Summer is here (cue Frozen soundtrack). We all know (and quite possibly dread) the fact that summer means it is bathing suit season. It means itty bitty bikinis are popping up all over the place, and you get workout videos that have titles like “get that sexy bikini body.” And all of this gets only an eye roll out of me. I read an article about bathing suits called “ Have Time Changed for the Better? A Look Back at Women's Swimwear ” and a few points really stood out to me, and I believe it is worth taking a look at. [source] The word modesty and bathing suits does not seem to make sense. The article outlines a study that proved that when men see women in bathing suits, the women become objects in their minds. I am not about to start calling men pigs, and I’m sure there are plenty of men in the world who still treat women with respect despite what is on their bodies, but one cannot deny the facts from the study. And summertime is when these facts come into play many more t...
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