Annie and I are putting together a class on modesty that will last four weeks. I'm going to stick the outline on here.
POINTS TO MAKE (in no particular order)
- Definition of modest/modesty/discretion:
To be discreet: prudent; wise in avoiding error and in selecting the best means to accomplish a goal; circumspect; courteous; polite; honest dealings. - A time and a place for certain clothing.
- What is our goal when we dress immodestly?
- Being discreet starts with clothes and does not stop with behaviour.
- You can dress attractively w/o being immodest.
- Let's not walk the line of modesty/immodesty, let's run from it.
- Guys aren't saying we have to cover up every bit of skin. (I.o.w., no burkhas!) They just want our honest and simple help.
A FEW STATISTICS (www.therebelution.com/modestysurvey/)
- Out of 1,211 guys of all ages, 1,179 voted in a recent survey on modesty that a girl can be attractive and modest at the same time. That's 78%!
- 387 out of 428 voted that modest girls make a big difference and are noticed.
- 934 out of 1236 voted that they have more respect for a modest girl. Only 144 were neutral.
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION
- Why do we dress immodestly? Is it insecurity? Peer pressure?
- What is one thing we can change? (Notebook paper is needed for this.)
1 comments:
I'll be interested to know if any of the girls in class answer the question of why we sometimes dress immodestly with "force of habit."
It takes an act of the will to remember to BE modest, not just in dress but in behaviour once one has gotten out of the habit.
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