Thursday, July 10, 2014

The Problem I Have With "Modest Is Hottest"


"Modest is hottest." We've all heard this cute little phrase used to make young women think that dressing modestly is better than otherwise. Many have found issues with this phrase, such as it sending contradictory messages because dressing modestly to appear "hot" defeats the purpose of dressing modestly and the fact that it's just a cute little phrase that doesn't actually have any significance. The problem I have with their problem is that the word "hot" as it is used in this saying has a definition that is so relative that it can't be solidly defined. It's a slang word. That's their purpose. So while the word hot may have sexual connotations in some respects, it can be argued that it's not a sexual term at all. Thus because of the fact that hot as used in this phrase is a slang term, it cannot be argued solidly that there is anything wrong with this phrase in that way.
Here's my problem with the phrase.
My problem with the phrase "Modest is hottest" is not that the word hot is used. That word is so relative that it's hard to understand what it means anymore. My problem with the phrase is that it defines a woman's beauty by the clothes she is wearing. How awful is that?
That means that this girl



Is more beautiful than this girl




Simply because she has nicer clothing.

Think about it.
It's a terribly vain view of the world.
Is that all a man sees a woman for? Her clothing?
More importantly,
Is that all a woman sees herself for?
Think about it.

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