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[quote=Anonymous]I grew up in a household where the level of clothing was marked by the least comfortable person.  When only my sister, mother and I were home and it was hot (no ac), we’d throw a sheet over the furniture and read naked.  When my brother got home, he was more comfortable if everyone covered genitals and nipples, so if he wanted to have us wear bras, he was expected to wear a tee shirt too.  But we were allowed to wear underwear and bra, loose nightgown or anything else that covered.

Modesty in the home is NOT tied to modesty in a single-sex down or in public.  There’s no way I would have been naked in my dorm anywhere but the bathroom.  But I wandered around the girls-only areas of the dorm in only underwear and bra or nightgown, just like most of the other girls did.  And my clothing was more modest in public than most others.  I’ve NEVER worn shorts or skirts that were short enough to not touch the top of my knee, nothing that showed any midriff, and no cleavage.

It’s comfort level with your body and allowing others to state how comfortable they are.  For us, it was respecting others’ comfort and allowing them the space to state that.  For us at least, it was about gender equality; my brother would have preferred to skip a shirt, but if he wanted us wearing bras, he could wear a shirt.[/quote]

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