Five Problems I have with SlutWalk Marches
SlutWalk marches protest a culture that’s too permissive with rape and sexual assault. But do they actually contribute to the problem they’re trying to solve?
Category: Modesty
What Not to Wear
In 1 Timothy 2:9, the Lord provides three guidelines that help Christian women figure out what and what not to wear. Asking yourself these three questions will help you figure out how to dress.
Book Blog 7: The Naked Truth about Clothes
How hot is too hot? How much skin is too much skin? Which joints of your body need covering up? Everyone wants a list, but the Bible doesn’t provide one. It does, however, teach us the naked truth about clothing. The reason we wear clothes isn’t just to keep warm or “wow” people with the [...]
Exploited Miss America. Empowered Miss USA.
Last week, Miss USA released the official contestant photos of 51 pageant hopefuls. The look? Lacy black lingerie, fishnets, smudged kohl eyeliner, knee-high boots, stilettos, voluptuous cleavage, and naked flesh, the like of which have traditionally been associated with prostitutes and porn stars, not beauty queens. The photo shoot, entitled “Waking up in Vegas,” featured steamy, seductive Playboy-like poses on a large bed and other bedroom furniture. What was once considered exploitative is now considered empowering.
Boobquake
An Islamic cleric recently blamed earthquakes on immodest female clothing. Outraged by his statement, Jennifer McCreight, a 22-year-old student at Purdue University in Indiana, invited women to collectively bare their breast cleavage today to scientifically test the cleric’s theory. But as the day dawned, and women around the world began to bare their cleavage, a strong earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale struck southeast of Taiwan.
Sexy enough to keep him waiting?
“I’m SEXY enough…to keep you waiting.†That’s the copy on a skimpy new tank top created by the Candies brand. Released as a part of the Candies Foundation, which exists in part to reduce teen pregnancy and encourage abstinence, it is one abstinence shirt you don’t want your daughter to wear. It sends a mixed [...]
Wise vs. Wild Contrast #7: Appearance
A Girl-Gone-Wise presents herself in different manner than a Girl-Gone-Wild. Her appearance doesn’t scream, “Look at me!” The way she styles her hair and does her make-up enhances her looks, but doesn’t clamor for attention. Her clothing doesn’t invite onlookers to see or imagine her nakedness. She adorns herself in a dignified, God-exalting way.
Little Girls Gone Wild
In an effort to inform parents of the harmful effects of seemingly innocuous fashion and tween buying trends, I’ve launched The Bod Squad. I’m hoping for 50,000 mothers across the nation to join me. What is the Bod Squad? It’s a group of moms who are incensed with the fashion industries attempt to take our little girl’s childhood away! The messages our girls get from the fashion industry are destructive. Let’s push back at that!
Girls Gone Skank
“Instead of advancing women’s social and professional empowerment, popular culture appears to be backsliding into the blatant sexual exploitation of women and girls at younger and younger ages.” That’s the conclusion of Patrice Opplinger, assistant professor of mass communications at Boston University. In “Girls Gone Skank,” Opplinger investigates the effects of mass marketed sexual images and cultural trends on the attitudes of young girls and describes the ways in which girls are increasingly taught to go to outrageous lengths in seeking male attention.
Exposed !
She’s a sexy, assertive, self-assured woman, and she’s perfected the subtle art of attracting men. She knows how to flirt with her eyes, seductively tilt her head, and position her body in a provocative way… Who is this woman? You might be surprised to learn that the description (with a few minor fashion updates) comes from the pages of Isaiah. And it may surprise you even more to learn that her behavior was so reprehensible to God, that he punished her and her like-minded girlfriends.
The Modesty of Personal Restraint
As the spring season blooms, talk about modesty heats up in Christian conversation as fast as the weather. Bloggers, radio hosts, and the rest of us lament the shorter hemlines, deeper necklines, exposed bellies, and bare bottoms in thong bikinis at the neighborhood swim club. But immodesty deals with a lot more than revealing too much skin. We are just as prone—if not more so—to overexpose what’s under our skin.
