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muriel_volestrangler

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16. Surely this started before polyester was around?

Wed Oct 29, 2025, 06:49 PM

15 hrs ago

I'd have thought the original garments that were demanded would have been breathable. How could an official get away with demanding the new polyester when it was introduced?

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Undergarment upgrades bring many Mormon women comfort and joy [View all] dalton99a 16 hrs ago OP

I hate it when religious leaders force women to wear certain clothing. Irish_Dem 16 hrs ago #1

The LDS Church requires men to wear the special underwear too. Ocelot II 16 hrs ago #4

Most religions pick on women more than men about clothing. Irish_Dem 16 hrs ago #5

LDS is horrible to women in many different ways, Ocelot II 12 hrs ago #32

no one is forcing them Skittles 16 hrs ago #7

Yes females are forced to wear certain clothing. Irish_Dem 16 hrs ago #10

not much choice as a child Skittles 16 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 15 hrs ago #13

like I said Skittles 15 hrs ago #14

I get that, but BS is BS. Happy Hoosier 2 hrs ago #51

My mother finally got pissed off enough at the Catholic Church to never go to mass again. Irish_Dem 2 hrs ago #52

Remember wearing the little doily on your head? viva la 15 hrs ago #21

Yup electric_blue68 11 hrs ago #33

Oh Yes. We carried them around in little packets in our purses. Then popped them on our heads Irish_Dem 6 hrs ago #36

When I was little, the dress code for girls and women.. ananda 14 hrs ago #23

They let you wear halter tops to Mass? Irish_Dem 6 hrs ago #37

No. ananda 6 hrs ago #38

Oh yes, indeed. The fashion was fabulous back then. Irish_Dem 6 hrs ago #42

The head covering musette_sf 13 hrs ago #30

Ha, I think so. electric_blue68 11 hrs ago #34

Ha! I had forgotten about wearing kleenex and a bobby pin. Irish_Dem 6 hrs ago #39

I remember the Kleenex and Bobby pin thing, yes. Diamond_Dog 1 hr ago #54

Oh, these 'garments' are... 2naSalit 16 hrs ago #12

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

You know... 2naSalit 14 hrs ago #22

Maybe it is the Norman version of a chastity belt. Irish_Dem 6 hrs ago #40

Kind of... 2naSalit 6 hrs ago #41

Jebus God. Yes sounds like a child rape ring. Irish_Dem 5 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 14 hrs ago #26

If you have to wear religious underwear, it is not normal. Irish_Dem 5 hrs ago #44

That's because you don't understand it. Some say Joseph Smith took the idea of these garments from ... marble falls 2 hrs ago #47

Anyone who wears secret religious underwear is weird and sexually inappropriate. Irish_Dem 2 hrs ago #48

Everyone without exception? marble falls 2 hrs ago #49

OK Marble you get an exemption. Just don't give me the details. :( Irish_Dem 2 hrs ago #50

Forward thinking UpInArms 16 hrs ago #2

Isn't it their version of a burka? dem4decades 16 hrs ago #3

But they get more than a slit for their eyes UpInArms 14 hrs ago #27

No. The "underwear" is not meant to be seen by anyone else. These are called Temple Garments, and those ... marble falls 13 hrs ago #28

Yes but they are sneaky and hide it. Irish_Dem 5 hrs ago #45

Mormonism has begun its death spiral Bok_Tukalo 16 hrs ago #6

This message was self-deleted by its author RandySF 16 hrs ago #8

hard to fathom how utterly fucking ridiculous this all is Skittles 16 hrs ago #9

Surely this started before polyester was around? muriel_volestrangler 15 hrs ago #16

They can't take them off... 2naSalit 14 hrs ago #24

Can you imagine when Jesus comes back and these people tell him Srkdqltr 15 hrs ago #17

Where to begin? JoseBalow 12 hrs ago #31

Those are the Temple Mormons who wear those protective garments. leftyladyfrommo 15 hrs ago #18

Jesus Fucking Christ Blue Owl 15 hrs ago #19

Pretty much. If I remember right they were sold in department stores and leftyladyfrommo 15 hrs ago #20

"They"... 2naSalit 14 hrs ago #25

Prairie garb. QueerDuck 5 hrs ago #46

Its pretty realistic CanonRay 51 min ago #57

Definition: Forward Tinking - moving from the 7th century to the 8th. Now 100 years ahed of the Taliban. Wonder Why 13 hrs ago #29

Weird back story for a religion and weird stuff....but....nice people overall Melon 11 hrs ago #35

Women are second-class citizens within the religion, though. And that's ingrained Scrivener7 1 hr ago #56

Easier to just refer to it as magic underwear NoRethugFriends 1 hr ago #53

So damn weird. Scrivener7 1 hr ago #55

This should be a story in the Onion mdbl 49 min ago #58

Another reason to avoid religion. Ritabert 9 min ago #59

"She's got HUGE... PCIntern 4 min ago #60