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Thecaseagainstthebikini

JULY24,2014MAY12,2016 / CHLOEMOORADIAN
Iamoneofthosegirlswhogenerallydoesnotliketo
swim.Itsnotthatdontknowhowtoswim,butIjust
haventeverenjoyeditthatmuch.Myinnatefearofsh
probablydoesnothelpthecase,either.(Guys,shbreathe
outofthesideoftheirface.Lakesliterallyaregiantsh
toilets.NeedIsaymore?)

However,withsummerrightaroundthecorner,Ihave
noticedthatthereisanissuewithpoolsthatrearmsmy
hesitancytoventureouttothepoolwithmystackof
summerreadinglistbooks.

Thebikini.

Pleasekeepreading,despiteyourfeelingsonthesubject.
Maybeyouagree.Maybeyoudisagree.Maybeyouare
readingthispostbythepool,wearingabikini.Readon,
dearreaders,readon.

Myinnerhistorymajoriscomingout,soIdliketostarto
withabriefhistoryofthebikini.LouisReardwasaFrench
manwhoworkedinhismotherslingerieshop.Hewentto

workeverydayandlookedatwomenintheirunderwear.
workeverydayandlookedatwomenintheirunderwear.
Imsurehiscomplaintlistwaspreylowinrelationtohis
workenvironment.

Onedayhehadtheideathatwomenshouldwearthese
kindsofstyleinpublic,andtheplacethatmadesenseto
introducethefashiontrendwasthebeach.Sohemadea
swimsuitthatwas,essentially,waterprooflingerie.Ifyou
lookatthestylethroughthelensesofthemodernera,this
swimsuitisnowconsideredconservativeincomparison.
However,backintheyear1946,itwasscandalous.

Timecameforthefashionshowtointroducethedebutof
thenewswimwear,andLouisbegantorecruithisrunway
models.Itwasharderthanhethoughtnomodelwould
haveanythingtodowithwaterprooflingerie,poolside
wearornot.Sowhodidhehavemodelthisfashion?

AParisstrippernamedMicheline
Bernardini.

Sowehavewaterprooflingerie,andtodayitseemsthat
mostswimsuitsactuallycoverlessthanwhatiswornunder
ourclothing.Evenifmodernopinionofthe
appropriatenessofaswimsuithaschanged,thebrainhas
not.

Letstrythisinadierentsituationwithadierentvantage
pointthisrstscenarioisfromJasonEvert.

Asayoungwoman,youareatyourhousegeingdressed
and,forsomeunknownreason,yourbedroomwallfell
down.Ifagroupofpeoplewererunningby,wouldyou
standthereinyourunderwearandwavehello?Basically
thesamecoverageasabikini,right?NO!Inthiscase,you
woulddashforcoverassoonaspossible.

Thenwhyisitsociallyacceptabletowearthiskindof
coverage,ifnotmuchless,ifthereisabodyofwater
around?

SomewillsayWell,aguysbrainishisownresponsibility
andifhecantcontrolhimself,itshisfault.Otherssay,
Ifawomanwantstodressinawaythatwillobjectifyher,
itisherfault.

Grow.Up.
Bikinisandmodestyarenotaguysissueorawomans
Bikinisandmodestyarenotaguysissueorawomans
issue.Modestyisahumanissue.Andtheproblem
concerningtheblatantobjecticationofwomeninthe
fashionindustryandtheworldingeneralwasneversolved
bypointngersandblamingpeople.Weshouldbe
viewingourinteractionswithothersasawaytohelpeach
othertoHeaven.Itneedstobeamutualendeavor,and
ndingwaystoplaceblamewillnothelpthesituation
improve.

Itisnotthatabikinishowstoomuchofawomanit
revealstoolile.SaintPopeJohnPaulIIwroteextensively
onthesubjectofmodestyinhisTheologyoftheBody
discussions.Abikinidoesnotrevealawomansworthasa
daughterofGod.Itdoesnotrevealherbrilliantmind,
beautifulheartandeternalsoul.Itrevealsonlyherbody
andthatisnotnearlycloseenoughtodescribingwhosheis
asachildofGod.

Howhot,t,oraractiveawomanlooksinabikini
doesnotdenewhosheisasahumanbeingwithan
eternalsoul.Hergureisnothergreatestaccomplishment.
Howsunkissed(or,inmycase,sunburned)onelooksat
theendofthesummerandwhereonestanlinesareisnot
thesumofapersonsbeing.Wearemorethanjustbodies
andwearemorethanthetoneofourskinregardlessand
despitewhatsocietyscreamsfromadvertisements,
billboardsandgettquicktendayprogramsonFacebook.

Ontopofthis,womenreducethemselvestothelevelof
objectswhentheywearbikinis.Thatstatementisnota
stabinthedarkguessoramaerofopinion.Therehave
beenmultiplestudiesdone,butoneofthemostconvincing
isthescansofamalebrainwhilelookingatpicturesof
womeninbikinis.ThestudywasconductedbyNational
Geographic(Fiskeandassociates,2009).

Menlookatpicturesforaportionofasecond,whiletheir
brainwasbeingscannedinalaboratorysituation.Inthe
rotationofpictureswasnature,cities,randomevents,and,
ofcourse,picturesofwomeninbikinis.

Withoutthemenconsciouslywillingtheirbrainstodoso,
thescansrevealedthatwhenshowedpicturesofwomenin
modestaire,thepartofthebrainthatusesthetermsShe
walks,shetalks,andotherthirdpersonverbswas
activatedinaguy.Yetwhenshownpicturesofwomenin

bikinis,thebrainautomaticallyswitchestothepartthatis
bikinis,thebrainautomaticallyswitchestothepartthatis
usedwhenusingtools,objectsandrstpersonverbs(I
move,Iwalk)

Whatdoesthismean?Whyisitsignicant?Becausebikinis
arenothelpinganyofus(regardlessofgender)getcloser
toGodorHeaven.

Ladies,Imnotaskingyouditchyourbikinibecauseyou
areugly.Infact,youareabeautifuldaughterofGod.Soif
youarebeautiful,whycoveryourbody?Notbecauseitis
horrible.Notbecausewedontwanttoseeyou.

Imaskingyoutonotreachforatwopiecethissummer
becauseweveilthingsthatarebeautiful.Whyareveils
encouragedatrstcommunions?Becausethosegirlsare
beautiful,andgoinguptoreceivetheverybodyandblood
ofChristforthersttime.Whydoesabridewearaveilon
herweddingday?Becausesheisabeautifultreasure.Why
dowehaveacurtaininfrontofthetabernacle?Becauseit
isbeautiful.

Noonelooksattherstcommunicant,thebride,orthe
tabernacleandsaysOh,howugly.Gladwegotthat
coveredup.Themysterysurroundingthegirl,the
woman,ortheEucharistisampliedbecausesomethingis
lefttotheimagination.

Doyouwantpeopleatthepoollookingatyouand
appreciatingyouasachildofGod,ordoyouwantthem
lookingatyouandappreciatingwhatyouwouldlooklike
withoutanyclothingon?

SistersinChristyouareloved.Youarecherished.You
aredesiredbyaGodwhowouldratherdiethanriskspend
eternitywithoutyou.Youdeservemorethanwaterproof
lingerie.

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