[SIRTRIS]

And where does modesty “stop & start”?

[Bigg Red]

I think that you are missing the point of the virtue of modesty. The koranimals force their women to cover, but in a civilized society with Judeo-Christian values, women choose to treat their bodies with respect by covering them properly in public.

[Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I'm not a fan of situational ethics in general, but this is a case where the method should be applied. The Catholic Church has never issued guidelines (individual bishops have made statements often on, but that doesn't carry a whole lot of weight, generally speaking) on what constitutes modesty. I used to read a traditional Catholic newspaper (can't remember which one), and they ran an article outlining "proper" attire for women, which consisted of, among other things, no sleeves shorter than a few inches above the elbow, no neckline lower than the pit of the throat, no pants at all and no skirts shorter than knee-length, no tan fabric no lace no...You get the idea. The next issue, there were more than a couple letters to the editor decrying the paper for suggesting women appear in such scandalously minimal attire. Meanwhile in tribal Africa, women go bare-breasted because boobs aren't viewed sexually in that culture.

I think the point of modesty is to avoiding cranking the engines of the opposite sex. Today, a girl in shorts that aren't *too* short and tight isn't going to turn on any guy but the most ardent sex-machine (who should probably sort out his own issues instead of expecting every woman around him to live in floor-length skirts).

[Beautiful_Gracious_Skies]

Never reveal or attract attention to more than one asset at the same time.

[bboop]

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