(January 17, 2016 at 10:42 pm)MTL Wrote: Oh horseshit
Modesty becomes a bad thing when it represses people and makes them uptight and inhibited.
Modesty becomes a bad thing when it is used to make women feel responsible if men are tempted to rape them.
Modesty becomes a bad thing when it is confused with shame.
Modesty becomes a bad thing when people take it upon themselves to judge whether another person is being modest enough, or not.
There are times when modesty is not prudent.
^ I agree with this.
I'd say though that the true virtue of modesty is much more about humility and pureness of heart than it is about clothes. Making someone else feel ashamed of their clothes just because you don't approve of them is not modesty.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
