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Date: July 21, 2021 04:56PM
That article was fun to read! Excerpts – some really cracked me up:
“We really want buttery soft fabric,” she said, addressing her comments to the church’s 96-year-old president, Russell M. Nelson. “My vagina has to breathe.”
I wonder what Nelson's reaction would have been?!
“…women vented their frustrations with the holy apparel: itchy hems, bunchy seams, pinching waistbands and even chronic yeast infections caused by fabric that does not breathe.
“It’s sacred,” one commenter wrote. “But it’s still actual underwear.”
“Most of the available temple garment fabrics are synthetic. “If you’re trying to optimize someone’s gynecologic health, it’s not recommended,” said Dr. Kellie Woodfield, an obstetrician-gynecologist in Utah who is a member of the church.
“In Idaho, Piton ticked off the items on her wish list in the recent Instagram video: “buttery soft, seamless, thick waistband that’s not cutting into my spleen, breathable fabric.”
Asking for a waistband “that’s not cutting into my spleen” LOL
“If she had her choice, she said, she would prefer to wear a cross necklace, or a ring — popular among young church members — with the letters CTR, a reference to the motto “Choose the Right,” a reminder to make ethical choices. “There are so many different ways to remind myself of what I’ve promised,” Perez said. “I don’t need that to be through my underwear.”
“But few women feel comfortable approaching male leaders to discuss bodily fluids, infections and sexual intimacy."
This one too – LOL:
“People are scared to be brutally honest, to say: ‘This isn’t working for me. It isn’t bringing me closer to Christ, it’s giving me UTIs,’” Perez said.”
“Parker made it her mission to get church leaders to produce garments that fit and felt better. She approached one church leader after a talk, and wrote to anyone she thought could help. When a church designer finally agreed to meet with her last year, she showed him 34 PowerPoint slides that explained the garments’ many problems for women.
“The initial result was disheartening, although she was encouraged recently when the church’s design team asked her for more feedback. “You’re talking about pads and gore,” she recalled the man responding at first. The implication was that such earthy topics were inappropriate for discussions of sacred matters.
“It’s of a greater magnitude than the church has any idea about,” Parker said. “Either get into the underwear business or get out.”
End of article excerpts
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I think it’s fabulous that women are speaking out. The men better look out. Who knows where this train is gonna stop.
Also, I was interested to read in the article the experience of a convert to the church who loved the temple ceremony and the garments. I respect her reasons for feeling that way. Just have to say that I didn't love it or the g's.
That is all.
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 07/21/2021 05:01PM by Nightingale.