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Notable and Quotable
"The steamy days of Washington summer may be upon us, but these girls, all from Burke, were definitely not getting skimpy. For a generation bombarded with news of pantyless celebrities, most of the girls we interviewed were surprisingly modest, more Hilary Duff than Lindsay Lohan."
-- Ylan Q. Mui, 'It's Not Just Parents Saying No to Skimpy Clothes,' Washington Post, June 4, '07
modesty and feminism
Submitted by Nilda Zoraya on Mon, 07/12/2010 - 03:07I am soooo happy to see articulate, intelligent and assertive young women defend their position on modesty. I am 40 years old and in my teens I was a rebel, so much so that I was one of only 2 girls in a 1,600 student body to get pregnant at 15! I've had ample time to regret my rebellion and mend my ways, and I've always been honest with my daughter about why I don't want her to rush her sexuality. As I've raised my 17-year-old daughter in a culture way more sexualized than the one I grew up I've always worried she would come to rebel against my modest code of dressing -to extremes; that has not happened, though we've had disagreements. I am proud to report she is very modest in her clothing and yet contemporary and feminine. And it's very encouraging to see that she is -albeit unknowingly- part of the good girl revolution. Thank, Wendy, for letting us know we are not alone!