Sometimes when I’m searching the internet looking for something to write about a story just reaches out and grabs me. It wraps opens its arms and whispers, “Shhh…you know you can’t resist me.” That is what happened this weekend when I read an article about a mom who declared Leggings ‘lustful.’
Are you guys ready to read about either the most deluded or the most attention-wanting mom in the world? I had to read this story a few times because I'm confused by exactly what this Husband and wife are trying to accomplish.
Christian blogger and Oregon mom, Veronica Partridge’s wrote in her blog of how her love of leggings was weighing “heavy on her heart” so she asked her husband, motivational speaker Dale Partridge (who I imagine is very difficult to make small talk with) his thoughts on leggings. According to Partridge her husband said, “When I walk into a place and there are women Wearing Yoga Pants everywhere, it’s hard not to look. I don’t, but it’s not easy.”
With that singular confession of lust and arousal over what is essentially women’s shit-clothing, Partridge decided to ditch leggings for more modest clothes. Reading that, my soul responded: No. No way in hell. Why would she do that? The very thought of losing my leggings sent a chill straight up my spine. Black leggings are a lifeline for women like myself.
Not so for Partridge. In her world, if a man who “loves, honors and respects” her finds it hard to “keep his eyes focused ahead” then perhaps it is even harder for a man with less “self-control.” Partridge also asserted that “The only time I feel it is acceptable to wear them is if I am in the comfort of my own home or if I am wearing a shirt long enough to cover my rear end." She also feels that her “conscience is clear” and she is “honoring God and my husband in the way I dress.”
All I can say is thank goodness her husband was so honest about his strength and restraint when faced with the insurmountable task of ignoring those lust-inducing Satan pants.
I kid. Actually my first reaction was:
Oh, for…
And then my eyes rolled back so far in my head I thought I would pass out.
And then my eyes rolled back so far in my head I thought I would pass out.
Adults are entitled to wear, and not wear, whatever they please, but come onnnn. If certain clothes make you uncomfortable, don’t wear them and if you wear certain types of clothing because it’s prescribed by your faith, that’s fine. It’s between you and God. But the whole idea of becoming a wicked temptress who needs to dress modestly because the mere glimpse of a woman’s legging-clad body drives men to bestial needs? That’s ridiculous.
Also ridiculous is how Partridge didn't hold her husband accountable at all. Her reaction wasn't, "I would feel more respected by you if you DIDN’T STARE AT OTHER WOMEN’S ASSES!” it was ““Well shit. If you feel that way then all men must feel that way so I must do my part not to tempt them away from their wives.”
Listen people, God put brains in our head for a reason. It’s so we can handle temptation and overcome it, not devote our lives to making sure a grown man never sees anything that could tempt him. Blaming the idea that men have no control over things isn't just stupid, it’s also lazy.
I’m not saying men don’t look. Here in the real world, men DO look, lust a little and then smile and carry on. We all know that. And I don't know about you, but as someone who lives in Yoga Pants, I personally don't care who stares at my ass. How do I even know when its happening?
I was going to hang out this afternoon in my black sexy sex pants and clean the house but I guess I’d better change. Perhaps I can find some non-lustful dungarees somewhere or throw a pair of unappealing sweatpants over my whore-slacks. I mean, it’s just me and the vacuum today, but you never know. Or maybe I can wear the leggings. After all, I will be in the comfort of my own home, so maybe God will be okay with me looking like a slut. There’s no children and men here so I won’t taint their innocent minds with my sexy body.
Oh, what to do!
Oh, what to do!
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