Modesty

'Eat My Dust, Hear My Drum': American Modesty Has Died. I Killed It

Peter Mandel | Posted 05.01.2012

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Modesty has died. You hadn't noticed? Its quiet nature made it marginal. It caught a cold. It stayed in bed. Our fireworks and gunshots killed it off.

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Where Did Our Sense of Modesty Come From?

David Macaray | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Evolution, Nudity, Human Behavior, Cavemen, Comedy, Modesty, Comedy News

Unlike the evolution of horticulture or weaponry, the concept of modesty didn't evolve. It arrived on the scene fully developed. Either you believed your genitals needed to be concealed or you didn't. The following is a dramatization of that event.

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Why My Daughter Will Never Wear a Bikini

Jamie Anne Richardson | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Girls, Swimming, Bikini, Parenting, Summer, Modesty, Parents News

We are defining attractive for our own kids both in what we wear and what we buy them.

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Pinned: Porn on Pinterest

Susan Harrow | Posted 05.14.2012

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I'm in love with Pinterest the new hot social network where images are digital coke -- addictive, unlimited pleasure with just a few side effects -- l...

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Modesty In Major League Baseball

Rabbi Joshua Hess | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Mlb, Judaism and Baseball, Religion and Sports, Mlb Dress Code, Mlb Media Dress Code, Modesty, Mlb Modesty, Modesty in Sports, Sports News

Just the other day, MLB created some interesting news. Beginning next season, the media will be required to adhere to a specific dress code. Failure to do so may result in a fine or being denied access to the players.

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Rejecting 'Modesty' For Women's Rights In Jerusalem

Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Ultra-Orthodox Judaism, Religion, Gender Equality, Israeli Dance, Jerusalem, Gender Segregation, Judaism, Modesty, Israeli Politics, Yerushalmim, Israel, Kolben Dance Group, Orthodox Judaism, Gender, Arts News

Jerusalem is home to great tension between the traditional and the liberal, the religious and the secular, the ancient word and ideals of Western civi...

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Ladies, First: Fall's Refreshing Antidotes for the Cleavage Explosion

Stephanie Green | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: Modest Fashion, Cleavage Fashion, Modesty, Cleavage, Style News

When I think about what is lacking in the average woman's wardrobe these days, three major themes seem to recur: mystery, minimalism, and, perhaps the most important of the three M's, modesty.

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A Dispassionate Look at American Exceptionalism (Uh-Oh)

Frank Dwyer | Posted 05.25.2011

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The US is as great as its people are smart and its leaders good. ...

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The Perfect Place to Write

Jaime Pozuelo-Monfort | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Crisis, Hope, Spain, Austerity, Modesty, Rigor, Discipline, Hawaii, Australia, Alaska, Focus, Mauritius, Where to Write, Joaquín Costa, Picking a Place to Write, Southern California, Vanuatu, Fiji, Books News

Finding the inspiration and the creativity to continue the journey of our lifetime requires a flexible mindset and the ability to imagine unheard of scenarios able to enable the travel in time.

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"Do You Really Like Living Here?" A Foreigner's Perspective on Tokyo

Jared Braiterman | Posted 05.25.2011

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(This article originally appeared in Newsweek Japan on October 28, 2010 in Japanese) "Do you really like living in Tokyo?" is a question I am often a...

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Jews, Muslims Worry Body Scanners Violate Religious Laws

pewforum.org | Omar Sacirbey | Posted 05.25.2011

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Full-body scanners are the latest clash between religious sensitivity and national security. Some religious groups say the scanners are forcing an unc...

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Airport Body Scanner Fatwa: TSA Scans Violate Modesty, Muslim Groups Say

Detroit Free Press | By Niraj Warikoo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Fiqh Council of North America, Islam, Underwear Bomber, Tsa, Homeland Security, Travel, Qaran, Privacy, Airport Body Scanners, Pat Downs, Fatwa, Modesty, Cair, Detroit, Scanners, Muslims, Quran, Full-Body Scanners, Michigan, Home News

Saying that body scanners violate Islamic law, Muslim-American groups are supporting a "fatwa" -- a religious ruling -- that forbids Muslims from goin...

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The Power of Skin: Shake Your Booty?

Susan Harrow | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Brazilian, Skin, Clothing, Modesty, Disrespect, Revealing Costumes, Woman, Jealousy, Healthy Living News

I could have yanked down my top. I could have danced seductively too. But that's not me. I want to be taken seriously -- as a woman, I want to be listened to, cherished, not gawked at.

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Study: Men Find The Modesty Of Winter Clothing Hotter

The Daily Mail | Eleanor Glover | Posted 05.25.2011

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The nights are closing in and the weather's getting colder but it's not all doom and gloom, especially if you leave a little to the imagination. Acco...

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Paul Newman and the Vanished Modesty of Celebrity

Adam Hanft | Posted 05.25.2011

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When Newman was on the screen every frame said, "Look at me." But off camera, his life said, "Don't look."

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Porn: Does It Help Or Hurt?

Tango | Anne Marie O'Connor | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Pornography, A Return to Modesty, Porn, Online Porn, Modesty, Healthy Living News

Nowhere do you find stranger bedfellows than in porn--and I'm not even talking about the performers. Seldom do feminists, fundamentalists and the fede...

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A Return To Modesty

Times Online | Lisa Armstrong | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Modest Fashion, Modest Clothing, Fashion Trends, Modesty, A Return to Modesty, Wendy Shalit, Healthy Living News

This may not be permanent -- designers have been known to perform dramatic volte faces every six months. But when two designers who made their names w...

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