Modesty in Facebook

[Gregory Matthews]

Two SDA males have teamed up to moderate a Facebook discussion of modesty.  For an interview with one of those males as to what they expect from that group, see:

https://atoday.org/why-a-facebook-group-about-modesty/

 

[Gregory Matthews]

A personal comment from me:

1)  Modesty is often equated with erotic.

2)  Much of what is considered modest/erotic is determined by culture.  IOW, what is immodest/erotic in one culture, is not given a second thought in another culture.

3)  Sexual is not always erotic.  By their very nature, males and females are sexual.  They may not be erotic.

4)  Erotic lies in the mind of the beholder.  It may not be  in the  other person.

5)  A person who is wearing clothes may be    more erotic than they would be if they were not wearing clothes.

6)  While I am not saying that the Facebook group does this, we males mostly focus on females when we talk about modesty.  Why?

 

I will stop here, but I could probably go on with more. 

 

 

 

[Gregory Matthews]

One more comment:  Yesterday, I was talking to a well-known SDA clergyperson.  During the conversation, that clergyperson mentioned another person who had been offended by an immodest photo of a baby in a diaper!

Do I really have to comment on such?

As a point of personal disclosure:  I have a female relative who as a baby in a diaper was used in an advertisement by a diaper company.  As a much older person today, she has not been scared by that prior publication of her in a diaper.

 

 

 

[Gail]

4 hours ago, Gregory Matthews said:

Facebook group does this, we males mostly focus on females when we talk about modesty.  Why?

 

So that when the girl is sexually assaulted it is her fault?

[rudywoofs (Pam)]

I agree that nobody should be sexually assaulted, no matter what they're wearing or not wearing.  But the fact of the matter is, not everyone has been taught self-control.   

kinda reminds me of a recent meme making the rounds:  "If you don't want people touching your critters, don't make your barn look like a petting zoo."