Brittany Molina, BYU Student, Given Outrageous Valentine's Day Note (VIDEO)

Brittany Molina, a student at Brigham Young University in Utah, had an eventful Valentine's Day.

According to KSTU-FOX 13, Molina was studying in a library cubicle on Tuesday when a mystery man tapped her on the shoulder and gave her a note.

"I was like, oh, cute! It's Valentine's day. He's giving me a love note," she said, describing the incident to KSTUS's Max Roth (video above).

But it was far from a love note. Molina tweeted a picture of the letter, which read:

"You may want to consider that what you're wearing has a negative effect on men (and women) around you. Many people come to this university because they feel safe, morally as well as physically, here. They expect others to abide by the Honor Code that we all agreed on. Please consider your commitment to the Honor Code (which you agreed to) when dressing each day. Thank you."

Molina then followed up, tweeting a picture of her outfit, which consisted of a dress, cardigan and tights:

My sUpER sKetCh outfit. He's going to bear his testimony next week about howhe stood up for truth and justice. #byu twitter.com/brittanyjmo/st…

— Brittany Molina (@brittanyjmo) February 15, 2012

All students who attend BYU, which was founded and is sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or the Mormon Church, must observe the school's Honor Code.

When it comes to women's dress, BYU's Honor Code reads, in part:

Clothing is inappropriate when it is sleeveless, strapless, backless, or revealing; has slits above the knee; or is form fitting. Dresses, skirts, and shorts must be knee-length or longer. Hairstyles should be clean and neat, avoiding extremes in styles or colors.

Molina seemed to take the whole incident in stride, tweeting "i was upset at first but its actually sooo funny. whatever. hopefully the guy saw it by now!"

The Mormon university, which according to KSTU refused to comment on the incident, found itself in the news last week when a video surfaced of a comedian in blackface asking students about Black History Month.

For more, watch the video above from KSTU or click over to The Salt Lake Tribune, which has a roundup of the online reaction to the incident.

Comments

[wargames83]

10:30 PM on 02/24/2012

Why did this story get media attention?

[GayLDSinsights]

12:51 PM on 02/20/2012

Amidst the buzz that rolled across campus last week about this story, I heard another group of students talking about modesty and somehow it devolved into them proliferating some really terrible hate speech against liberals and gays. Being gay myself, this stung a bit. But I hope we can all learn to love more and judge less. My full thoughts on the subject:

http://bit.ly/wz87QK

My best,

Obadiah

[markzu]

01:39 AM on 02/18/2012

As a graduate of this school, I can assure you this outfit was not violating the honor code. Even if the skirt was above the knee, she had leggings on that covered herself. This is disgusting that somebody would try to enforce their interpretation of the honor code on this student. If she was violating honor code, that is for the administration to decide.

[ame84047]

02:01 AM on 02/19/2012

Either you're not really a graduate of "this school" or you weren't paying attention. It is all over campus "skirts to the knees, please. Leggings are not pants." She was violating the honor code and I would assume the real issue to this guy, whoever he was, was that her skirt probably hiked up quite high as she was sitting down. Don't sign an honor code if you're not willing to obey it. Go to a school where they don't have one.

[law546]

06:23 PM on 02/29/2012

I hope you are not offended by my reply, I mean to do so with respect, but fliers have been posted around campus and always in the testing centers, that state leggings are against the honor code and provide a picture to demonstrate. This change might have happened after your graduation, but it has been present for at least one year.

[ARTORICAL]

09:52 PM on 02/17/2012

http://bit.ly/ywXAZ4

[scottandrewhutchins]

08:30 PM on 02/17/2012

Don't these reporters know that referring to a female student as a "co-ed" is considered sexist language? It's in the writing handbook I've had since 9th grade (1990) that was a required book purchase. The reporters seem young enough that they don't get a pass.

[Fennis]

07:52 PM on 02/17/2012

I didn't know Mormons and Muslims shared common "women should hide themselves" qualities.

BYU - breeding abusive, over-controlling men since 1875.

[Harpy Eagle]

07:34 PM on 02/17/2012

Everywhere I go people are saying it's about her dress. She was sitting down in a cubicle when the note was given to her. If it's about her dress they were peeping from very naughty angles to get that view. They were obviously giving her the note about her bare chest plate, an issue which has been brought up there before by random people unaffiliated with the honor code. Likely they were on a floor above, looked down below, saw down her shirt and were "compelled" to do something. But more so they should never have looked. Awful.

[Ericjm]

03:00 PM on 02/17/2012

I thought Santorum was in Michigan.

[evelb30]

02:50 PM on 02/17/2012

Everyone is scared to say the truth. The honor code says to not wear skirts above knees. Her skirt was short. She violated the honor. That is all to it. The guy was right.

[Reyeshawk13]

07:36 PM on 02/17/2012

On most campuses, and by many women, the tights are considered pants and worn as such. I had a theater professor in college who always wore tights and a top. I don't think this guy would have been happy unless she was in a burka. If he considers that outfit provocative, it's a good thing he doesn't go to a state school anywhere.

[ame84047]

11:03 PM on 02/18/2012

And that's the point, isn't it. It's about choice. The note writer chose to go to a school where girls would be willing to live the honor code. And she chose to attend that school and not a state university.

[puttytatlvr1]

09:21 AM on 02/19/2012

Brittany, I'm on your side on this one, you dressed with style, grace and have a great attitude, this idiot whomever he is, doesn't speak for anyone, but his childish self. He doesn't speak for the H/R department nor the moral society either. If anything he should appreciate a stylish woman like yourself and is too stupid to know a pretty woman when he sees one! Enuf said!

[ame84047]

10:40 PM on 02/18/2012

Thank you for being the voice of reason. It doesn't matter whether the rest of her was covered or not. She was violating the honor code because her skirt was short (and was probably riding up her thighs when she sat down) and leggings are not pants at BYU. She knew that. She signed a promise to comply. No one is forced to go to BYU. If you find the rule extreme, that is totally fine and even understandable. Simple solution - DON'T GO THERE!! You are free to attend hundreds of other, much less restrictive colleges. But if you want to attend the school with the strict rules, obey the strict rules. It's a matter of honor which is so sorely lacking today. It amazes me how much most people can't stand people wanting to have one place in the world where women and men dress modestly and men look clean shaven.

[Max Load]

02:48 PM on 02/17/2012

Hey Mr. Notewriter, your lamesauce is hot.
Where would you like it applied?

[faithnj]

12:06 PM on 02/17/2012

Poor Molina. So this guy couldn't contain his excitement at the sight or her, and he blames HER for it? Typical religious male hypocrite. I can't control my urges, so YOU wear the burkha, LOL.

[RoaryNYC]

12:33 PM on 02/17/2012

I wouldn't be surprised if it were a jealous, catty female. When my wife was in college (at Catholic institution, no less) she was in a Playboy College Girls issue and after the issue came out she was the target of many females after the issue came out, including one who ripped off my wife's top at a night club. I've been told by people who have gone to BYU that many of the females there are there for an "Mrs" degree and someone dressing this provocatively (LOL) could be considered a threat. Just my thoughts.

[Fennis]

07:49 PM on 02/17/2012

F/F. So great.

[SMSinTexas]

11:44 AM on 02/17/2012

This actually isn't funny. For a college-age punk-A kid to think he has the right to tell a woman what to wear is disgusting. I'd like to set him straight myself.

[mnsp]

10:29 AM on 02/17/2012

Brittany Molina chose to go to a very conservative college, and as the note passer wrote, signed an honor code about how she would clothe herself. Nobody forced her to go there or sign that. We are not seeing all of the outfits she has been wearing on campus that prompted this note. She could have chosen to exercise some grace, humility, and self-control as her religion of choice advises, instead of taking offense and painting herself as a victim.

It takes a lot for someone to take the time to write and pass a note like that in person. A lot more than it takes for someone to hop on twitter and get instant sympathy from their "followers" and the world at large who will easily scoff at the principles of a conservative institution. That move demonstrates her own ego issues, lack of of self-control and lack of respect and loyalty to the college she chose to attend.

The note passer, and the implied others behind the writing of the note, were obviously trying to be as non-confrontational as possible without ignoring the issue. If she doesn't like considering how she dresses will affect others at a college that values conservative dressing, then go to a secular school. It's like if you don't appreciate having your privacy violated on Facebook, then don't be on Facebook. There's rules everywhere. Either choose to follow them, assume the consequences or leave.

[silverliningbs]

11:05 AM on 02/17/2012

Seriously?! Could she have covered up any more without wearing a turtleneck? I hope your post was sarcastic because otherwise it's ridiculous.

[ame84047]

10:59 PM on 02/18/2012

It doesn't matter how covered you think she was. Her skirt was not to her knees. I go to that school and I think she looked modest, but that doesn't matter. She chose that school. She exercised her personal freedom, not being forced or coerced, to attend a school with very strict rules. She signed a document to abide by every one of those rules, including the one that said skirts are to the knees and leggings aren't pants. Again, she chose it!! She should have gone to a school with no dress code. Perhaps her skirt was riding up very high on her thighs. That's inappropriate at that campus. Sorry but it is. She made a promise and it shows a lack of character to not do what she promised to do.

[alice flynn]

11:15 AM on 02/17/2012

Way to go, Utah, for returning to the 11th Century. What next, Burkas?