Interesting sign. That is all I have to say about it.
The truth is, there isn't much that I find so offensive. Having said that, that doesn't mean that they are a glorification of what God has us to do. However, I find myself to be hypocritical as I once was at one time. Allow me to explain.
Am I jealous? NO!
Am I someone who believes that a woman's body is for her husband only ? YES!
Video vixens, Playboy Magazines, FHM, or anything that is sexual outside of anything deviant doesn't offend me. Should a Christian or any woman of any belief choose to pose? Anyone can choose to do anything, but it depends on why they do it and why they don't. I don't know anyone who has posed for Playboy or FHM or have stripped, so who am I to judge? I am not, but the Lord will judge.
On the other hand, though a lot of people don't see the hypocrisy in judging people by gender I do. Why are so many people not pointing out the sinfulness of one of the "Magic Mike" movies that they would if the main actors are female? Why doesn't anyone ask about the messages that are being sent to young boys? How come no one seems to ask if young men are being sexualized? Strippers, male and female, will be judged. Anyone who allows themselves to be demeaned when it comes to how they behave on and off the job will be judged. Does one have to pose nude to be demeaned? Does one have to be nude in anything to be objectified? While I believe morality isn't relative and there is no such thing as a moral shade of gray, every situation is not the same, yet will be judged by the same standards.
I often have or had obsessive thoughts about this very issue. Why? I have had a hard time finding the right answers, which is common to OCD sufferers. I often ask myself if I should be offended every time I see a scantily-clad woman in a music video? How about if that girl was someone I know? Would I care more? Should I? What if the guy who is now a preacher prostituted himself or posed nude? What if he stripped? Would it or should it make me think less of him? How would I feel if I knew the person? Those are questions that run through my mind. What is annoying is that there is really no yes or no answer just like every OCD question? Should I or shouldn't I?
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