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The Modesty Conversation Needs a Rewrite. Here’s Where to Start.

The Modesty Conversation Needs a Rewrite. Here’s Where to Start.

Thursday, July 24, 2025
Since at least the 1950s, conservative Christianity has had a lot to say about “modesty.” Specifically: how women dress, and how much skin they should (or shouldn’t) be showing. To be clear, this isn’t an attempt to dismiss the entire conversation around sexual ethics. Western culture’s obsession with sex and impossible beauty standards is deeply…