But what are you saying here? That if a woman isn't ready to have her looks judged by the public at any moment she should hide herself away? Is it unreasonable of her to expect to be able to go out without one of the presenters commenting on her appearance? As, if I'm not mistaken, every single other man at the Oscars that night did?

I completely disagree that sitting in the front row (and bear in mind that the setting may have just been allocated) was somehow "asking for it."