The Different Types of Immodesty

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When you think of someone who's immodest you probably think about someone who wears skimpy clothing. But There are actually many different types immodesty. And it's not all about the way you dress, it's also about the way you act, cause to be modest kinda means to be humble. Guys are caught displaying all these types of immodesty too, not just girls. Here are the ones I've come up with:

Look, I'm Rich! - Our culture tends to respect and envy people who have a lot of money. So when someone dresses or acts like they're rich, it's a way of showing off to try to get people to respect them more. For example, think of all the rappers who wear all the bling-bling. They not only wear it, they talk about how much money they have in all their songs. Or think about how sometimes girls just have to have a FENDI or PRADA purse or another expensive brand. Yeah, the purses look nice, but how much of it is for the style of the purse and how much of it is for the prestige, so people will think they're rich and respect or envy them? Or a person who gets into a lot of debt so they can have this expensive brand new car. Even just a person who has to show up on prom night in a limo and the most expensive clothes.

But what if they really are rich? Well most people who truly are rich and they're good people, they don't like to let people know they have a lot of money. That's for many reasons. For one, they don't want to attract people who just like them for their money because they want a piece of it. They want to make true friendships based on who they are, not what they have. Also, they don't want to attract people who would try to rob them.

And if they're not rich but they're spending every penny to try to look rich, well, that's not very smart. They're really just making other people rich when you think about it.

Look, I'm Cool! -

Look, I'm Scary! -

Look, I'm Sexy! - This is the obvious one.

These different types of immodesty are all ways people try to boost their self esteem. The way we can overcome them is by having a our self esteem based in the one thing that is rock solid and will never change: we are all children of God with individual purpose. Jesus Christ is our savior and best friend and loves us. "Remember the worth of souls is great in the sight of God;" (D&C 18:10)

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