Thread: "tyranny of modesty"

Dad wears short shorts to teach teen a lesson;
Jezebel cries ‘tyranny of modesty’
Posted at 2:53 pm on September 14, 2013

Some kids think parents live to embarrass them. One Utah father decided to live up to that expectation to teach his teen daughter his fashion motto: “Modest is hottest.”

Scott Mackintosh wanted his kid to know her too-short-shorts “maybe aren’t as ‘cute’ as she thinks,” so he sliced up an old pair of jeans to wear on a family night out. There were photos taken, and yes, they went viral after his daughter posted them on Tumblr. http://dadshortshorts.com/the-real-s...-short-shorts/

KSDK NewsChannel 5 ✔ @ksdknews

Dad makes point to daughter about wearing shorts too short.
Hear embarrassing story at 6:18am #TodayinSTL pic.twitter.com/03AVr3ZtaI



6:16 AM - 13 Sep 2013

“I was absolutely going for shock value and a little bit of embarrassment,” the Daisy Dukes-wearing dad explained. http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/na...lowTwt_LABrand

What do the femme-a-gogues at Jezebel think? Something to do with oppressive phallocracy or something. Also? Down with the “tyranny of modesty” for teenage girls!

Jezebel ✔ @Jezebel

Short-shorts-wearing dad pushes dangerous 'modest is hot' agenda
http://bit.ly/1aJwUx9

12:31 PM - 14 Sep 2013

Parents have a wide range of views on what’s appropriate for children, but even after reading the post, we’re missing what’s “dangerous” about wanting teenage girls to know that their worth doesn’t come from flashing underbutt when they walk.

Mackintosh wrote in a blog post that there was no “Dad, I get it” moment after he donned the skimpy shorts. http://dadshortshorts.com/the-real-s...-short-shorts/ But he also told the “Today” show that “his daughter has been better about her choice in shorts.” http://www.today.com/moms/who-wears-...ter-8C11144327

“My daughter will always know that her dad loves her and cares about her enough to make a fool out of himself,” he wrote.

That is Jezebel’s idea of a dangerous agenda? Really? A household with age-appropriate expectations for children?

Breitbart News’ Mary Chastain and others took Jezebel to task.

Redness @mchastain81

Excuse me? Dangerous? Are you serious?
RT @Jezebel: Short-shorts-wearing dad pushes dangerous 'modest is hot' agenda http://bit.ly/1aJwUx9

12:37 PM - 14 Sep 2013

Modern Comments @moderncomments

What's "dangerous" about modesty?
Also, I think what he did was great lesson. @mchastain81 @Jezebel

12:41 PM - 14 Sep 2013

Redness @mchastain81

Thing is, @Jezebel, his daughter APPRECIATED what he did. So yeah. Take your argument & shove it. The daughter doesn't even back you.

12:43 PM - 14 Sep 2013

Redness @mchastain81

So @Jezebel is okay with girls dressing like sex objects.
Oh wait. They probably are okay with @codepink dressing as vaginas.

12:44 PM - 14 Sep 2013

Redness @mchastain81

How can you be a feminist @Jezebel when you think it's okay for a girl to dress like a sex object? Why is modesty so bad?

12:45 PM - 14 Sep 2013

Redness @mchastain81

Isn't the point of a feminist to make sure women are not judged on their body?

12:47 PM - 14 Sep 2013

http://twitchy.com/2013/09/14/dad-we...ny-of-modesty/