Modest apparel

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This has been a great thread and I hope nobody here has taken offense to what has been written. I do believe dress is real

[Constant]

I am not saying all guys do this but I am saying that alot of guys use what a woman is wearing as an excuse to act like vultures. If a woman is wearing a bikini on the beach, guys are obviously going to notice whether or not if they are lusting. Men to me are natural sex fiends and they use any excuse to make excuses for themselves. Oh well hey look at the top that chick is wearing! Look at her big *****! This is wrong to do. Women and men in that matter can't help that they are good looking. Should people hide their good looks? Not at all, why do that? Should they purposely flaunt themselves for attention? Not at all! This can keep going back and forth!

[Guest Bro David™]

Men to me are natural sex fiends and they use any excuse to make excuses for themselves.  Oh well hey look at the top that chick is wearing!  Look at her big *****!  This is wrong to do.

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[Constant]

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[irishcowboy]

Greetings,

It is not possible for me to look at a man the same way I do a woman.

Dad Ernie

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Gee D.E.

I would hope not..... lol

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[RGR]

Men to me are natural sex fiends and they use any excuse to make excuses for themselves.

I'm VERY offended by that as a Christian man. There is absolutely no need to paint every man out there with that paintbrush. For the record, let's just make it clear that women cheat as well as men! I've never cheated and I don't appreciate that statement-it would be much appreciated by us men if you would edit it.

[keslc]

I think someone else said if a woman dresses sexily, she is advertising that she wants sex.

That was me. Sorry, but my opinion is that if a girl is showing everything she has, than she can't wonder why it is thought that she's advertising it and a man thinks he can take liberties with whats pushed right in his face. I tell my daughter all the time - if it ain't for sale, don't advertise it.

Now, if you are talking just plain "sexily", in other words, to look nice and attractive, than that's a different story. But I'm talking about tops that barely cover the "n" word and that's all, and shorts that, when you bend over, one can see what you had for breakfast. Sorry, that's my opinion.

Neb, you misunderstand what I am saying. Believe me, I am no fashion horse. (Or clothes horse, or whatever it's called)

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I could have said it too, WIP. (at least what I said could be construed as such) I do think that women/girls have a responsibility in what they wear and what they advertise as well. I am not trying to excuse men who assault women at all, regardless of what a woman wears, there is absolutely NO justification for assaulting her. HOWEVER! Young ladies need to understand that if they are going to flaunt it and expose all their goodies, there are sickos out there that will understand that to mean they are up for grabs (literally). We can't act shocked when we offer our bodies for men to oogle and then they take us up on that offer. KWIM? I think our society puts ALL of the responsibility on men, and women don't handle the responsibility that rests on their shoulders.

My daughters are only 7 and 2, but my 7 year old is definately noticing the mature clothing and has interest in it. I am trying to teach her that it is not respectful to ourselves, to God, or to men (because of being a temptation) to dress that way. We need to be responsible. She doesn't understand all of that because she doesn't understand sexuality yet. Sometimes she thinks I'm just being a "mean mom", but I feel I must start to teach her these things now.

[Guest ghostrider]

From 1st Peter Chapter 5:

5 Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

Pride is probably one of the hardest things for us to deal with. We are taught from a young age to take pride in all of our accomplishments. I think we can have pride as long as we do so with some humility. For example we can be proud of our family but not boast to others about them, we can be proud of our athletic achievements and not brag about them, and we can be proud of our physical appearance without having to purposly accentuate our features in public.

I'm proud that I keep in shape, but I don't feel any need for others to know how good of shape I am in. In other words, I try to be humble about it.

[nebula]

Neb, you misunderstand what I am saying. Believe me, I am no fashion horse. (Or clothes horse, or whatever it's called)

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I wasn't meaning to say anything about you . . .

I was just answering your question.