When Suits Become a Stumbling Block: A Plea to My Brothers in Christ*

[TalkingDog]

http://thesaltcollective.org/modesty-whensuitsbecomestumblingblock/

I want to be brutally honest about this struggle. As young-ish, heterosexual woman who is trying to keep her thoughts pure and her eyes on Jesus, I have to say…every day, EVERY DAY, is a battle.

Every time I pass a man in a well-tailored suit, I try to keep my eyes averted to avoid the evil, lustful thoughts that will surely creep into my head. Sometimes I’m successful. Other times…I’m in an office building and I find my senses assaulted by a sea of men in strutting around in well-tailored suits, smelling of cologne and after-shave and…….

[gazes out the window]

Don’t these men have any self respect? Do they even understand how their clothing affects me? I wonder what is going through men’s heads when they decide to dress this way. All I know is that when a man wears a nice suit with pants that are juuuust tight enough, I will notice.

With a few of my favorites from the examples provided.

[Warpy]

1. A slimeball in a hoodie will take what's in your wallet

A slimeball in a suit will take everything.

[intaglio]

2. Very nice article

Why cannot these people control their urges - about yoga pants.

[TygrBright]

3. Brilliant. It will, however, go right over the heads of those it's aimed at. n/t

[tavalon]

4. That was really well done

It will go over the top of the heads of concrete thinkers, but the rest of us should get it pretty easily. Kudos on finding or writing a great essay.