I touched on Modesty Culture in both my post on why I wear a bikini and in my 101 post on Purity Culture. In religious circles, Modesty Culture is a subset of Purity Culture. However, Modesty Culture also pops up in secular conversation and public school dress codes. Then it’s not acting as part of… [Read More]
Feminism 101: Purity Culture
It’s been a few months since I last covered a topic under Feminism 101. It’s been even longer since my post explaining rape culture. If you need a reminder, I recommend you reread that post before continuing with Purity Culture. Purity Culture is a religious subset of rape culture. While Purity Culture is not limited to… [Read More]
Everybody at the Beach Has a Beach Body
Before Dan and I were engaged, when I still lived in Columbus and worked two jobs, we spent a few hours on Labor Day at Zoombezi Bay water park. Labor Day was the last day of the season, and we were far from the only ones trying to enjoy the water park before it closed. That… [Read More]
My Bikini Has Nothing to Do with You
This week, I’m in North Myrtle Beach with my parents, brothers, and sister-in-law. Dan was here for the weekend, but he had to return to Duluth. I packed light for the trip. A few sundresses, jeans, a skirt, shorts, and an assortment of tees and tanks. Oh, and three bikinis. Being in the Myrtle Beach area… [Read More]
My Body is Not an Open Bar, and Not All Men are Alcoholics
Let me cut straight to the chase. If you earnestly plead with me that good Christian women should just cover up to help their frail, weak, pathetic Christian brothers not to lust, I will still bother to refute your points with as much politeness as I can muster. But if you offer up the ridiculous,… [Read More]