Reply To: Tznius

Jewess: The shells under dresses. For the love of God, give people a break!!! It’s hard enough to keep tzniut as it is, and I can’t even believe that people would say that wearing a shell under a sleeveless dress or spaghetti strap one is not tzanua. You’re chking people. Literally.

Please re-read my above post. You completely missed something. I said that I felt that it sent the wrong message, but that it is a “personl thing” – not assur l’halachah! I also said it is “nothing compared to the real problems”.

And in my opening post I said “I am not trying to put anyone down. I am trying to understand this trend and trying to be mechazek others in this inyan.”

So chill out!

Have you ever thought that that woman (or man) with the short/tight skirt or whatever article of clothing–or lack of–that she (or he) is wearing, is working on other midot or mitzvot?

The fact about clothing is that whenever you choose something to wear, you are presenting yourself to the world and projecting an image of yourself. If you wear denim or sweats, you are broadcasting informality. If you are wearing a suit, you are telling people that you mean business. This is a fact that even the goyim accept. (Ever heard the saying “The clothes make the man”?) So if a woman (or man???) is wearing a short/tight skirt, she is sending a message to the world. What exactly is she trying to say? Is she saying “I am a bas Melech”? That is not the message I get.

You also said, This topic has been chewed to death, here, there and everywhere. If you don’t like this thread, then no one is forcing you to read it. So don’t!