modest isn't hottest

So, I have a dilemma. Sarah and I go to a private Christian school somewhere in Pennsylvania with 2400 other students called Grove City College. At Grove City, you will stick out like a sore thumb if you wear that slightly revealing yet adorable dress you saw on Pinterest the other day. Flyers advertising seminars titled "Modest is Hottest" are posted in the freshman girls' dorms in order to introduce the newbies to the ways of the Grove. Now don't get me wrong: I love that my school promotes modesty. I really do. I've been challenged to modestify my wardrobe and I prefer it a million times more over my slightly shorter and tighter clothes I rocked in high school. But I have a few issues with this whole modesty campaign.

1. What is the first thing that comes to your mind when I say 'hot'? A fire, obviously. What's the second? A sexy lady showing a sexy amount of skin, probably. "Hot" is what guys use to describe other girls that they find visually and sexually appealing. Dressing modestly is in no way hot. It just isn't. I highly doubt that the premise of the message of modesty is how to arouse men in a floor length jean skirt.

2. If you're trying to prove that modest is hottest, then you've already lost. Every time someone has come up to me telling me that my shirt's too revealing or my skirt is too short, I've been turned off. There is obviously something to the whole "dressing immodestly" thing because it attracts a lot of male attention. The desire to dress modestly should come from a place of personal conviction to honor God, not someone telling you that it's hot.

3. Sure, it's probably cool at your church or small Christian school to stand by that catchy phrase and wear it on your t-shirt, but I promise you that you will be forever mocked if you act like that outside of your safe zones. Also, "modest is hottest" is a preposterous misuse of the English language. CHECK YOSELF.

DISCLAIMER: Just because modest isn't hottest doesn't mean it isn't beautiful and classy and all those good things. Also, I'm banning myself from ever writing a post on my soapbox ever again. I've become a monster.

Tell me your thoughts by commenting below, please and thank you. Also, read this much better and hilarious post about this issue: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2013/06/modest-is-not-hottest.html