Subjective Standards Of Modesty

And other ways to hypersexualize what we wear

When diving further into the perception of what society deems as moral behavior, we have to consider modesty. Modesty is one of those words that’s difficult to explain because it’s very subjective. The word itself comes from the Latin word ‘modestus’ which means "keeping within measure.” But that definition begs the question: whose measure? So what’s th…