tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800955510067401360.post3091876739629700518..comments2024-02-15T01:01:44.767-08:00Comments on One Black Girl // Many Words: On Rihanna Teaching Me to Say No to Modesty Culture Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05134456178795377262noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800955510067401360.post-52304845871574792022-01-26T19:55:30.405-08:002022-01-26T19:55:30.405-08:00I recently used the service of this software geniu...I recently used the service of this software genius hacker 'hackinbgloop6@gmail. com, when I had infidelity issues. I suspected my man of cheating on me, but had no proof to confront him. 'hackingloop6@gmail. com, helped me gain remote access to my man's phone activities, the software genius is actually the real deal and I promised him to share this with people needing real hacking stuff. i was initially skeptical as i already got scammed before but he did come through and proof there are real hackers around.He handles any social networks hacks like Facebook,whats-app snap chat Instagram emails and school grade, out there, he was able to hack my cheating wife's phone activities without having no contact with the phone, contact him also on WhatsApp +1(484)540 - 0785, if you ever suspect or questions your partner's loyalty.Wholsomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842023347522615909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800955510067401360.post-83285234230614399592014-06-29T21:25:05.076-07:002014-06-29T21:25:05.076-07:00That outfit is beautiful. However, I struggle with...That outfit is beautiful. However, I struggle with my thoughts about appropriate dress in day-to-day life. I am old enough to remember a time when only prostitutes wore certain types of clothing and admit it is hard to rid myself of that association. On an intellectual level, I see the validity of your points, but the gut reaction is still to encourage my daughter and my nieces to be 'classy' or to not pick dresses that look 'slutty'. The discussion about modesty culture is very enlightening and worthwhile. Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10115137732726313857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800955510067401360.post-21541475570585361092014-06-17T08:37:15.905-07:002014-06-17T08:37:15.905-07:00Josephine Baker is right! And I love the idea of d...Josephine Baker is right! And I love the idea of dressing for oneself rather than for how others will interpret (or more likely misinterpret) your intentions. The modesty/purity culture is <a href="http://timfall.wordpress.com/2014/05/14/purity-culture-not-pure/" rel="nofollow">neither modest nor pure</a>, that's for sure.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />TimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800955510067401360.post-51598438312888762922014-06-10T08:17:41.690-07:002014-06-10T08:17:41.690-07:00Thanks for the comment! I think it's difficult...Thanks for the comment! I think it's difficult to say if women are "even more" into maintaining patriarchy than men. I think that people of all genders can be and are patriarchal, The only difference is that only men actually benefit from it.<br /><br />But for sure... modesty culture in particular is pushed by women. I think in part because many women believe that a lack of modesty is truly the cause of sexual assault. That's the lie put out by patriarchy. When in truth women are being attacked no matter what they wear. So I see women pushing modesty culture more out of a false sense of protection than because they truly believe that women's bodies need to be covered.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05134456178795377262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800955510067401360.post-29897939812154731262014-06-09T10:47:47.159-07:002014-06-09T10:47:47.159-07:00Thank you... I love how concise and well-construct...Thank you... I love how concise and well-constructed your logic was when explaining these truths. Sometimes ideas that are outside of our accepted frame of understanding are difficult. Clear discussion helps people understand.<br />I saw where you mentioned the idea of women brainwashed by misogynism, but sometimes I feel that women actively promote modesty culture and misogynistic demands even more than men. We need to accept our role in order to change it.K. Devine-Brinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03493131887371078744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800955510067401360.post-87783631381087885172014-06-07T12:15:24.892-07:002014-06-07T12:15:24.892-07:00You give me hope for the future... thank you for s...You give me hope for the future... thank you for sharing your insightKathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12575211937034264100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800955510067401360.post-38353733382734299652014-06-06T16:01:26.179-07:002014-06-06T16:01:26.179-07:00Thank you for the comment!
I think that's pr...Thank you for the comment! <br /><br />I think that's precisely the point... that the people who called Rihanna sexist pejoratives did so because they viewed her in an hyper-sexed lens... specially the men who commented... they said that they were sexually attracted to her & because of that she owed them her body/ owed them sex.<br /><br />That's where the issue of male entitlement/patriarchal ideology overlaps with modesty culture... the idea that if I happen to turn on a man then I owe him my body. I think it's important to challenge that idea and say that women can dress for themselves & that we're not responsible for the way men look at our bodies because how they're looking at us is informed by a hyper-sexualized pornographic culture anyway that has less to do with me being in a crop top or Rihanna being covered in sheer diamonds & more to do with the prevailing idea that women are objects. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05134456178795377262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800955510067401360.post-83872552355664460212014-06-05T18:23:50.107-07:002014-06-05T18:23:50.107-07:00What a beautiful post! Rihanna did look stunning t...What a beautiful post! Rihanna did look stunning the other night, and I applaud her for showing herself off for her own sake. However, it's obvious the male critics calling her a 'slut' and/or 'ho' were fapping to photos of her wearing that outfit, so they can take ALL OF THE SEATS. Also, until this article, I hadn't thought of anything like "modesty culture". It's very insightful, and definitely something that's made me think. P.S. You rock those crop tops!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com