Pants in the Pew: The One-Sided Labor of Modesty

In an earlier Pants in the Pew / Pulpit post, I talked about my mother's choice to use her body and style politics as a site of resistance: resistance to being regarded as inferior and in need of more feminization (Weitz, 2011). In KJ's story, there was yet another struggle: a struggle to resist her body being sexualized and objectified in a sacred space... The labor of modesty is often a one-sided labor.

All, Faith & Spirituality, Feminism & Womanism, Style & Style Poli...Jade T. PerryMay 13, 2015modesty, patriarchy, sacred space, sexism