I feel pity for those pressured &exasperated by those making an identity related point
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I may have confused. My point is to move to a modesty std as a norm - not just in West
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You want modesty codes?
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Jain monks live their lives completely naked & are treated w immense respect, even meeting
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state leaders & addressing parliament in the buff. And women shdnt wear skirts?
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In the case of the Jains, this is a requirement of their religion (4 men only, of course).
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1 prob w modesty codes is countries which hv them usually hv much higher incident of rape/
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violence agst women & often a strong trad of victim blaming - bcoz modesty codes go w the
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idea that women's bodies are inherently shameful & there is therefore a moral duty 2 cover
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Are there some shared standards across the world that are a basis for some alignment?
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No. And what would be the point of making one? 'Modesty' is not objectively virtuous.
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