November 20 2017 – Click here to listen
I am amazed at the number of women who are coming out and declaring they have been sexually abused. It seems rampant in virtually every segment of our culture. On the surface it makes one wonder if the majority of men are just a bunch of lustful sexual deviants on the prowl.
I once had a lady employed at my resort as a reservation clerk. Sometimes she would wear a tiny skirt and would sit on a stool with her legs propped up. Anyone walking by would easily see underneath her dress all the way to her underwear, whether they wanted to or not.
One day this lady complained about a male manager who she said came to the front desk and was looking up her dress. The General Manager called me, and we interviewed her together and asked if she wanted to lodge a formal complaint. She said no, that she just wanted it to stop. We talked to the guy and he denied it, but we told him to stay away from her. Privately I told the GM what I’d seen and that he needed to get one of the female compliance officers to counsel the receptionist about her attire. I felt it was as inappropriate as the guy’s conduct.
Unfortunately for him, the next thing we knew, everyone in the company seemed to know about it, he was labeled a pervert by the female employees, and the guy was effectively blackballed by them. His reputation was irreparably destroyed and he resigned.
Now do you suppose this lady had anything to do with causing this incident?
I do.
This lady also wore loose fitting lowcut blouses and seemed to time bending over to retrieve something beneath the counter at the precise time I would walk up to the desk. Her oversized breasts nearly flopped out on the counter. It would have been impossible not to see them. If I were of a different mindset I might have taken that as a sign that she wanted me to take it a step further. I just walked away.
Have you ever seen the dresses worn by the movie stars on red carpet night? Nothing is left to the imagination. Is it any wonder that some of those guys who work with them don’t take that as a sign that they would be receptive to their advances?
This morning one of the headlines on Breitbart News states:
Gabby Douglas Suggests Women Should ‘Dress Modestly’ to Avoid Enticing the ‘Wrong Crowd,’ Gets Ripped on Social Media
Her gymnast teammate, Alexandra Raisman, tweeted the following:
What was Gabby’s crime? She tweeted in response:
“However it is our responsibility as women to dress modestly and be classy. Dressing in a provocative/sexual way entices the wrong crowd.”
She was ripped by the media and her fellow teammates for saying this.
Breitbart wrote:
In reality, there’s very little wrong about Douglas’ initial tweet. She simply says that women need to dress “classy” and “modestly” in order to not attract men who have bad intentions. That’s the same advice that every responsible parent in America gives their daughters prior to letting them go out. So why would that sentiment be controversial now?
Douglas’ mistake here wasn’t her wording, it was her assumption that the American media could handle common sense being said in public.
Of course wearing stiletto’s and a short skirt doesn’t make rape legal, or even remotely okay. All Douglas meant was that a girl could go a long way towards not finding herself groped, if she didn’t wear the things that excite gropers.
He is right that the American media cannot handle common sense being said in public. So, dresses get shorter, “see-through” is in, breasts are exposed, thong swim suits are the greatest, and outrage if someone looks is rampant.
My friends at Covenant Eyes wrote: “Modesty is a controversial topic, especially when you throw God into the mix. Some simply cannot fathom, amidst all the great injustices in the world, that God actually cares if a girl wears skin-tight pants with the word “Juicy” written on them. But in the end, it is the Word of God that should drive our discussions about modesty. What has God revealed about it?”
In Proverbs King Solomon likened a woman without discretion to a pig. Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman without discretion.
I realize I’m of a different generation, and the styles have (regrettably) changed. I saw the before and after of what Playboy and Hustler magazines did to change this country and then the Internet and porn. I remember way back to a segment on one of three channels available when the miniskirt first came out. Two beautiful women were talking to a salesman about what would happen when they sat down in such a short skirt. The salesman shrugged and smiled, and the two gals giggled and said “We’ll take one.”
I live in Florida and go to the beach on occasion and see swim suits that are no larger than an eye patch and a small one at that. Dependent upon the beach, as the day wears on and more beers are consumed, one begins to see the occasional topless sun worshipper. No this does not give anyone the right to grope or assault them, but there are plenty of people on the edge who will not control themselves.
Sex abusers are scum and I’m as against them as one can get. But, at the end of the day I wonder what is in the heart of some of these women who dress in such a manner as described.
It is for sure that God’s view is the one that is important to all of humanity. If you get dressed in such a manner as though you are dressing to go to see Him in person, would you dress or act any differently. What would your heart tell you to wear?
You are dressing to meet Him every day . . . You do know that . . . Right?
1 Peter 3:4
But let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious.