Modesty & Sexism

In the combox at Ashely McGuire’s “Case for a Catholic Dress Code”, a reader argues that such dress codes are sexist — what with all the talk being about short skirts and cleavage.

So let’s clear something up: Men should not wear tight, skimpy clothing to Mass.  Here’s a picture tutorial to assist.

1. Skirt meet knees, knees meet skirt:

 

2. Cover the shoulders.

3. No cleavage.

4. Tailored yes, tight no:

 

 

Artwork:

Irish men in kilts: By Informatique (Flickr) (http://flickr.com/photos/infomatique/179122558/) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Islanders in grass skirts:  Taken in 1914 by Augustin Erdland and uploaded by Rémih ([1]) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Apostle Peter: 13 century Greek icon painter (The Dumbarton Oaks Museum, Washington D.C., USA) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Toga Party: Lithiumoxide at English Wikipedia [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC BY-SA 2.5-2.0-1.0], via Wikimedia Commons
BeeGees: By Atco Records. (eBay itemphoto frontphoto back) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Eric Claption: CC 3.0 via Wikimedia https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Clapton.jpg

Moliere: By Eustache Lorsay [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Medieval Men in Tights: By Meister des Jouvenel des Ursins [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons