So Sexy Isn't Offensive?

[Dagwood]

#1, It probably wouldn't take me, as a male, long to figure out someone dressed in the manner BR described was violating some sort of universal dress code rule, especially in the workplace. During my days of working in the office, there was one particular female who got eyes turned from nearly everyone who saw her. Even if only for a second, one could tell her shirt and skirts were too revealing. Pardon the detailed description, but it's pretty bad when her cleavage (easily blocking her view of her feet) would wiggle and bounce so much she was constantly pulling her shirt up. The same thing happened when she was walking in such short skirts. Since I haven't worked in the office in quite some time, I have no idea if she's still an employee. I can only hope she was talked to by the appropriate people before further action was taken.

#2, I agree that some people dress provocative because they know somone will be looking, whether to entice or not. It's bound to happen. It's modern society. Do I agree with it? Absolutely not. However, I will refrain from repeat glances knowing my eyes have no business feasting on such sights any longer. After all, I'm a married Christian man.

#3, I firmly believe what one displays as provocative is, in disguise, a cry out for attention of some kind, whether the kind they are looking for is Jesus or not. I mean, I think we all need to think back (for those of us non-established church-goers) to when we were hungry and searching for something. While maybe not this degree, I do believe we were all hungry for something and didn't know what at the time. But, when we knew what satisfied our hunger, we remembered it and have kept feeding ourselves since. At least I hope (I'm talking about Jesus here).

#4, The most important thing for all of us to remember: be a witness, not a trouble-maker. If one is provoking something over and over, I would probably wait and see if the situation takes care of itself (i.e., others do the telling-on and the correction happens as a result). God sees both sides, the provocateur and the provoked. He'll take care of whatever needs to happen in order for His will to be done, even in a corporate and/or public setting.