An artist has sparked a debate about what  women's skirt lengths say about the wearer.

Rosea Lake, 18, who is  studying graphic design and illustration at Capilano University in Vancouver, posted a photograph titled Judgements to  her Tumblr  account.

The image shows a woman from behind with ten  words written up her left leg indicating various hemlines, with 'matronly'  scrawled at the bottom of her calf and 'whore' seen just below her  buttocks.

Controversial: Rosea Lake, who is studying graphic design and illustration at Capilano University in Vancouver, released a photograph showing what skirt lengths say about women

Controversial: Rosea Lake, who is studying graphic  design and illustration at Capilano University in Vancouver, released a  photograph showing what skirt lengths say about women

Resting under her knee is the label 'proper'  while 'flirty' sits above.

In just two weeks Miss Lake's photo has  attracted more than 270,000 comments as  it has been shared on various social networking sites.


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