button collars the tie stuck around as an accessory and has since entered our collective consciousness as part of a formal or professional look.

as for skirts I can only speculate that this tradition of females normally wearing dress type garments and males wearing pants developed over time from both sexes wearing open bottomed robes to men, probably as a descendant of military wear, adopting pants as regular clothing.

[Shaggy 2 Grote]

Obviously they need to air out their testicles.

[Martin]

I love skirts.

[jbissell]

But what about the skort?

Those just look ridiculous.

[Sarah]

The correct answer is "so they don't look like Whoopi".

They would be much more comfortable if they all dressed like Whoopi.  Although a skirt can be the more comfortable choice in certain circumstances. 

High heels are the devil's work.  There was a segment on the local news last night about Heelarious, "her first high heels."  Made me wish the Hadron Collider had done its work properly.

I've never got the whole crossing the legs thing unless you're wearing a short skirt.... especially for men. It's not comfortable.

It is for women.  We don't do it only out of modesty.