Saturday, July 31, 2010

Again with the skirts and trousers

One more thought on skirts: I know this isn’t limited to Mormons, but what’s the deal with skirts (not miniskirts here, i’m talking about knee-length things) and dresses being perceived as more “moral” than trousers on women? I mean, i always thought of skirts and dresses as somewhat less moral, what with sexual access being quite a bit easier with them and all. So what am i missing here?

2 comments:

Heather the Mama Duk said...

I think it's the femininity and embracing all that that encompasses including being "subject" to your husband (surrendered wife idea). At least that's how some people I know who are skirts-only (and they wear the mid-calf to ankle length type) explain it.

David B said...

Oh. My.

I can only assume that these people haven’t ever run across a plot summary for The Story of O, including exactly why the women at Roissy wore dresses there…