That is a quite level-headed approach to the subject. It is close to my own ideas. But the lady is certainly not the average next door girl. Being in the film industry sets you apart. I don't think you can survive there when you are narrow minded.
As I have seen in other forums and websites, singled out, women are in general reasonable positive about men in thongs. But peer-pressure, from friends present or through Internet, makes the big difference. Then they will say what is politically and socially right.