Tag: Modesty

“Modesty Culture” Leads to Rape Culture

All through my childhood and adolescence, my Christian school and church taught me that it is the duty of the woman to cover her body so that the man will not look upon her lustfully and consequently “stumble” (another word for “sin.”) From an early age, I was taught that ...

Modesty Culture is More Harmful than Porn

There is no doubt about how harmful porn is to society. There are many studies on the negative effects of porn on the objectification of women, increase of sexual violence towards women as well as victim blaming, increase of pedophilia, and strengthening of misogynistic beliefs and myths including t...