Posted on 06/17/2019 12:52:31 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
A few weeks ago an Indiana mother wrote a letter to the Notre Dame University school newspaper, asking women not to wear leggings to Catholic mass. After sitting behind a group of girls in church with her four sons she wrote:
I was ashamed for the young women at Mass. I thought of all the other men around and behind us who couldn’t help but see their behinds. My sons know better than to ogle a woman’s body — certainly when I’m around (and hopefully, also when I’m not). They didn’t stare, and they didn’t comment afterwards. But you couldn’t help but see those blackly naked rear ends. I didn’t want to see them — but they were unavoidable. How much more difficult for young guys to ignore them.
Predictably, Twitter went nuts. Comments like these poured in:
Maryann, I’m so sorry that leggings have made it so “difficult” for you to teach your sons that women are people before they are bodies. Maybe you need to be lectured on proper parenting instead of lecturing us about our clothing choices.
If you raise boys that can only treat women as people when they are dressed a certain way, something has gone terribly wrong. This reminds me of the “if you’re wearing a skirt you’re asking to be raped” mentality.
I’m sorry if my leggings are making men ogle me. Maybe they should have some restraint and the brainpower to realize I’m more than a body part.
Women, including myself, my nieces, my 75-year-old mother, should wear whatever the heck they want. We should wear what makes us feel good, strong, smart or pretty. Anyone else’s “discomfort” is not our problem.
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Spandex at work. Now there’s a controversy for you. Well not really 90% of the spandex wearer’s shouldn’t be doing it.
What category do you fall in.
Then just make it easy. Show up naked.
I don’t agree that ‘men are confessing a weakness’ and we should help them. Pish. Men are made one way, women another. Acknowledging this reality is where you have to start.
The original poster was asking women not to wear leggings at Mass. Duh. It’s totally appropriate. They / we should dress modestly, most especially at mass. Women put the clothes on and they determine how they present themselves to the world. Takes two to tango.
Maybe you should dress like you're more than a body part.
Could you imagine wearing a codpiece “because it’s comfortable for me?
If I walked into work with a codpiece, I’d probably be fired for sexual harassment.
Chicka wah wah....
You ever notice these leftists never criticize Muslim men for covering up their women to suppress these constant temptations? The double standard continues.
Leggings are indeed revealing. Unfortunately most wearers of leggings aren’t what many care to see.
When parts usually unseen are on obvious display it is almost reflexive to have a peek, then either look away or study the display, according to your inclinations. 70 year old cameltoe is usually not too appealing, though!
I went to a crazy church in MS a few times. Rolling in the aisles, speaking in tongues etc. It was kind of expected by the couple I was working for. That job didn’t last long. One day they had all the teenage kids sit on the edge of the stage. Right at eye level to the other church members sitting. Half the girls were wearing sun dresses and didn’t have enough sense to keep their legs closed.
Another time the preacher’s daughter got up and sang some new wave song about Jesus. She was 16, thin yet shapely and wearing a tight sun dress. The chorus of the song was her moaning over and over “I want to feeeel you”. Talking about feeling the spirit of course.
When she was done, the collection plate made the rounds for the second time. All those poor guys wiped the sweat from their brow and dug deep into them pockets.
“... They didn’t stare, and they didn’t comment afterwards...”
Uh oh!
“... They didn’t stare, and they didn’t comment afterwards...”
Uh oh!
> Anyone else’s “discomfort” is not our problem.
If only that were a two-way street!
Ain’t that the truth. Women should dress properly for church. The African-American ladies and gentlemen do.
That’s exactly correct. If women don’t want to be treated as sexual objects they should not dress as sexual objects.
If a woman coworker showed up for an important customer presentation, I would pretend I didn’t notice and every man in the audience would do the same. Such are the times we are in.
“Leggings are indeed revealing. Unfortunately most wearers of leggings aren’t what many care to see.”
Well hello camel toe!
I agree that wearing leggings at church is inappropriate. They are considered CASUAL wear; not suitable for anything outside of running to the store.
For one leggings USED to be worn with longer shirts like in the eighties so one’s behind and “women parts’ didn’t show.
Now, not unlike the demise of maternity wear, today’s “feminist” wears spandex leggings with a short shirt to show off her “assets.” They would be offended if men DIDN’T look at them.
I also despise the fact that women who are obviously with child go around in the tightest mini/belly shirts to show off their “baby bump.”
Absolutely vulgar.
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