“The boys had a dance party, while the girls were given a disturbing talk about ‘modesty.’”
Colette Scorzetti, a senior at Delaware County Catholic school, Cardinal O’Hara, posted a scathing criticism of an assembly held for girls only. The topic was modesty.
In a Facebook post on April 15, Scorzetti explained that the school divided students into two separate groups. One group for boys and one for girls; “the boys had a dance party, while the girls were given a disturbing talk about ‘modesty,’” she wrote.
“I understand that we are a Catholic school,” Scorzetti continued. “I understand that there are certain moral guidelines that we are expected to follow. I understand that modesty is not nearly as relative to the church as it is to the rest of the world… But let me get one thing straight. This does not give anyone the right to tell you that you shouldn’t be in charge of your own body. YOUR body. Sitting in that auditorium today, I was infuriated by what I heard.”
- we were told that girls need to dress appropriately so as not to stimulate the boys. This is promoting RAPE CULTURE. It is destroying the self-esteem of girls across the world and replacing it with fear and hatred of our own bodies.
- we were told that our bodies and appearances don’t make us who we are, by a woman who was in fact wearing makeup and had her hair done, and modeled professionally for several years.
- we were taught to treat our virginity as a gift to our future husband. Not to do it for yourself, but a gift for your future husband… We were given the analogy of a birthday present that had already been used and was therefore worthless.
- apparently learning to love yourself for who you are and helping others do the same is a crime against God, because “Lady Gaga went to a good Catholic school and she had such a beautiful voice, but she’s using it for the wrong reasons!” — side note, she was BULLIED in that “good catholic school”, no wonder she wanted to forget it.
I understand that the talk was coming from a place of good intentions,” she continues, “but it was wildly inappropriate and frankly absurd. As someone who believes in a God that loves everyone, no matter how you dress or who you are as long as you spread love and compassion, this talk was as far from what God wants from us as it could be.”
She ended her post with:
“Funny how there’s no mention of me going to hell for wearing a bikini.”
Ooooh snap. I love a woman with moxie.
Read her Facebook post in its entirety below:
https://www.facebook.com/colette.scorzetti/posts/515178652002562
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