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Irish_Dem

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10. Yes females are forced to wear certain clothing.

Wed Oct 29, 2025, 06:42 PM

21 hrs ago

When I was a child there was a strict dress code for females attending mass.
I had no choice.

And if my mother wanted to attend Mass she had to adhere to the rules.

But yes at some point my mother stopped attending Mass.
When the pope came out against birth control she dumped the church.

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Undergarment upgrades bring many Mormon women comfort and joy [View all] dalton99a 21 hrs ago OP

I hate it when religious leaders force women to wear certain clothing. Irish_Dem 21 hrs ago #1

The LDS Church requires men to wear the special underwear too. Ocelot II 21 hrs ago #4

Most religions pick on women more than men about clothing. Irish_Dem 21 hrs ago #5

LDS is horrible to women in many different ways, Ocelot II 18 hrs ago #32

no one is forcing them Skittles 21 hrs ago #7

Yes females are forced to wear certain clothing. Irish_Dem 21 hrs ago #10

not much choice as a child Skittles 21 hrs ago #11

When your family has been Catholic for hundreds and hundreds of years it is hard to go against the grain. Irish_Dem 21 hrs ago #13

like I said Skittles 21 hrs ago #14

I get that, but BS is BS. Happy Hoosier 7 hrs ago #51

My mother finally got pissed off enough at the Catholic Church to never go to mass again. Irish_Dem 7 hrs ago #52

Good for her! Happy Hoosier 4 hrs ago #63

I was about 8 years old when I came home from school and told my mother I didn't believe Irish_Dem 4 hrs ago #64

Remember wearing the little doily on your head? viva la 20 hrs ago #21

Yup electric_blue68 17 hrs ago #33

Oh Yes. We carried them around in little packets in our purses. Then popped them on our heads Irish_Dem 12 hrs ago #36

Not Catholic, but I remember the thing about women needing to cover their heads... 3catwoman3 5 hrs ago #61

Only Rebl2 5 hrs ago #62

When I was little, the dress code for girls and women.. ananda 20 hrs ago #23

They let you wear halter tops to Mass? Irish_Dem 12 hrs ago #37

No. ananda 12 hrs ago #38

Oh yes, indeed. The fashion was fabulous back then. Irish_Dem 11 hrs ago #42

The head covering musette_sf 18 hrs ago #30

Ha, I think so. electric_blue68 17 hrs ago #34

Ha! I had forgotten about wearing kleenex and a bobby pin. Irish_Dem 11 hrs ago #39

I remember the Kleenex and Bobby pin thing, yes. Diamond_Dog 7 hrs ago #54

Oh, these 'garments' are... 2naSalit 21 hrs ago #12

Seems to be highly sexual then? Irish_Dem 21 hrs ago #15

You know... 2naSalit 20 hrs ago #22

Maybe it is the Norman version of a chastity belt. Irish_Dem 11 hrs ago #40

Kind of... 2naSalit 11 hrs ago #41

Jebus God. Yes sounds like a child rape ring. Irish_Dem 11 hrs ago #43

If it's any comfort, men wear the same sort of "underwear". No one is forced to do anyrthing, LDS are ... marble falls 20 hrs ago #26

If you have to wear religious underwear, it is not normal. Irish_Dem 11 hrs ago #44

That's because you don't understand it. Some say Joseph Smith took the idea of these garments from ... marble falls 8 hrs ago #47

Anyone who wears secret religious underwear is weird and sexually inappropriate. Irish_Dem 7 hrs ago #48

Everyone without exception? marble falls 7 hrs ago #49

OK Marble you get an exemption. Just don't give me the details. :( Irish_Dem 7 hrs ago #50

Forward thinking UpInArms 21 hrs ago #2

Isn't it their version of a burka? dem4decades 21 hrs ago #3

But they get more than a slit for their eyes UpInArms 20 hrs ago #27

No. The "underwear" is not meant to be seen by anyone else. These are called Temple Garments, and those ... marble falls 19 hrs ago #28

Yes but they are sneaky and hide it. Irish_Dem 11 hrs ago #45

Mormonism has begun its death spiral Bok_Tukalo 21 hrs ago #6

This message was self-deleted by its author RandySF 21 hrs ago #8

hard to fathom how utterly fucking ridiculous this all is Skittles 21 hrs ago #9

Surely this started before polyester was around? muriel_volestrangler 21 hrs ago #16

They can't take them off... 2naSalit 20 hrs ago #24

Can you imagine when Jesus comes back and these people tell him Srkdqltr 21 hrs ago #17

Where to begin? JoseBalow 18 hrs ago #31

Those are the Temple Mormons who wear those protective garments. leftyladyfrommo 21 hrs ago #18

Jesus Fucking Christ Blue Owl 21 hrs ago #19

Pretty much. If I remember right they were sold in department stores and leftyladyfrommo 21 hrs ago #20

"They"... 2naSalit 20 hrs ago #25

Prairie garb. QueerDuck 10 hrs ago #46

Its pretty realistic CanonRay 6 hrs ago #57

Definition: Forward Tinking - moving from the 7th century to the 8th. Now 100 years ahed of the Taliban. Wonder Why 19 hrs ago #29

Weird back story for a religion and weird stuff....but....nice people overall Melon 17 hrs ago #35

Women are second-class citizens within the religion, though. And that's ingrained Scrivener7 7 hrs ago #56

Easier to just refer to it as magic underwear NoRethugFriends 7 hrs ago #53

So damn weird. Scrivener7 7 hrs ago #55

This should be a story in the Onion mdbl 6 hrs ago #58

Another reason to avoid religion. Ritabert 5 hrs ago #59

"She's got HUGE... PCIntern 5 hrs ago #60