December 23, 2013

Gospel Singer & Christian Criticized For Wearing Body-Hugging Dress
— Ace

Not sure what to make of this.

Erica Campbell, a singer with a group called Mary Mary, posted a picture of herself in a sexy dress and posted it on Instagram.

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When Mary Mary's Erica Campbell posted a new photo of herself on her Instagram page to announce her recent Grammy nomination for "A Little More Jesus," few could have predicted the firestorm it would spark in the Christian community...

A week later, the photo is still a hot topic. "I'm taking it in stride and I'm keeping it moving," Campbell tells ESSENCE.com. "When we took the picture I felt beautiful, I felt confident, I felt sexy and I felt strong."

"I thought I looked cute," she says jokingly, "but it obviously offended some people, which was never my intention."

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The criticism has Campbell thinking there needs to be a bigger conversation about Christianity and sexuality. "This is about confidence and realizing that God made you and that you are beautiful just the way you are," she says. "I think that young girls shouldn't only get sexy images from people who are not proclaiming Jesus. But I am. And I'm cute too."

Okay that dress is kind of tight. And she doesn't just have the badankadonk, she's got the badonkadonkadonk. Adonk.

To motorboat her would require an actual motorboat.

But, you know: Busty women are allowed to be pretty too. That's my America, Pal.

Female beauty is sometimes controversial because there is an appreciation for what the culture deems to be a sort of beauty of high and refined aesthetic, but a wide cultural disapproval for beauty of what is deemed a low and base aesthetic.

Women with prominent, um, secondary sexual features get thrown into the latter category. They can dress exactly the same as the lithe girls, but while the lithe girls will be called beautiful, they'll be called trashy.

There seems to be a preference, on aesthetic grounds, for female beauty like Audrey Hepburn's. She was beautiful, obviously. But only her particular kind of beauty is deemed classy. Audrey Hepburn wore plenty of body-hugging dresses too, and no one thought she was doing anything rude, pandering to male sexual desire.

Same sort of dress on this Erica Campbell woman and it cannot be but that she is attempting to appeal to the prurient aspects of male attention.

I can't help but think that to this woman, her body is No Big Deal. She's lived with them her whole life. To her, they're as normal as her thumbs.

But I don't know. She's right that she looks "cute," but... it's kind of a dirty-cute. But is that her problem, or mine?

Do women with prominent curves have a special responsibility to cover up?

Posted by: Ace at 10:45 AM | Comments (446)
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1 O.O BTW, be careful about Googling "Erica Campbell". The results may not be entirely SFW (and will not be entirely this young lady...)

Posted by: Brother Cavil at December 23, 2013 10:48 AM (naUcP)

2 Certainly some Christian groups can make a valid claim that the pic promotes idolatry.  I know I said Great GooGaaMooGaa.

Posted by: DaveA[/i][/b][/s] at December 23, 2013 10:49 AM (DL2i+)

3 I think she looks beautiful.  What's all the fuss about?

Posted by: grammie winger at December 23, 2013 10:49 AM (P6QsQ)

4 I'm more familiar with the "other" Erica Campbell, and she has similar curves. And used to have no inhibition on showing them.

Posted by: imp at December 23, 2013 10:49 AM (L9AnB)

5
UBUIBME

- why is that so fricken hard??

Posted by: fixerupper at December 23, 2013 10:49 AM (nELVU)

6 Short of a burka she couldn't hardly have picked a more modest dress. It is somewhat tight, but definitely not painted on. It looks nice and flatters her body type. Not getting the OMG BOOBS! hysteria.

Posted by: nnptcgrad at December 23, 2013 10:50 AM (JlXqg)

7 "Do women with prominent curves have a special responsibility to cover up?"

Not in <i>my</i> America.

Posted by: Chandler's Ghost at December 23, 2013 10:50 AM (9JS/n)

8 When busty women are outlawed, only outlaws will have busty women.

Think about that.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 23, 2013 10:50 AM (8ZskC)

9 How does this compare with Obamacare?

Posted by: torabora at December 23, 2013 10:50 AM (00AFZ)

10 She looks nice, in my opinion. Oh are we still allowed an opinion in Obama land?

Posted by: Killerdog at December 23, 2013 10:50 AM (vOaP7)

11 Bet she aint catching no flack from the MEN in the congregation... Just Metros and Women.... you know... the catty ones? Its like the Left and Sarah Palin.... half of her Sin was that she was pretty... Jealousy is a funny sin.... because it often tries to disguise itself as something else...

Posted by: Romeo13 at December 23, 2013 10:50 AM (lZBBB)

12 Technically, she IS covered up-that dress doesn't have cute out panels, or is cleavage baring or thigh showing. Is she showing us what she's got? Yes, but in a modest way. Now, as a Christian woman with a big rack,I wouldn't go wearing that to church on Sunday morning, or Christmas eve. But for my hubby on a date?? Absolutely.

Posted by: moki at December 23, 2013 10:50 AM (EvHC8)

13
Great, but was she wearing the CFM high heels?

Posted by: Doctor Fish at December 23, 2013 10:50 AM (pJF+c)

14

To motorboat her would require an actual motorboat.


If you start talking about your big Johnson I'm pulling this blog over.

Posted by: Sister Patty No Puns[/i][/b][/s] at December 23, 2013 10:50 AM (DL2i+)

15 Erica Campbell


Don't google image that at work.


Posted by: EC at December 23, 2013 10:51 AM (doBIb)

16 Can the people who bitch about this bullshit kill themselves?

Posted by: Kaitian at December 23, 2013 10:51 AM (AFTTf)

17 When busty women are outlawed, only outlaws will have busty women.

Think about that.

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I dont get it.

Posted by: Pajama Boy at December 23, 2013 10:51 AM (nELVU)

18 Well, a 'revealing' outfit needs something to reveal. The more ore in the lode, the more you can expose. I don't see it as a double standard, since manners of dress are not quantifiable (i.e. centimeters of skin visible, etc.) but are based on the effect on the viewer. The flipside is that curvy women have an easier time attracting male attention. Them's the breaks!

Posted by: RiverC at December 23, 2013 10:51 AM (Sd6o1)

19 "But, you know: Busty women are allowed to be pretty too. That's my America, Pal.""




Oh fuck yeah.

Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Division at December 23, 2013 10:51 AM (FMbng)

20 The dress has a turtle neck. Exactly how much more can she cover up? Some people are overreacting. I agree it's not exactly a dress for Sunday Services, but it's hardly trashy.

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) No Really! at December 23, 2013 10:52 AM (GaqMa)

21 But, you know: Busty women are allowed to be pretty too. That's my America, Pal. Amen. And the obligatory "bang that like a screen door in a West Texas dust storm".

Posted by: rickb223 at December 23, 2013 10:52 AM (cUARf)

22 Get in here you harlot!

Posted by: THE Barrel at December 23, 2013 10:53 AM (oMBj/)

23 Do women with prominent curves have a special responsibility to cover up?

When did we become a society of prudes and scolds?

Posted by: wiserbud at December 23, 2013 10:53 AM (NXg/k)

24
Erica, I promise to only use the tip, and that's a solid christian promise.

Posted by: Doctor Fish at December 23, 2013 10:53 AM (pJF+c)

25 I'm not sure what segment of the Christian community this objection is coming from.  I haven't heard a word of it, and I listen to Christian talk/music radio all day. 

Posted by: grammie winger at December 23, 2013 10:53 AM (P6QsQ)

26 What Christian groups are complaining?  Sheesh.  She is beautiful and covered up. 

Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at December 23, 2013 10:53 AM (V70Uh)

27 She looks nice, in my opinion. Oh are we still allowed an opinion in Obama land? As long as you don't say you prefer looking at women to gay elves in their underwear. ;^)

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 23, 2013 10:53 AM (BC6cY)

28 She just happens to share the identical name to a well known (retired) pr0n star too.


That's why I said not to google image her at work.

Posted by: EC at December 23, 2013 10:53 AM (doBIb)

29 The more melanin-deprived Erica Campbell--i.e. the "glamor" model--also found the Lord, and unfortunately He told her to stop taking her clothes off in front of cameras. Thankfully, the Internet is forever.

Posted by: imp at December 23, 2013 10:54 AM (L9AnB)

30 Barack Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a malignant traitor.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at December 23, 2013 10:54 AM (PYAXX)

31 Before I opine, I must know:  what's GLAAD's take on this?

Posted by: filbert at December 23, 2013 10:54 AM (roTS7)

32 Much ado about nothing?

Posted by: soothsayer at December 23, 2013 10:54 AM (F+C1F)

33 If you start talking about your big Johnson I'm pulling this blog over.

Posted by: Sister Patty No Puns at December 23, 2013 02:50 PM (DL2i+)



There is a guitar store in Connecticut called Big Johnson's Guitars. Of course I had to buy something from there. Anybody with the balls to call their store that deserves my business.

Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Division at December 23, 2013 10:54 AM (FMbng)

34 >>>Not getting the OMG BOOBS! hysteria. yeah you know, looking at it, it's not really her boobs; it's her hips and thighs and side-butt. She's very fertile-looking.

Posted by: ace at December 23, 2013 10:54 AM (/FnUH)

35 4: Oddly enough, she ended that career when she, get this, "found Jesus". So, mirror image career trajectories?

Posted by: Brother Cavil at December 23, 2013 10:54 AM (naUcP)

36 God gave her so much thunder!

Posted by: Claire Dunphy at December 23, 2013 10:55 AM (ay6+/)

37 Ahhh internet Erica Campbell, such a familiar name from my youth. Hello again!

Posted by: Kaitian at December 23, 2013 10:55 AM (AFTTf)

38 I'm coming around to Intelligent Design theory, hubba hubba.

Posted by: Codec717 at December 23, 2013 10:55 AM (oMBj/)

39 20 The dress has a turtle neck. I thought turtles were in danger of extinction or some other such nonsense.

Posted by: Killerdog at December 23, 2013 10:55 AM (vOaP7)

40 in b4 I'd Hit It!

Posted by: soothsayer at December 23, 2013 10:55 AM (F+C1F)

41 I should note, however, that ideally, it shouldn't matter what the heck you wear to church. Jeans, shorts, rags, sexy dresses-the point is, you are there and worshipping the Almighty. I don't think He really minds what's on the outside-it's the heart He is most concerned with.

Posted by: moki at December 23, 2013 10:55 AM (EvHC8)

42 #HasEricaCampbellLandedYet

Posted by: Pinchi Puto at December 23, 2013 10:55 AM (qQk+U)

43 I'd like to know who exactly is criticizing her and what exactly is the form of this criticism. Might be a publicity stunt.

Posted by: Kreplach at December 23, 2013 10:56 AM (Kqtqx)

44 So I have uh, prominent secondary features, as well, and yes I do have to be more discerning in my choice of tops than I would if I were less endowed...but I mean I've known about this since I was 16 so I wouldn't exactly be shocked, SHOCKED! if someone thought that a skin tight shirt looked less than classy on me. It is a big of a double standard, but again, one that women are well aware of since puberty.

Posted by: Lauren at December 23, 2013 10:56 AM (hFL/3)

45 She's okay, but she's no goat.

Posted by: Achmed the Terrorist at December 23, 2013 10:56 AM (8ZskC)

46 Much ado about nothing? If you're calling that "nothing", you may need your eyes checked. ...oh, you meant as in cause for outrage...carry on.

Posted by: Brother Cavil at December 23, 2013 10:56 AM (naUcP)

47 There is a guitar store in Connecticut called Big Johnson's Guitars. Of course I had to buy something from there. Anybody with the balls to call their store that deserves my business. There's a store in Ames, Iowa called "One Man's Junk". It's a consignment store.

Posted by: AmishDude at December 23, 2013 10:56 AM (T0NGe)

48 You know, there are ways of appreciating a beautiful woman that doesn't always include lustful thoughts.

Pretty girls and beautiful women are just aesthetically pleasing in and of themselves.

But it's nice when they sit on my lap.

Posted by: Pious Agnostic at December 23, 2013 10:56 AM (2Pd3s)

49 Anybody with the balls to call their store that deserves my business.

Anything less would be EvinRUDE.
OMC I can't stop.

Posted by: Sister Patty No Puns[/i][/b][/s] at December 23, 2013 10:56 AM (DL2i+)

50 As long as you don't say you prefer looking at women to gay elves in their underwear. I prefer looking at big breasteded women over gay elves in their underwear any day.

Posted by: rickb223 at December 23, 2013 10:56 AM (cUARf)

51
Erica Campbell is one of my peeps!

Posted by: Al Sharkton at December 23, 2013 10:56 AM (pJF+c)

52 The use of turtlenecks is cultural appropriation of Reptile-Americans.

Posted by: AMDG at December 23, 2013 10:57 AM (t7OO0)

53 This is why I don't usually listen to Christian music- well, really the fact that most of it is drek is why I don't listen. But most of it is drek because the only people the Christian music industry will accept are the complete prudes and holier-than-thous. You can't really argue that Creed (for instance) was "not a Christian band" while POD *was* "a Christian band"- yet no Christian label would carry Creed, and they would (and did) carry POD.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at December 23, 2013 10:57 AM (PYAXX)

54 Your America and The America have nothing in common.

Posted by: dfbaskwill at December 23, 2013 10:57 AM (fA3u5)

55 She has a great voice. Who cares how she looks? Busty women are allowed to be busty in MY America too.

Posted by: BlueStateRebel at December 23, 2013 10:57 AM (7ObY1)

56 So is it Christian groups complaining or the jealous spinster cat lady lobby?


Posted by: dananjcon at December 23, 2013 10:57 AM (wmU4G)

57 She's very fertile-looking.

Posted by: ace at December 23, 2013 02:54 PM (/FnUH)


How do you beat a sword into a plowshare again?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 23, 2013 10:57 AM (8ZskC)

58 Sharpish elbows, no? How big are her aureolas?

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 23, 2013 10:57 AM (olDqf)

59 It's not a bad dress. Not a Sunday dress but definitely not immodest.

Posted by: Chris at December 23, 2013 10:57 AM (crkWb)

60 My wife has told me many times that this type of kerfluffle is always rooted in the same issue, regardless of the context...

"She looks better than I do, and I don't like it."

Posted by: Dave in Fla at December 23, 2013 10:58 AM (7kSzs)

61 Lauren, bless you!


Posted by: EC at December 23, 2013 10:58 AM (doBIb)

62 Allen G

Third Day is pretty good.

Posted by: grammie winger at December 23, 2013 10:58 AM (P6QsQ)

63 Now, as a Christian woman with a big rack,I wouldn't go wearing that to church on Sunday morning, or Christmas eve. But for my hubby on a date?? Absolutely.

Posted by: moki at December 23, 2013 02:50 PM (EvHC

Pics or it didn't happen.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider at December 23, 2013 10:58 AM (fwARV)

64

Do women with prominent curves have a special responsibility to cover up?

 

When they do, the terrorists will have won.

Posted by: Insomniac at December 23, 2013 10:58 AM (DrWcr)

65 Anybody with the balls to call their store that deserves my business. Anything less would be EvinRUDE. OMC I can't stop. Golf clap.

Posted by: rickb223 at December 23, 2013 10:58 AM (cUARf)

66 Jeans, shorts, rags, sexy dresses-the point is, you are there and worshipping the Almighty. If you are wearing attention whore clothes to church, you are probably not there to worship the Almighty, but to preen and validate yourself---and probably intentionally tempt men. (Not YOU moki, just in general) That said, what she is wearing on analbum cover is not germane to the question of what she should wear in church. She looks fine, and even spiritual women have the societal duty to flaunt that ass now and again.

Posted by: imp at December 23, 2013 10:58 AM (L9AnB)

67 Now that's what *I* call Much Ado About SOMETHING!

Posted by: William Shakespeare at December 23, 2013 10:58 AM (7ObY1)

68

>>When did we become a society of prudes and scolds?

.

.When the Puritans landed at Plymouth Rock. They are still at it

Posted by: Registered Voter at December 23, 2013 10:58 AM (AHX9J)

69 I don't think He really minds what's on the outside-it's the heart He is most concerned with. Flip side of that is though- don't you owe God at least the same respect you give your employer? Of course, that would mean I *could* wear a T-Shirt and ratty jeans, but you know what I mean.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at December 23, 2013 10:59 AM (PYAXX)

70
You can look at her and know in your heart she's a bitch.

Posted by: Pajama Boy at December 23, 2013 10:59 AM (pJF+c)

71 Where is this "firestorm" of criticism?

This smells of Reality TV fake-scandal whoring.

Posted by: Hollowpoint at December 23, 2013 10:59 AM (SY2Kh)

72 She's very fertile-looking. Posted by: ace at December 23, 2013 02:54 PM (/FnUH) I had a friend who called those "birthing hips." Used to tease another friend of ours by saying she had them. Then when said lady had a kid she needed an emergency C-section so the joke kinda died right then and there.

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) No Really! at December 23, 2013 10:59 AM (GaqMa)

73 How do you beat a sword into a plowshare again? Stand behind her for five minutes?

Posted by: rickb223 at December 23, 2013 10:59 AM (cUARf)

74 >>Do women with prominent curves have a special responsibility to cover up? I think everyone is responsible for how the end result of how they look. If someone is tall, she wouldn't get to say "well, this dress isn't indecently short on that woman over there, so I should be able to wear it, too."

Posted by: Mama AJ at December 23, 2013 10:59 AM (SUKHu)

75 Her essence is overwhelming and intriguing.


Posted by: dananjcon at December 23, 2013 10:59 AM (wmU4G)

76 Fully sheathed elbows

What's the problem?

Posted by: Dastardly Dan at December 23, 2013 10:59 AM (2iVM3)

77 42 I'd like to know who exactly is criticizing her and what exactly is the form of this criticism. Might be a publicity stunt. Posted by: Kreplach at December 23, 2013 02:56 PM (Kqtqx) Maybe both. These days a publicist can gin up publicity by pointing to a tsk tsk tweet as a "controversy".

Posted by: AmishDude at December 23, 2013 10:59 AM (T0NGe)

78 I'll bet she floats but I wouldn't build a bridge out of her.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 23, 2013 11:00 AM (8ZskC)

79 This part cracks me up, though: " "When we took the picture I felt beautiful, I felt confident, I felt sexy and I felt strong." This is the dim-bulb 'wisdom' you commonly hear today, especially if you watch daytime tv such as Wendy Williams. We are such a shallow self-absorbed people.

Posted by: soothsayer at December 23, 2013 11:00 AM (F+C1F)

80 Now, as a Christian woman with a big rack


You had me at 'big rack'.

Posted by: EC at December 23, 2013 11:00 AM (doBIb)

81 In a word......Voluptuous.

Posted by: © Sponge at December 23, 2013 11:00 AM (xmcEQ)

82 ....analbum cover....

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O.O     ......the things I read and see here.....

Posted by: fixerupper at December 23, 2013 11:00 AM (nELVU)

83 Posted by: grammie winger at December 23, 2013 02:58 PM (P6QsQ) Yeah, I like Third Day. Casting Crowns, too. There *is* good Christian music, it's just that there's a much higher drek-to-good ratio on Christian stations than on normal radio.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at December 23, 2013 11:00 AM (PYAXX)

84 Interesting thread. Nice change from our regime & their lawlessness. I really don't care one way or the other. Beats looking at a little dweeb in pjs though

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 23, 2013 11:00 AM (HVff2)

85 Christina Hendricks wears similar attire and shows a lot more than this gal is showing and no one seems to have a problem with it.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at December 23, 2013 11:01 AM (oFCZn)

86 I had a friend who called those "birthing hips." Prime Iowa breeding stock.

Posted by: rickb223 at December 23, 2013 11:01 AM (cUARf)

87 I have the same problem with my junk. Thank God for parachute pants. Can't touch this.

Posted by: JackStraw at December 23, 2013 11:01 AM (g1DWB)

88 there is where all your ampersands have gone

Posted by: curves for the war effort at December 23, 2013 11:01 AM (R6JT1)

89 There *is* good Christian music, it's just that there's a much higher drek-to-good ratio on Christian stations than on normal radio.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at December 23, 2013 03:00 PM (PYAXX)


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True enough.

Posted by: grammie winger at December 23, 2013 11:01 AM (P6QsQ)

90 Flip side of that is though- don't you owe God at least the same respect you give your employer? Of course, that would mean I *could* wear a T-Shirt and ratty jeans, but you know what I mean. Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at December 23, 2013 02:59 PM (PYAXX) God hopefully accepts me for who am I am, how I'm most comfortable (jeans and a T-shirt.) I'm not exactly sure desiring to be in comfortable clothing is a sin. Sadly, my employer does not accept me for how I'd prefer to present myself.

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) No Really! at December 23, 2013 11:01 AM (GaqMa)

91 Women of color with a few extra pounds often have a better self image of their body then other women.   I'm guessing she felt sexy,   not slutty.


It also relates to the ol Mars and Venus thing.   I can't speak for all the fellas out there,   but speaking for myself;   I'll never understand why women accentuate their...   huge tracts of land and then get mad at us if they catch our eyes roaming their fields of joy while speaking to them.

Posted by: Lloyd Loar at December 23, 2013 11:01 AM (9u2hL)

92 There's absolutely nothing wrong with this dress, except for maybe the turtleneck.  I'm thinking the girls need a little more fresh air and, ahem, spiritual enlightenment.

Posted by: Fritz at December 23, 2013 11:02 AM (UzPAd)

93 analbum cover Now why didn't I think of that?

Posted by: Elton John at December 23, 2013 11:02 AM (7ObY1)

94 Christina Hendricks wears similar attire and shows a lot more than this gal is showing and no one seems to have a problem with it. Well, she's not a Gospel singer, either. In fact I've yet to sample her singing voice. Stupid restraining order...

Posted by: Brother Cavil at December 23, 2013 11:02 AM (naUcP)

95 81 O.O ......the things I read and see here..... Posted by: fixerupper Suck it Trebeck!

Posted by: imp at December 23, 2013 11:02 AM (L9AnB)

96 65-imp, I know what you mean, but I have seen some church women "share prayer requests" about a girl's style choice, and drive them away from the church completely. Yeah, some girls are there to tempt men, but I figure, if they are there, some of the Gospel is going to slip into their heads. That's a decent start. And if the men are married and give in to the temptation, that is a whole nother sin.... (no pics, hubby won't let me)

Posted by: moki at December 23, 2013 11:02 AM (EvHC8)

97
I like the way God made her. 

ps - sexy /= slutty.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at December 23, 2013 11:03 AM (MaP11)

98 My humps, my humps, my lovely lady lumps.

Posted by: BlueStateRebel at December 23, 2013 11:03 AM (7ObY1)

99 how I'm most comfortable (jeans and a T-shirt.) I'm just going to let that hang out there.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at December 23, 2013 11:03 AM (PYAXX)

100 All I got to say is....... http://tinyurl.com/n4s6pjn

Posted by: Nip Sip at December 23, 2013 11:03 AM (0FSuD)

101 Posted by: moki at December 23, 2013 02:55 PM (EvHC Well.... and if yer a Christian.... God did make the Package... so why not enjoy it?

Posted by: Romeo13 at December 23, 2013 11:04 AM (lZBBB)

102 Zaftig! She's quite attractive.

Posted by: Throat Wobbler Mangrove at December 23, 2013 11:04 AM (kI8sg)

103 There will be no more badankadonks under 404Care.

Posted by: Prez'nit 404 at December 23, 2013 11:04 AM (Dwehj)

104 She has what I call banging body syndrome, its a common phenomenon amongst black woman whereby their bodies Are so round and curvacious that it becomes hard to hide even in modest clothing. Egypt sherrod suffers from this.

Posted by: Kreplach at December 23, 2013 11:04 AM (WPBmS)

105 She is not my type but I got no problem with how she is dressed, since she is not my daughter

Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 23, 2013 11:04 AM (t3UFN)

106 skin tight!!!

Posted by: Ohio Players at December 23, 2013 11:04 AM (YEo73)

107 This is an age-old debate.  She wasn't obliged to wear clothing that contours to her shape, but should she not?

Posted by: @ParisParamus at December 23, 2013 11:04 AM (M9jNe)

108 Mommy, there's a funny feeling in my onesie!

Posted by: PajamaBoy at December 23, 2013 11:04 AM (MMC8r)

109 "She looks nice, in my opinion. Oh are we still allowed an opinion in Obama land?" You wouldn't want to voice an opinion like that at work. Could get you fired.

Posted by: Ace's liver at December 23, 2013 11:04 AM (8T0N0)

110 >>She has a great voice. Who cares how she looks? I recorded a "Celtic Woman Christmas" show. Watched a little of it on YouTube. Now I'm not going to put it on the big screen in the living room. For my 11 year old daughter, not to mention the boys, I'm going to choose just Christmas music over "Christmas music and boobies" which seems to be what those ladies are offering up. Literally pushing up, let me tell ya. (I'll wait for y'all to go to YouTube and check it out.) Their choice and now my choice.

Posted by: Mama AJ at December 23, 2013 11:04 AM (SUKHu)

111 She looks good, good enough to make people jealous and throw criticism. Good for her.

Posted by: village at December 23, 2013 11:04 AM (utXSy)

112 I wonder if she enjoys the game of billiards.

http://tinyurl.com/l84wsxn

Posted by: Country Singer at December 23, 2013 11:05 AM (L8r/r)

113 Having said that, if you like your badankadonk, you can keep your badankadonk.

Posted by: Prez'nit 404 at December 23, 2013 11:05 AM (Dwehj)

114 Some people are overreacting. I agree it's not exactly a dress for Sunday Services, but it's hardly trashy.

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) No Really! at December 23, 2013 02:52 PM (GaqMa)

I wear jeans to church. Some people (not any of my church members) find it sacrilegious. However, my church will turn people away for wearing things like shorts and for wearing thing that are too revealing.  

As for who has been talking about it? The black gospel music circles. And only the women therein.

Posted by: baldilocks at December 23, 2013 11:06 AM (36Rjy)

115 I  find her offensive.




In my pants.

Posted by: eleven at December 23, 2013 11:06 AM (KXm42)

116 That's one black gal that could lower my White Count.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at December 23, 2013 11:06 AM (PjzsR)

117 Weirdly, a slight v neck is far more minimizing than a turtle neck.

Posted by: Lauren at December 23, 2013 11:06 AM (Zg0Nd)

118 Who is upset - I mean, are Christians supposed to not like sex or appreciating someone who looks good? News to me.

Posted by: Lizzy at December 23, 2013 11:06 AM (ruxvM)

119 And, to be clear here (since I've been talking about Church attire)- I see nothing wrong with her clothing. It is certainly suitably "classy." I think this is a complete nontroversy either ginned up by people who are jealous of her OR by certain elements in the Christian music industry who feel the need, from time to time, to flay one of their own to prove their own piety.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at December 23, 2013 11:06 AM (PYAXX)

120 My   opinion isn't so much about her dress, but of her remarks.  They seem to  be a bit morally relative.  Sort of a progressive type of remark.

Posted by: Soona at December 23, 2013 11:06 AM (+BW9E)

121 I'm most comfortable in my official AoSHQ moron outfit: Old black concert t-shirt (DIO works well, so does Megadeth) Comfort-waistband boxers Glass of Makers Mark in hand (neat, no ice. Waddaya think I am, Pajama Boy?)

Posted by: BlueStateRebel at December 23, 2013 11:06 AM (7ObY1)

122 After a quick scrutiny in Photoshop I'd estimate her measurements at 40-35-42. So I think the dress is a little tight with that booty. For my taste, anyway. She is an attractive woman, and I think she can wear whatever she wants. I do notice the almost complete lack of 'I'd hit it comments' in this thread.

Posted by: Regular Moron [/i] at December 23, 2013 11:06 AM (6Nqkf)

123 Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at December 23, 2013 03:03 PM (PYAXX) It's actually wrong now that I think about it. For the most part I'm not a jeans fan, I tend to where khakis, which to be honest probably makes it worse. The Geeky T-shirts though are me in a nutshell.

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) No Really! at December 23, 2013 11:07 AM (GaqMa)

124 I seem to recall that the "other" Erica Cambell is also a Christian (I can't find where I read that at though). She quit her rather sordid industry though and yes, don't google her while at work.

Posted by: puddleglum at December 23, 2013 11:07 AM (PVm74)

125 She looks stunning. It's for a publicity picture, not a church service. A beautiful Christian woman. Any guy who marries her is damn lucky.

Posted by: SAT Rose at December 23, 2013 11:07 AM (709eU)

126


Did she get criticized by gay guys?


Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz Bunnies at December 23, 2013 11:07 AM (xggaJ)

127 you pour that a plus size girl into the right bra and enough spanx and yeah...bewbs.

Posted by: oeJay44incday at December 23, 2013 11:07 AM (QxSug)

128 I know Mary Mary. (Gospel music listener here.) Sorry, Christian ladies, we're expected to dress modestly (see: Bible). Especially if you're the/a face of Christian music. You can be gorgeous and stylish without dressing provocatively. And unfortunately more endowed/blessed women can look differently when wearing the same clothes as less blessed ones. E.g., I can wear lower cut tops than some of my friends and still look modest because cleavage - I ain't got much. But if I wear certain bottoms, I may look a little more provocative than other chicks. It's just the way it is. Of course, a lot of this is subjective. I'm sure some very conservative Christian groups (not theologically, but legalistically, for lack of a better word) may consider my everyday dress sign of my being a woman of easy virtue.

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 23, 2013 11:08 AM (r+7wo)

129 Do women with prominent curves have a special responsibility to cover up? Posted by: Ace at 02:45 PM is this like, a test?

Posted by: that moron at December 23, 2013 11:08 AM (absd3)

130 I'd wear it, but I'm a slut. Just kidding, I'm White!

Posted by: Justine Sacco at December 23, 2013 11:08 AM (MMC8r)

131 @121 I'd hit it but first I would have to draw maps and plan a navigable route.

Posted by: Kreplach at December 23, 2013 11:08 AM (Qh0T+)

132 I wonder if she enjoys the game of billiards. http://tinyurl.com/l84wsxn Posted by: Country Singer at December 23, 2013 03:05 PM (L8r/r) There were some bills posted on telephone polls in northern Illinois a few years back advertising for a couple companies wanting your business. One was a chimney sweep business called "Wipe Ash" and the other was a smoke shop called "Nice Ash." I don't remember where I saw this one, but it was for a sewage removal company and the back of the tank truck had their motto of "We take crap from EVERYBODY."

Posted by: © Sponge at December 23, 2013 11:08 AM (xmcEQ)

133 Mary, Mary you're on my mind, The folks are gone and the place IS ALL MINE, Oh, Mary, Mary wanna be with you, And this is what I'm gonna do, I gonna put a call to you, Coz' I feel good tonight, And everything's gonna be right, right, yeah I'm gonna have a good time tonight, Rock n' Roll music gonna play all night, Come on baby it won't take long, Only take a minute just to sing my song.

Posted by: The Easybeats at December 23, 2013 11:08 AM (/Crba)

134 Posted by: baldilocks at December 23, 2013 03:06 PM (36Rjy) Well I am Catholic. And I'm not sure that dress would work so well with the kneelers and all .

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) No Really! at December 23, 2013 11:09 AM (GaqMa)

135 That's one black gal that could lower my White Count.

I've been trying to lower the white count for almost six years.

Posted by: Prez'nit 404 at December 23, 2013 11:09 AM (Dwehj)

136 Like Ace once said about tri-corner hat girl, she gives my heart an erection.   But  I would have a hell of a time fitting her for a stillsuit.

Posted by: Muad'dib at December 23, 2013 11:09 AM (KjlbF)

137 You can't really argue that Creed (for instance) was "not a Christian band" while POD *was* "a Christian band"- yet no Christian label would carry Creed, and they would (and did) carry POD. Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at December 23, 2013 02:57 PM (PYAXX) I liked Jon Foreman's (lead singer of Switchfoot) answer to the question "is Switchfoot a christian band." http://tinyurl.com/mfjld5l

Posted by: Mainah at December 23, 2013 11:09 AM (659DL)

138 68- I guess I should clarify-the first time attendees, the people searching for something and finding themselves in church- yeah, I don't care what they look like. I'm just glad they are there. But you are correct, a mature Christian-one who is past the milk stage and is at the solid food-that person should probably think once or twice before stepping into His house looking like a hoochee mama. Or pimp daddy. I try to dress to please Him. But I don't really think she looks like a hoochee mama, or a slut in that dress. Now Miley Cyrus on the other hand.....

Posted by: moki at December 23, 2013 11:09 AM (EvHC8)

139 put your finger over her face and who does she look like? Kim Kardashian this woman is smart enough not to screw half the nfl and nba and then KW and actually has talent

Posted by: navycopjoe at December 23, 2013 11:09 AM (JFrBt)

140 >>how I'm most comfortable (jeans and a T-shirt. Oh, so you think you're better than us, with your PANTS on??

Posted by: Mama AJ at December 23, 2013 11:09 AM (SUKHu)

141 By the way, being an African, my tastes are not the same as most of America (white, Asian, etc.), which tends to values waifs. I think women look better with meat on them. And I think Erica looks fab. I just don't know whether that was the dress to wear to promote their album.

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 23, 2013 11:10 AM (r+7wo)

142 I saw Analbum Cover open for Miley Cyrus a few weeks ago in Jamacia.

Posted by: johnd01 at December 23, 2013 11:10 AM (ukNFU)

143

@41 I should note, however, that ideally, it shouldn't matter what the heck you wear to church. Jeans, shorts, rags, sexy dresses-the point is, you are there and worshipping the Almighty. I don't think He really minds what's on the outside-it's the heart He is most concerned with.

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Yeah, but it's helpful if you're not providing an unnecessary distraction for other members of the congregation.

 

Posted by: junior at December 23, 2013 11:10 AM (UWFpX)

144 A million years ago, cavewomen with big boobs were better able to suckle their babies than were cavewomen with flat boobs. Hence, big-boobed cavewomen have more children survive to adulthood. Similarly, cavewomen with big hips and wider pelvic bones, and hence were much less likely to die in childbirth, as big brains-->big heads were evolving at the same time, leading to more "can't squeeze it out" failed births (--->deaths) among the narrow hipped. End result of these two biological facts: Those cavemen with a genetic predispostion to liking big boobs HAD MORE SURVIVING OFFSPRING than did cavemen when preferred smll boobs and narrow hips. Those surviving offspring inherited the traits of their parents: If the child was a girl, it tended to inherit big boobs/hips; and if the child was a boy, then it tended to inherit (from dad) an attraction to big boobs and hips. Multiply those over countless thousands of generations and what you get is this: Most men are simply genetically encoded to be sexually aroused by big boobs and hips. Period. People accept that the preference for big boobs is due to "evolution," but they mistakenly think it's some sort of conscious choice to like women such as the one depicted because you consciously want to have your babies survive. But it's not a conscious decision at all: We as a species have literally inherited a fetish that it so common as to have become the new normal.

Posted by: zombie at December 23, 2013 11:10 AM (+cx5n)

145 If it's not something you could get away with wearing to church, why would you assume it wss appropriate for a gospel singer?

Posted by: Bean Pies! at December 23, 2013 11:10 AM (Qev5V)

146 However, my church will turn people away for wearing things like shorts and for wearing thing that are too revealing.

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My church posts their dress code in the lobby.

"Wear something."

Posted by: grammie winger at December 23, 2013 11:10 AM (P6QsQ)

147 I liked Jon Foreman's (lead singer of Switchfoot) answer to the question "is Switchfoot a christian band." I can't get there from work ATM, but is he the one who said something along the lines of "We're not a Christian Band, but a Band of Christians?"

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at December 23, 2013 11:10 AM (PYAXX)

148 Also, the dress really doesn't reveal much skin at all. She's quite covered up; it's just her hot figure that's in full view. Anyway, it's quite subjective. And I can see how a lot of church folk would be scandalized. She, being a church gal, shouldn't be surprised either.

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 23, 2013 11:11 AM (r+7wo)

149 Oh, so you think you're better than us, with your PANTS on?? Posted by: Mama AJ at December 23, 2013 03:09 PM (SUKHu) In fairness, he was talking about being at Church.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at December 23, 2013 11:11 AM (PYAXX)

150 I have a sudden urge to go bowling.

Posted by: Mega at December 23, 2013 11:12 AM (hHFOx)

151 Most men are simply genetically encoded to be sexually aroused by big boobs and hips. Period. People accept that the preference for big boobs is due to "evolution," but they mistakenly think it's some sort of conscious choice to like women such as the one depicted because you consciously want to have your babies survive. But it's not a conscious decision at all: We as a species have literally inherited a fetish that it so common as to have become the new normal. --- Next question, Zombie... Can you explain the fascination with big butts in some culture?

Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at December 23, 2013 11:12 AM (/Crba)

152 Analbum, an ointment for,, well,, uh,, you figure it out!

Posted by: Killerdog at December 23, 2013 11:12 AM (vOaP7)

153 Baby got BACK!!

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at December 23, 2013 11:13 AM (0LHZx)

154 OK, I see a) no cleavage and b) NOTHING above the knee. What the hell?

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here)-also drooling imbecile incapable of doing algebra or something at December 23, 2013 11:13 AM (659DL)

155 >>is this like, a test? Yes. You're in a desert and you're walking along and you come upon a large breasted woman on her back baking in the sun .....

Posted by: JackStraw at December 23, 2013 11:13 AM (g1DWB)

156 Welp, boss just walked by and told us, "It's after 3, you need to be doing work for me somewhere else...like home."

Catch y'all later.

Posted by: Country Singer at December 23, 2013 11:13 AM (L8r/r)

157 People accept that the preference for big boobs is due to "evolution," but they mistakenly think it's some sort of conscious choice to like women such as the one depicted because you consciously want to have your babies survive. But it's not a conscious decision at all: We as a species have literally inherited a fetish that it so common as to have become the new normal. Posted by: zombie at December 23, 2013 03:10 PM (+cx5n) A's to J's, baby. I wanna see ALL of em.

Posted by: © Sponge at December 23, 2013 11:13 AM (xmcEQ)

158 If it's not something you could get away with wearing to church, why would you assume it wss appropriate for a gospel singer? Posted by: Bean Pies! at December 23, 2013 03:10 PM (Qev5V) Uhh.. Different social settings, interrelated perhaps but still different. I'm willing to say that you have a little more discretion going out to dinner with your BF/spouse/whatever than going to church. They're just different social settings. Such is life. I wouldn't stone her for wearing that to church, I probably wouldn't even judge TBH, just making a comment that it's on the margin.

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) No Really! at December 23, 2013 11:14 AM (GaqMa)

159 But to the point of the post, my inlaws actually left the UPC church because of dresses just like this. See, in the UPC you must cover past your knees and elbows and above your collar bone, but tightness doesnt matter. So a lot of the young women wore dresses very similar to this one. My mother in law got fed up with how arbitrary and counterproductive the standards are, so they left.

Posted by: Lauren at December 23, 2013 11:14 AM (Zg0Nd)

160
I'd hit that. Wut? Ok, fine, I'll pledge my undying love. Now can I hit that?

At least she isn't wearing a red dress. If these Christians want, she can wear a burqa. Is that were they want to go? that men are slobbering beasts who can't control themselves around attractive women and will assault them without second thought?

As a man, I'll categorically reject that notion. Do I have naughty thoughts about her? yes. Might I start drooling uncontrollably? yes. But those are not her fault, they're mine.

Posted by: I R A Darth Aggie © at December 23, 2013 11:14 AM (BDH94)

161 Curvy Christian women on computer = bad Black ghey Santas dancing in streets = good

Posted by: Xavier at December 23, 2013 11:14 AM (JqAxf)

162 oh, and I never even noticed my wife's big boobs before we married it was her charm and personality that won me over (this actually may get her to post from work)

Posted by: navycopjoe at December 23, 2013 11:14 AM (JFrBt)

163 I'm in the big butt culture club.

Posted by: eleven at December 23, 2013 11:14 AM (KXm42)

164 The black gospel music circles. And only the women therein. Posted by: baldilocks at December 23, 2013 03:06 PM (36Rjy) Black gospel music circles are extremely gossip-y. I am continuously dismayed by the weekly emails I get from the Philly gospel music station over here. It really is no different from US mag or OK. Very sad.

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 23, 2013 11:14 AM (r+7wo)

165 "....analbum cover.... ---- O.O ......the things I read and see here....." you have to go back to when SNL was funny to get that one, check out the Will Ferrel plays Alex Trebeck series of skits, especially with the Sean Connery scenes

Posted by: DanMan at December 23, 2013 11:14 AM (RusNE)

166 #13"Great, but was she wearing the CFM high heels?"

No, I saw this picture elsewhere and she has some kind of fancy-schmancy very modern shoes.  They almost look like boots crossed with sandals, and they come up over her ankles.  So, she's pretty covered up, even in the foot-al area.

Posted by: Jocon307 at December 23, 2013 11:14 AM (7+F2i)

167 it's a skintight dress but it's also a turtleneck. Whatever, Katy Perry on Sesame Street was too much tatas. This is just good clean fun.

Posted by: oeJay44incday at December 23, 2013 11:14 AM (QxSug)

168 What is the UPC? I don't recognize the acronym/

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 23, 2013 11:14 AM (BC6cY)

169 Okay now here's the Cristian objection: How is that photo serving Him? End of argument. Period.

Posted by: soothsayer at December 23, 2013 11:14 AM (F+C1F)

170 By the way, being an African, my tastes are not the same as most of America (white, Asian, etc.), which tends to values waifs. Most of America is with you. Believe me, it ain't Joe Sixpack wanting women who look like 12 year old boys.

Posted by: Brother Cavil at December 23, 2013 11:15 AM (naUcP)

171  I still say her remarks on this are bothering me.  She sounds like Oprah.   And I don't have much respect for Oprah.

Posted by: Soona at December 23, 2013 11:16 AM (+BW9E)

172 I'm an old wrinkly white church lady, and I think she looks lovely.  No problem with a woman looking beautiful, and I think her dress is sufficiently modest for an album cover. 

Posted by: grammie winger at December 23, 2013 11:16 AM (P6QsQ)

173 FS, UPC = United Pentecostal Church

Posted by: Lauren at December 23, 2013 11:16 AM (Zg0Nd)

174

The hemline is below the knees, full length sleeves, and a turtleneck collar.

 

That's actually pretty demure for an entertainer in this age.  I don't see what the problem is unless it is just people who haven't anything better to do than find something to complain about.

Posted by: Mikey NTH - Festivus Grievances in Stock at the Outrage Outlet at December 23, 2013 11:16 AM (hLRSq)

175 How is that photo serving Him? By showing that you can be among the culture- accepted by it- and still apart from it and carrying His message. Next?

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at December 23, 2013 11:16 AM (PYAXX)

176 I think she looks just fine. People should relax.

Posted by: Warden at December 23, 2013 11:16 AM (bmp0d)

177 Okay now here's the Cristian objection:

How is that photo serving Him?

End of argument. Period.


What about hiding you light in a bushel basket?

Posted by: eleven at December 23, 2013 11:16 AM (KXm42)

178 How is that photo serving Him? If you look at that photo and don't see divine works to be praised, you may need your eyes checked.

Posted by: Brother Cavil at December 23, 2013 11:16 AM (naUcP)

179 ooooooh picture if this chick was holding a big plate of bacon in the photo i'd be in the bunk for days

Posted by: navycopjoe at December 23, 2013 11:17 AM (JFrBt)

180 Next question, Zombie... Can you explain the fascination with big butts in some culture? Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge Two reasons, likely: One: Big butts are just a side-effect from having big hips. So an attraction to big butts is just a variation of an attraction to big hips. Two: Prior to the industrial era, in some cultures being "fat" was synonymous with being "wealthy." This was especially true in Polynesia, where obesity was considered a powerful status symbol, and men were attracted to fat women. And it was also true in other areas, such as Africa, were starvation was a real risk: A fat woman meant a well-off and/or not-starving woman. And so a cultural preference emerged for that type, which then spread to whenever Africans' descendants live today.

Posted by: zombie at December 23, 2013 11:17 AM (+cx5n)

181 If this is ask the women's questions time why do women seem to have purses that defy physics and can have a limitless amount of crap stored in them likena freaking tardis?

Posted by: Kreplach at December 23, 2013 11:17 AM (4yFKY)

182 She looks stunning. It's for a publicity picture, not a church service. A beautiful Christian woman. Any guy who marries her is damn lucky. Posted by: SAT Rose at December 23, 2013 03:07 PM (709eU) She's married with at least one or two kids. Fun fact - she and her sister comprise Mary Mary. (Their voices are incredibly powerful but they've become a little too shouty for my tastes.) They both married guys with the same last name. So they went from being Campbells to being Akinses (I think that's their husbands' last name).

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 23, 2013 11:17 AM (r+7wo)

183 I'm not sure where I stand on this issue. But I'll keep reviewing the evidence.

Posted by: --- at December 23, 2013 11:17 AM (MMC8r)

184 At least she isn't wearing a red dress. If these Christians want, she can wear a burqa. Is that were they want to go? that men are slobbering beasts who can't control themselves around attractive women and will assault them without second thought? As a man, I'll categorically reject that notion. Do I have naughty thoughts about her? yes. Might I start drooling uncontrollably? yes. But those are not her fault, they're mine. Posted by: I R A Darth Aggie © at December 23, 2013 03:14 PM (BDH94) MooMoo's for EVERYONE!!!!

Posted by: © Sponge at December 23, 2013 11:17 AM (xmcEQ)

185 I still say her remarks on this are bothering me. She sounds like Oprah That part is true. But it's also probably gone through 3 different publicists (all with the same agency- but different people), and then "signed-off" by her Label. I give it a solid "meh."

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at December 23, 2013 11:17 AM (PYAXX)

186 Also: I now submit myself for appropriate punishment from the PC Thought Gestapo.

Posted by: zombie at December 23, 2013 11:17 AM (+cx5n)

187 Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at December 23, 2013 03:16 PM (PYAXX) Soooo.....how many protestant religions completely abandoned virtue theory? Seems to me, that looking at it that way there's vices on either side and a mean somewhere in the middle for most things. Is the argument she's so far out of the mean to be on the vice side? Because I don't see it.

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) No Really! at December 23, 2013 11:17 AM (GaqMa)

188 well, thank goodness Christians are focusing on the right issues while they vote for the party that hates them.

Posted by: oeJay44incday at December 23, 2013 11:18 AM (QxSug)

189 I recognize good chile-bearin' hips when I sees 'em.

Posted by: Shawn Kemp at December 23, 2013 11:18 AM (Dwehj)

190 185 Also: I now submit myself for appropriate punishment from the PC Thought Gestapo. --- Like you don't already deal with that on a daily basis. You already live well behind enemy lines.

Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at December 23, 2013 11:18 AM (/Crba)

191 That lady has some all-time elbows! Why is it that some women with prominent, beautifully formed elbows are considered trashy - not for flaunting those elbows, just dressing and posing in such a way that the beauty of the elbows is noticeable in a tasteful way? And by the way, this is purely speculation and generalization on my part. But Leftist broads are usually pretty......difficult to look at, shall we say. In the USA, naturally a disproportionate percentage of the hotties are also going to be Christians.

Posted by: E Pluribus Unum at December 23, 2013 11:19 AM (i7gTP)

192 If this is ask the women's questions time why do women seem to have purses that defy physics and can have a limitless amount of crap stored in them likena freaking tardis?


Why do all purses smell the same?  There is a distinct purse smell, and nothing else smells like that.

Posted by: eleven at December 23, 2013 11:19 AM (KXm42)

193 >>And it was also true in other areas, such as Africa, were starvation was a real risk: A fat woman meant a well-off and/or not-starving woman. And so a cultural preference emerged for that type, which then spread to whenever Africans' descendants live today. It was also true of European women during the Renaissance period as anyone who took art history 101 can attest. Again, large equalled prosperous.

Posted by: JackStraw at December 23, 2013 11:19 AM (g1DWB)

194 Large breasts are the tools of the Debbil!

Posted by: imp at December 23, 2013 11:19 AM (L9AnB)

195 But Leftist broads are usually pretty......difficult to look at, shall we say. You can only hide what's inside for so long...

Posted by: Brother Cavil at December 23, 2013 11:20 AM (naUcP)

196 Ok. Along the lines of the Phil Robertson conversation: Men, put that pic next to a pic of hairy man-ass and tell me Phil was wrong.......

Posted by: © Sponge at December 23, 2013 11:20 AM (xmcEQ)

197 Do women with prominent curves have a special responsibility to cover up? No. They have a special responsibility to work that shit.

Posted by: SGT Ted at December 23, 2013 11:20 AM (CtKeI)

198 do any recent period pieces set in the '20s, such as downton abbey, have full figured flappers? I remember the attention to detail in Jeeves&Wooster, where the young, reedy society women never wore bras and wonder if other programs bother showing larger women concealing their curves.

Posted by: a country squire at December 23, 2013 11:20 AM (R6JT1)

199 But Leftist broads are usually pretty......difficult to look at, shall we say. they usually don't smell very good either.

Posted by: Killerdog at December 23, 2013 11:20 AM (vOaP7)

200 Anyone else notice she has curvy elbows?    Anyone?

Posted by: Lloyd Loar at December 23, 2013 11:20 AM (9u2hL)

201 Justine Sacco likes beer and wearing short skirts. http://batshitcrazynews.com/2013/12/justine-sacco-rule-5/ Justine, if you need any comforting, call me.

Posted by: BlueStateRebel at December 23, 2013 11:20 AM (7ObY1)

202 I can't get there from work ATM, but is he the one who said something along the lines of "We're not a Christian Band, but a Band of Christians?" Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at December 23, 2013 03:10 PM (PYAXX) Hopefully I'm not marching towards The Barrel! Here goes..... “To be honest, this question grieves me because I feel that it represents a much bigger issue than simply a couple SF tunes. In true Socratic form, let me ask you a few questions: Does Lewis or Tolkien mention Christ in any of their fictional series? Are Bach’s sonata’s Christian? What is more Christ-like, feeding the poor, making furniture, cleaning bathrooms, or painting a sunset? There is a schism between the sacred and the secular in all of our modern minds. The view that a pastor is more ‘Christian’ than a girls volleyball coach is flawed and heretical. The stance that a worship leader is more spiritual than a janitor is condescending and flawed. These different callings and purposes further demonstrate God’s sovereignty. Many songs are worthy of being written. Switchfoot will write some, Keith Green, Bach, and perhaps yourself have written others. Some of these songs are about redemption, others about the sunrise, others about nothing in particular: written for the simple joy of music. None of these songs has been born again, and to that end there is no such thing as Christian music. No. Christ didn’t come and die for my songs, he came for me. Yes. My songs are a part of my life. But judging from scripture I can only conclude that our God is much more interested in how I treat the poor and the broken and the hungry than the personal pronouns I use when I sing. I am a believer. Many of these songs talk about this belief. An obligation to say this or do that does not sound like the glorious freedom that Christ died to afford me. I do have an obligation, however, a debt that cannot be settled by my lyrical decisions. My life will be judged by my obedience, not my ability to confine my lyrics to this box or that. We all have a different calling; Switchfoot is trying to be obedient to who we are called to be. We’re not trying to be Audio A or U2 or POD or Bach: we’re trying to be Switchfoot. You see, a song that has the words: ‘Jesus Christ’ is no more or less ‘Christian’ than an instrumental piece. (I’ve heard lots of people say Jesus Christ and they weren’t talking about their redeemer.) You see, Jesus didn’t die for any of my tunes. So there is no hierarchy of life or songs or occupation only obedience. We have a call to take up our cross and follow. We can be sure that these roads will be different for all of us. Just as you have one body and every part has a different function, so in Christ we who are many form one body and each of us belongs to all the others. Please be slow to judge ‘brothers’ who have a different calling.”

Posted by: Mainah at December 23, 2013 11:20 AM (659DL)

203 Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) No Really! at December 23, 2013 03:17 PM (GaqMa) I was just being snarky at Sooth. The point being that the kind of person who would even *ask* "how" she was "serving Him" by wearing that dress is the same kind of person (in general) who would be dazed by some feel-good "cumbaya" crap answer.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at December 23, 2013 11:20 AM (PYAXX)

204 Do women with prominent curves have a special responsibility to cover up?




I sure hope not, because   it's frigging impossible to find    clothes that are remotely flattering that   aren't at least a little clingy. 




Personally I think this      woman looks gorgeous.     I WISH I could pull off a dress like that.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/u][/i][/s][/b] at December 23, 2013 11:21 AM (4df7R)

205 put your finger over her face and who does she look like?

Kim Kardashian

this woman is smart enough not to screw half the nfl and nba and then KW and actually has talent

Posted by: navycopjoe at December 23, 2013 03:09 PM (JFrBt)



I was thinking the same damn thing.

Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Division at December 23, 2013 11:21 AM (FMbng)

206 107 Mommy, there's a funny feeling in my onesie! Posted by: PajamaBoy at December 23, 2013 03:04 PM (MMC Son, did you shit on yourself again?

Posted by: Ethan's Mom at December 23, 2013 11:21 AM (0FSuD)

207 "Honey, you look so good, someone should sop you up with a biscuit!."

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at December 23, 2013 11:21 AM (Ec6wH)

208 If you look long enough at the picture you can tell if your Gear still Works.

You're right Muncie.

Posted by: Sister Patty No Puns[/i][/b][/s] at December 23, 2013 11:21 AM (DL2i+)

209 this thread is racist

Posted by: chelsea danger at December 23, 2013 11:21 AM (KfDDN)

210 Large breasts are the tools of the Debbil! Marry 'em & they are a gift from God.

Posted by: rickb223 at December 23, 2013 11:21 AM (cUARf)

211  If he can write and edit and pick and choose which laws to enforce why not just disband Congress?

Posted by: Boss Moss at December 23, 2013 02:55 PM (ShvtX)

 

 

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Okay.  So what if a male gospel singer wore  tight, white pants that showed all his "acrutrements"?

Posted by: Soona at December 23, 2013 11:22 AM (+BW9E)

212 If she enjoys the sort of attention she gets from men by dressing the way she does, then she knows what she's doing. Women who don't want that sort of attention, don't dress to attract it.

Posted by: Blanche at December 23, 2013 11:22 AM (tYzEH)

213 She'd look fine even if wrapped in blue tarp toga. 

Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/s] at December 23, 2013 11:22 AM (70Unk)

214 mother in law got fed up with how arbitrary and counterproductive the standards are, so they left. Posted by: Lauren at December 23, 2013 03:14 PM (Zg0Nd) left a church over dress codes? what is that saying

Posted by: that moron at December 23, 2013 11:22 AM (absd3)

215 If this lovely lady put on a potato sack, black gospel music circles would be criticizing that.

And the black American illegitimacy rate--which is not Christian--would still be 70%. It seems to me that these folks need to worry about other examples, not the (very nice) dress of one gospel singer who is married with children.

Posted by: baldilocks at December 23, 2013 11:22 AM (36Rjy)

216 Look Ethan has a hat! http://tinyurl.com/p6t3klc

Posted by: Ethan's Mom at December 23, 2013 11:22 AM (0FSuD)

217 Get over it guys; she's a big round lady with a nice set of curves. She's wearing vestal virgin white, although I'm thinking that she's not necessarily a virgin and this ain't her first rodeo. That said she sorta reminds me of a line from an old Tom T. Hall song where the little lady preacher with a shapely set of hips said she'd be praying for Tom. And Tom's thought was, that in a way, he was praying for her too. Ol Tom didn't catch the little lady preacher, and none of us are going to catch this nice looking gospel singer. So give it a rest.

Posted by: Comanche Voter at December 23, 2013 11:22 AM (VAche)

218 Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at December 23, 2013 03:20 PM (PYAXX) Eh, I meant to grab your quote of Sooth anyway . Posted by: Mainah at December 23, 2013 03:20 PM (659DL) Idiot answer, both Tolkien and Lewis talked about their writings being religious (Tolkien Catholic specifically) Guy's an idiot.

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) No Really! at December 23, 2013 11:22 AM (GaqMa)

219 "I think that young girls shouldn't only get sexy images from people who are not proclaiming Jesus. But I am. And I'm cute too."



I LIKE this    lady!

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/u][/i][/s][/b] at December 23, 2013 11:22 AM (4df7R)

220 Large breasts are the tools of the Debbil! ** we must not break any stereotypes about the church going. Fun(bags) must be stifled!

Posted by: oeJay44incday at December 23, 2013 11:23 AM (QxSug)

221 I recognize good chile-bearin' hips when I sees 'em. Posted by: Shawn Kemp at December 23, 2013 03:18 PM (Dwehj) Piker.....

Posted by: Screamin Jay Hawkins at December 23, 2013 11:23 AM (xmcEQ)

222 209 Large breasts are the tools of the Debbil! Marry 'em & they are a gift from God. Posted by: rickb223 at December 23, 2013 03:21 PM (cUARf) True, till they start rubbing their knees.

Posted by: Nip Sip at December 23, 2013 11:23 AM (0FSuD)

223 Personally I think this woman looks gorgeous. I WISH I could pull off a dress like that. Take a number & stand in line. Been wishing that my whole adult life. Seems women won't allow me to.

Posted by: rickb223 at December 23, 2013 11:23 AM (cUARf)

224 Posted by: Mainah at December 23, 2013 03:20 PM (659DL)

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I like that response very much.

Posted by: grammie winger at December 23, 2013 11:23 AM (P6QsQ)

225 Dog rescue: http://goo.gl/Hl6WWt

Posted by: Bean Pies! at December 23, 2013 11:23 AM (Qev5V)

226 On a closer look at the pic, I really don't think it's that bad and deserves the firestorm (if there is one). I would probably wear something like that without feeling scandalous. Although my chesticular area is not that advanced and my abdominal section may not be as ... offset by the surrounding sections.

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 23, 2013 11:24 AM (r+7wo)

227 they usually don't smell very good either.

Posted by: Killerdog at December 23, 2013 03:20 PM (vOaP7)

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Hamsters dude..... they smell like a hamster.

Posted by: Sea Shepherd Crewman at December 23, 2013 11:24 AM (nELVU)

228 Hairline too high and I suspect she wears extensions. 3/10 would not bang.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at December 23, 2013 11:24 AM (PjzsR)

229 Okay. So what if a male gospel singer wore tight, white pants that showed all his "acrutrements"?

That would be gay.

Posted by: eleven at December 23, 2013 11:24 AM (KXm42)

230 Men, put that pic next to a pic of hairy man-ass and tell me Phil was wrong.......

Posted by: © Sponge at December 23, 2013 03:20 PM (xmcEQ)



I would pic helen thomas over hairy man ass, only because she does actually exist in the area between eating a gun barrel and hairy man ass.

Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Division at December 23, 2013 11:24 AM (FMbng)

231 215 Look Ethan has a hat! I was expecting "Dunce." Or "Jughead." Or a propeller beenie.

Posted by: BlueStateRebel at December 23, 2013 11:24 AM (7ObY1)

232 Big busted ladies almost gotta wear tight tops. otherwise they look like fattie Patties or a keg on legs

Posted by: that moron at December 23, 2013 11:24 AM (absd3)

233

Was there a "Thou shalt not wear tight dresses" commandment recently discovered?  If not, leave her in peace and let her celebrate life and her religion as she sees fit.

 

Personally, I love the dress and hope she keeps it up. 

Posted by: MTF at December 23, 2013 11:25 AM (B5y+v)

234 That moron, well it was more that the dress code was an extension of the overall legalism that the church exhibited.

Posted by: Lauren at December 23, 2013 11:25 AM (Zg0Nd)

235

>> Do women with prominent curves have a special responsibility to cover up?

 

I don't wanna live in that world.

Posted by: Dave in Texas at December 23, 2013 11:25 AM (WvXvd)

236 Stryper used to wear pants so tight you could tell what religion they were.

Posted by: 29Victor at December 23, 2013 11:25 AM (ES9R7)

237 Personally I think this woman looks gorgeous. I WISH I could pull off a dress like that.


Wait. I'll pull from the shoulders.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 23, 2013 11:25 AM (8ZskC)

238 Idiot answer, both Tolkien and Lewis talked about their writings being religious (Tolkien Catholic specifically) Meh. Different times. My guess is that had someone asked if Switchfoot's music was "religious" he would have said "Yes." OTOH, was Tolkien a "Christian Author" or "an author who was Christian?" Lewis was only a specifically Christian Author later in his life- and much of the work he's remembered for is specifically Theological- not "merely" Christian (though of course his most famous fiction works were also very Christian in theme- with Narnia being a rough retelling of the Bible).

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at December 23, 2013 11:26 AM (PYAXX)

239 Mormon undergarments?

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at December 23, 2013 11:26 AM (Ec6wH)

240 She's saved and gorgeous. What's not to like? And yeah, there's a lotta curves. God Blesses. That's my Evangelical opinion - but hey, I'm flawed and stuff.

Posted by: Inspector Cussword at December 23, 2013 11:26 AM (zZ+Bs)

241 >>>Large breasts are the tools of the Debbil!<<<

In Iran, these breasts measure 8.6 on the Richter scale.

Posted by: Fritz at December 23, 2013 11:26 AM (UzPAd)

242
badankadonk spelled backwards is knodaknadab.

But I don't know what that means.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at December 23, 2013 11:26 AM (MaP11)

243 So billowy black robes with eye-holes then? Seems like I've seen them someplace.

Posted by: RWC at December 23, 2013 11:26 AM (fWAjv)

244 Stryper used to wear pants so tight you could tell what religion they were.

Posted by: 29Victor at December 23, 2013 03:25 PM (ES9R7)


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Oh my goodness, there's a band I haven't thought of in a long time.

Posted by: grammie winger at December 23, 2013 11:26 AM (P6QsQ)

245 Hairline too high and I suspect she wears extensions. 3/10 would not bang. Posted by: Empire of Jeff at December 23, 2013 03:24 PM (PjzsR) I defy you to point out a 3 black women on TV or in mags/media who don't wear extensions.

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 23, 2013 11:27 AM (r+7wo)

246 As a curvy woman myself, it is very hard to dress so that you don't look as big as a house WITHOUT showing your curves. Without something form-fitting that shows you have a waist in there somewhere, you will look 4 sizes bigger than you are. I think her dress is beautiful, tasteful and flattering. God made her curvy. Why shouldn't she celebrate that? It would be different if she were wearing something trashy, see-through, or cut down to her navel. What exactly was she supposed to wear? Have you tried finding clothes that fit a body like this? It's not easy! She looks fantastic and should be proud of her figure!

Posted by: Kris E. at December 23, 2013 11:27 AM (t+Ftz)

247 Would ya look at the swing on that back porch ?

Posted by: seamrog at December 23, 2013 11:28 AM (lfyk6)

248 Is this like an actual thing every day Christians are offended by? Or is it one of these things where 3 dudes are offended and somehow they represent all Christians....kinda how the NAACP is offended by everything but 95% of blacks don't give a fuck about most of the "offenses".

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at December 23, 2013 11:28 AM (0LHZx)

249 Have you tried finding clothes that fit a body like this? It's not easy!

Word, girl!

Posted by: Chelsea Manning at December 23, 2013 11:28 AM (8ZskC)

250 It sounds to me like the argument against this particular promo picture is that it shows off the   lady's curvy figure,  as if the fact she has hips and breasts is something to be    ashamed of    or something to hide,  lest   those HORRIBLE  men with their rapacious sexual appetites should Get Ideas (tm).       Is this or is this not just a modern equivalent of the whole "Women shouldn't wear pants because you can see where their legs come together!" argument?   If we've outgrown that, why is   THIS an issue?

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/u][/i][/s][/b] at December 23, 2013 11:28 AM (4df7R)

251 235 Stryper used to wear pants so tight you could tell what religion they were. Bastard...I had just taken a sip of coffee.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at December 23, 2013 11:28 AM (Ec6wH)

252 So is it Christians all upset about her wearing a tight dress and proclaiming her a harlot, or is it the liberals who have the stereotype that all Christian women should be dressed like their Amish all the time and if they ever dress remotely sexy then they declare them hypocrites.

Posted by: buzzion at December 23, 2013 11:28 AM (LI48c)

253 Oh my goodness, there's a band I haven't thought of in a long time. Posted by: grammie winger at December 23, 2013 03:26 PM (P6QsQ) Well, that makes you in limited company. I didn't think anyone ever thought of them.

Posted by: © Sponge at December 23, 2013 11:28 AM (xmcEQ)

254 Reminds me of the King of the Hill episode ( every  lesson in life can be learned watching the King of the Hill series)  where Hank was considered an old fuddy duddy because he objected to the lenient parents who let the kids play 7 minutes in a closet.    He of course saved Bobby and the girl  from the fate of having to move too fast  because of peer pressure  that they both did not want .   In the last scene,  Bobby and the girl are with Hank visiting a fair where Bobby and the girl are now innocently  holding hands.   There walks past an old guy who gives the two youngsters the stankeye and hrrumph  for what he believes is public obscenity for holding hands.  

Posted by: polynikes at December 23, 2013 11:28 AM (m2CN7)

255 Put the whore in a burkha!

Posted by: Habib the Tolerant at December 23, 2013 11:28 AM (QKYRm)

256 Wait. I'll pull from the shoulders.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 23, 2013 03:25 PM (8ZskC)


HA.  HA.  

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/u][/i][/s][/b] at December 23, 2013 11:29 AM (4df7R)

257 Is this like an actual thing every day Christians are offended by? Or is it one of these things where 3 dudes are offended and somehow they represent all Christians....kinda how the NAACP is offended by everything but 95% of blacks don't give a fuck about most of the "offenses". Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at December 23, 2013 03:28 PM (0LHZx) Depends on the group of Christians. No one would bat an eye if she came to my church dressed like that.

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 23, 2013 11:29 AM (r+7wo)

258 We as a species have literally inherited a fetish that it so common as to have become the new normal. I think 'fetish' is maybe a little harsh. As an adult male I view women with bust and hip measurements approximately equal, with a pronounced waist, as the ultimate in healthy. I know that she eats well, yet exercises her core muscles to tighten her waist. Waist measurements don't lower themselves without effort. Women with the classic 'hourglass' physique can appreciate food, can eat a fair amount of it, yet are willing to do the work required to maintain an 'eye-catching' physique. It catches males eyes because it is so rare. I wish more women knew this fact. They don't have to starve themselves. Just go after the waist. Tighten those muscles and like bariatric surgery; it is tough to overeat. It's downright painful.

Posted by: Regular Moron [/i] at December 23, 2013 11:29 AM (6Nqkf)

259 Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at December 23, 2013 03:26 PM (PYAXX) Distinction without a difference? Tolkien himself said LotR was a "Fundamentally Catholic Work." If he had been writing generic sci-fi about robots and stuff I might be able to see your point, but for opus as it were, he's either the former or it's a distinction w/o a difference. My point was that it that guys blabbing shows an utter misunderstanding of both Tolkien and Lewis's work. The rest of it may be fine, but I pretty much stopped reading after that.

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) No Really! at December 23, 2013 11:29 AM (GaqMa)

260 Uhh.. Different social settings, interrelated perhaps but still different. Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) No Really! at December 23, 2013 03:14 PM (GaqMa) Oh, give it a rest. She is a gospel singer who posted this photo to promote her CD and her grammy nomination in gosplel music. It is safe to say her fan base are people who are religious. So, no, it was no appropriate and the fact that it has caused such a stir among them supports it.

Posted by: Bean Pies! at December 23, 2013 11:29 AM (Qev5V)

261 Do I look kinda ghey in this onesie?

Posted by: Ethan at December 23, 2013 11:29 AM (Dwehj)

262

I fapped.

I mean, you can almost see her WRISTS.

I've got to fap again just thinking about it.

Posted by: The Atom Bomb of Loving Kindness at December 23, 2013 11:30 AM (jqHOY)

263 Which C religion is most upset with this picture? The Christians or the internet Catty religion.

Posted by: The Hickster at December 23, 2013 11:30 AM (TI3xG)

264 .....lest those HORRIBLE men with their rapacious sexual appetites should Get Ideas (tm).


I got news for you.  We get ideas when the freakin wind blows.

Posted by: eleven at December 23, 2013 11:30 AM (KXm42)

265 My personal modesty standard: tight enough to show that youre a woman, but loose enough to show that you're a lady.

Posted by: Lauren at December 23, 2013 11:30 AM (Zg0Nd)

266 180 If this is ask the women's questions time why do women seem to have purses that defy physics and can have a limitless amount of crap stored in them likena freaking tardis? Posted by: Kreplach at December 23, 2013 03:17 PM (4yFKY) Yes, somehow they stole that Technology...

Posted by: Dr. Who at December 23, 2013 11:30 AM (lZBBB)

267 Hairline too high and I suspect she wears extensions. 3/10 would not bang. Posted by: Empire of Jeff at December 23, 2013 03:24 PM (PjzsR) So, upon further review? She was lowering your white count earlier.....

Posted by: © Sponge at December 23, 2013 11:30 AM (xmcEQ)

268 the fact that it has caused such a stir among them

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Again, I ask, what stir?  I haven't heard anything about this till Ace posted it here.

Posted by: grammie winger at December 23, 2013 11:31 AM (P6QsQ)

269 She looks like a pretty lady to me - emphasis on lady. Not seeing the problem someone is apparently having (no, I didn't read the article - I lose enough brain cells reading student rationales for why they should get As for C level (or worse) work).

Posted by: JustDave in GR at December 23, 2013 11:31 AM (Hb4fY)

270 244 Hairline too high and I suspect she wears extensions.

3/10 would not bang.
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at December 23, 2013 03:24 PM (PjzsR)

I defy you to point out a 3 black women on TV or in mags/media who don't wear extensions.

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 23, 2013 03:27 PM (r+7wo)

Hahaha.

Posted by: baldilocks at December 23, 2013 11:31 AM (36Rjy)

271 I think that anybody actually freaking out about this needs to consult what Jesus said about specks and beams. And go find any of the zillion other things in this world more worthy of moral indignation than this legalist hand-wringing.

(No cleavage, and skirt at the knee. So WTF is the problem?)

I'm pretty sure that Ms. Campbell is not part of an old-order anabaptist sect or the like, so she not obligated to appear in a shapeless frock. And I don't know if there's a frock in the world shapeless enough to make that shape less. Wow.



Posted by: Stu-22 at December 23, 2013 11:31 AM (KbrNh)

272 My personal modesty standard: tight enough to show that youre a woman, but loose enough to show that you're a lady. Posted by: Lauren at December 23, 2013 03:30 PM (Zg0Nd) Perfect.

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 23, 2013 11:31 AM (r+7wo)

273
On second thought, yeah her elbows are too pointy.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at December 23, 2013 11:31 AM (MaP11)

274 I'm sick of all the societal pressure to conform to someone else's idea of what we should wear, what we should eat (Mayor Bloomberg, I'm looking at you!), what we should say (A&E), and ultimately what we should be. I prefer to live in a more heterogeneous society where we're free to follow our own paths.

Posted by: jix at December 23, 2013 11:31 AM (iGpXz)

275 Posted by: eleven at December 23, 2013 03:30 PM (KXm42) Cordelia: "Does looking at guns really make you think about sex?" Xander: "I'm 17. Looking at linoleum makes me think about sex."

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at December 23, 2013 11:31 AM (PYAXX)

276 left a church over dress codes?
what is that saying

Posted by: that moron at December 23, 2013 03:22 PM (absd3)

 

 

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How about, they have the freedom to choose a church or religion that suits them the best.  You know, an American ideal. 

Posted by: Soona at December 23, 2013 11:31 AM (+BW9E)

277 Curvy women shouldn't have to dress like frumps. She's completely covered up. If those big, swingin ta-tas and bangin' hips get you (or your husband) all hot and bothered, well I guess that's on you.



Posted by: Warden at December 23, 2013 11:31 AM (bmp0d)

278
Again, I ask, what stir? I haven't heard anything about this till Ace posted it here.

Posted by: grammie winger at December 23, 2013 03:31 PM (P6QsQ)



Already explained.

Posted by: baldilocks at December 23, 2013 11:32 AM (36Rjy)

279 The women God botherers are rightfully worried that Erica Campbell will cause their men to have thoughts and boners that don't involve going to or from church.

I have to work with a woman like this. She told that when she goes down the produce aisle, she prays to Jesus to help her select the best fruits and veggies. And Jesus always takes the time to do that just for her, no probs.

Because JC actually pays attention to his Superfans, unlike Bieber or Miley and probably Erica Campbell.

Posted by: CozMark at December 23, 2013 11:32 AM (6QN3y)

280

Hairline too high and I suspect she wears extensions.

3/10 would not bang.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at December 23, 2013 03:24 PM (PjzsR)


I assume that Sade is also out of your 'would bang' list ?

Posted by: polynikes at December 23, 2013 11:32 AM (m2CN7)

281 As a curvy woman myself, it is very hard to dress so that you don't look as big as a house WITHOUT showing your curves. Without something form-fitting that shows you have a waist in there somewhere, you will look 4 sizes bigger than you are.



^^THIS^^



I refuse to    wear a frigging    mumu   just because I'm   bigger than an    A-cup.      Hollywood and Paris may love the waify ingenue    who looks like a 16 year old boy and has no breasts, but that ain't how the real world works.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/u][/i][/s][/b] at December 23, 2013 11:32 AM (4df7R)

282 What? That's a lot less "outrageous" than what pretty much everyone else is wearing. Later.

Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at December 23, 2013 11:32 AM (x1aCh)

283 She looks great. Ppl who are offended can move to Iran.

Posted by: Y-not, 1% in the kitchen at December 23, 2013 11:32 AM (gJeEJ)

284 And Zimmerman's painting sells for.... $100K.... LOL

Posted by: Romeo13 at December 23, 2013 11:32 AM (lZBBB)

285 231 Big busted ladies almost gotta wear tight tops. otherwise they look like fattie Patties or a keg on legs Posted by: that moron at December 23, 2013 03:24 PM (absd3)
At first some folks might think this a joke. It really isn't.
A poor redhead I know rocking double Ds and hips that sway by themselves went through a panic phase where she tried to dress more and more modestly so that she wouldn't get sideways looks from people 'disapproving' of her mode of dress.
Poor girl ended up looking more and more like a ball of yarn with every wardrobe change, which only made her more unhappy. We had to sit her down and get it through her head that it's okay to wear regular clothes, even if she fills them out more than others might.
Imagine that - insecurity because you can't cover up enough to get prudes to leave you be. What a nation, this. -_-

Posted by: Kinley Ardal at December 23, 2013 11:32 AM (bD9rj)

286 FTR (not that y'all care), I rock my natural hair 98% of the time (2% of the time, they're in braids) and haven't worn a weave in over 10 years (only done it twice or so).

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 23, 2013 11:33 AM (r+7wo)

287 There's a Christian-oriented Prog Rock band who I love called Glass Hammer. They don't identify as a "Christian" band per se, but lots of God talk in the lyrics. They even did a concept album about the soldier who pierced Jesus' side at the Crucifixion. Anyway, they don't wear Stryper pants. They do wear tie-dyed cross t-shirts. Which I kinda like. Told me right away what to expect from their music, just from the t-shirts. They're from Chattanooga, and they are awesome. If you want to check out a great Christian-oriented Prog band, get Glass Hammer's album "IF." If you like it, move on to "COR CORDIUM." They don't like televangelists though. One anti-televangelist song.

Posted by: BlueStateRebel at December 23, 2013 11:33 AM (7ObY1)

288 Those thighs could crush walnuts. 

Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at December 23, 2013 11:33 AM (jucos)

289 230 215 Look Ethan has a hat! I was expecting "Dunce." Or "Jughead." Or a propeller beenie. Posted by: BlueStateRebel at December 23, 2013 03:24 PM (7ObY1) Yeah, but Spayed was the winner in that photoshop.

Posted by: Nip Sip at December 23, 2013 11:33 AM (0FSuD)

290 I fapped. I mean, you can almost see her WRISTS. I've got to fap again just thinking about it. ********* oh yeah, I bet you can see her ankles too

Posted by: oeJay44incday at December 23, 2013 11:33 AM (QxSug)

291 Hairline too high

Where could you go that's hotter.

Mercury.

Posted by: Sister Patty No Puns[/i][/b][/s] at December 23, 2013 11:33 AM (DL2i+)

292 Oh.... and Healthcare dot gov???? Deadline sorta day???? Its down.... /facepalm

Posted by: Romeo13 at December 23, 2013 11:33 AM (lZBBB)

293 slut

Posted by: Miley Cyrus at December 23, 2013 11:34 AM (SO2Q8)

294 I'd take a bunghole over that anyday.    *giggle-giggle*

Posted by: Chris Hayes at December 23, 2013 11:34 AM (9u2hL)

295 Posted by: Romeo13 at December 23, 2013 03:33 PM (lZBBB) LOL.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at December 23, 2013 11:34 AM (PYAXX)

296 #253 every lesson in life can be learned watching the King of the Hill series Ain't that the truth.

Posted by: BlueStateRebel at December 23, 2013 11:35 AM (7ObY1)

297 The thighs could just as easily belong to Earl Campbell.

Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at December 23, 2013 11:35 AM (jucos)

298 278 The women God botherers are rightfully worried that Erica Campbell will cause their men to have thoughts and boners that don't involve going to or from church.

I have to work with a woman like this. She told that when she goes down the produce aisle, she prays to Jesus to help her select the best fruits and veggies. And Jesus always takes the time to do that just for her, no probs.

Because JC actually pays attention to his Superfans, unlike Bieber or Miley and probably Erica Campbell.

Posted by: CozMark at December 23, 2013 03:32 PM (6QN3y)

A comment of non sequiturs.

Posted by: baldilocks at December 23, 2013 11:35 AM (36Rjy)

299 You morons are going to leave MWR's bigger than an A cup comment alone? Not even a 'pics or it didn't happen?' Holiday spirit? Sad, really... really sad.

Posted by: RWC at December 23, 2013 11:35 AM (fWAjv)

300 every lesson in life can be learned watching the King of the Hill series Just like there are no situations in life that aren't covered by a quote from Ghostbusters or The Princess Bride.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at December 23, 2013 11:36 AM (PYAXX)

301 Hamsters dude..... they smell like a hamster. Contrary to popular belief hamster, like hamburger, contain no ham what so ever.

Posted by: Killerdog at December 23, 2013 11:36 AM (vOaP7)

302 Sad, really... really sad.

Posted by: RWC at December 23, 2013 03:35 PM (fWAjv)



Give 'em a pass, RWC.   The 'Rons are too busy gazing at the pretty  lady picture, and the 'Ettes are nodding in agreement with me.    lol!

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/u][/i][/s][/b] at December 23, 2013 11:36 AM (4df7R)

303 Just like there are no situations in life that aren't covered by a quote from Ghostbusters or The Princess Bride. Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at December 23, 2013 03:36 PM (PYAXX) You left out the Godfather...

Posted by: Romeo13 at December 23, 2013 11:36 AM (lZBBB)

304 As a curvy woman myself, it is very hard to dress so that you don't look as big as a house WITHOUT showing your curves. Without something form-fitting that shows you have a waist in there somewhere, you will look 4 sizes bigger than you are. ********* doucebag americans also have to wear our tight Affliction t-shirts because if we don't show off the gun show, we end up just looking fat too. a girl pointed out to me that the reason why shitbags like Maroon5 singer never wears clothes is that, in a suit, he'd just look like a 12 year old boy.

Posted by: oeJay44incday at December 23, 2013 11:37 AM (QxSug)

305 Just like there are no situations in life that aren't covered by a quote from Ghostbusters or The Princess Bride.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at December 23, 2013 03:36 PM (PYAXX)



Or Discworld.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/u][/i][/s][/b] at December 23, 2013 11:37 AM (4df7R)

306 Contrary to popular belief hamster, like hamburger, contain no ham what so ever.

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That reminds me.  Have to check on my meatballs. 

Posted by: grammie winger at December 23, 2013 11:37 AM (P6QsQ)

307 It's only an outrage if the gays say it is. Sheesh.

Posted by: George Lynch at December 23, 2013 11:37 AM (h+2SD)

308

Hated it!

Posted by: Jason Steorts

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at December 23, 2013 11:37 AM (kdS6q)

309 You morons are going to leave MWR's bigger than an A cup comment alone?

Not even a 'pics or it didn't happen?'

Holiday spirit?


Sad, really... really sad.

Posted by: RWC at December 23, 2013 03:35 PM (fWAjv)


----


We asked her on a thread long long ago what her cup size is.


She got real........ mean.

Posted by: Sea Shepherd Crewman at December 23, 2013 11:37 AM (nELVU)

310 A comment of non sequiturs. Posted by: baldilocks at December 23, 2013 03:35 PM (36Rjy) whew I was starting to think I was the only one that saw that

Posted by: Sean Bannion[/i][/s][/u][/b] at December 23, 2013 11:38 AM (yz6yg)

311 Nice thing about having a large chesticular region is that it can offset a less than tight ab region. I have the latter but not the former. Sigh. No, I don't feel like working out. I'm nearing middle age and I'm allowed to be quite imperfect.

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 23, 2013 11:38 AM (r+7wo)

312 Posted by: oeJay44incday at December 23, 2013 03:37 PM (QxSug) Well.... at 6 ft... 215 lbs... the Government does say I'm overweight.... But I defy those who say so to outrun, and outfight, me....

Posted by: Romeo13 at December 23, 2013 11:39 AM (lZBBB)

313  off seafaring sock....

Posted by: fixerupper at December 23, 2013 11:39 AM (nELVU)

314 You morons are going to leave MWR's bigger than an A cup comment alone? Not even a 'pics or it didn't happen?' Don't have to. I've seen them. Jus' sayin"

Posted by: Sean Bannion[/i][/s][/u][/b] at December 23, 2013 11:39 AM (yz6yg)

315 I'm commenting before I read the earlier comments, but I think you missed the point, Ace.
It's not what she's showing... it's that she's showing.

Posted by: Ein Biobauer, der das Boot gefangen at December 23, 2013 11:39 AM (1/4XQ)

316 >>>She is an attractive woman, and I think she can wear whatever she wants. I do notice the almost complete lack of 'I'd hit it comments' in this thread.<<<

I'd need to see a smile first.  Okay, not really.

Posted by: Fritz at December 23, 2013 11:40 AM (UzPAd)

317 Don't have to. I've seen them. Jus' sayin" Posted by: Sean Bannion at December 23, 2013 03:39 PM (yz6yg) did you take a pic?

Posted by: that moron at December 23, 2013 11:40 AM (absd3)

318 We asked her on a thread long long ago what her cup size is.
She got real........ mean.


Posted by: Sea Shepherd Crewman at December 23, 2013 03:37 PM (nELVU)




Oh pfft.   I   only    said    I wouldn't tell you.      



And I'm looking out the window right now at the miserable freezing rain and debating leaving work early.  I'm the only person int he office -- everyone else is at a party.   We've got a freezing rain advisory in effect till 7pm.   *ponders*



Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/u][/i][/s][/b] at December 23, 2013 11:40 AM (4df7R)

319 did you take a pic? Posted by: that moron at December 23, 2013 03:40 PM (absd3) Absolutely. It's searedÂ….seared into my minds eye.

Posted by: Sean Bannion[/i][/s][/u][/b] at December 23, 2013 11:40 AM (yz6yg)

320 Give 'em a pass, RWC. The 'Rons are too busy gazing at the pretty lady picture, and the 'Ettes are nodding in agreement with me. lol! Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at December 23, 2013 03:36 PM (4df7R) Okaaaay. My .02 - you can either have her looking like she does (nice) or she would look like a Medea character trying to hide her curves.

Posted by: RWC at December 23, 2013 11:41 AM (fWAjv)

321 This just has me thinking about the Firefly episode, Our Mrs. Reynolds, where Christina Hendricks quotes the Bible.

Posted by: buzzion at December 23, 2013 11:41 AM (LI48c)

322
Don't have to. I've seen them.

Jus' sayin"

Posted by: Sean Bannion at December 23, 2013 03:39 PM (yz6yg)



Saw them IN A SHIRT, thank you.   Your wife would be extremely displeased otehrwise, and I value my life!  lol!

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/u][/i][/s][/b] at December 23, 2013 11:41 AM (4df7R)

323 No, I don't feel like working out. I'm nearing middle age and I'm allowed to be quite imperfect.

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 23, 2013 03:38 PM (r+7wo)

 

 

-----------------------------------------------

 

 

*holds up hand for a high-five*

Posted by: Soona at December 23, 2013 11:41 AM (+BW9E)

324 Well.... at 6 ft... 215 lbs... the Government does say I'm overweight.... But I defy those who say so to outrun, and outfight, me.... Posted by: Romeo13 at December 23, 2013 03:39 PM (lZBBB) I'm 5'4" and xxx lb, and probably slightly overweight by the govt standards, but I generally love the way I look and I don't think any non-crazy person would describe me as being fat. No way am I overweight, and the govt can go pound sand. Plus when I'm skinnier than I am now, my face doesn't look as healthy and happy.

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 23, 2013 11:42 AM (r+7wo)

325 Posted by: CozMark at December 23, 2013 03:32 PM (6QN3y)

Hey! My imaginary Marxist friend is here!

Posted by: Ethan at December 23, 2013 11:42 AM (Dwehj)

326 It's unclear from the posting just who is ragging her, or why. From Ace's description, it sounds like the body nazis are writing her a ticket for being too fully endowed; but the snippets from the article appear to suggest that some Mrs Grundys in her Christian audience are wagging the finger for leaving, shall we say, too little to the imagination.

Maybe it's both.

Me, I'm a Catholic: God created the body and it bears the mark of the Creator. Let us give thanks!

Posted by: Brown Line at December 23, 2013 11:42 AM (WN9m7)

327 Saw them IN A SHIRT, thank you. Your wife would be extremely displeased otehrwise, and I value my life! lol! Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at December 23, 2013 03:41 PM (4df7R) Did I say otherwise?!!? The original post didn't specify "with covering" or "without covering"

Posted by: Sean Bannion[/i][/s][/u][/b] at December 23, 2013 11:42 AM (yz6yg)

328 Honestly, what amazes me most about that picture?   That she's wearing a pure white dress.    If I wore a    white   dress like that, within five seconds    there'd be a stain on it SOMEWHERE.    If I ever get to wear a wedding dress I'm going to make it   polka-dotted for precisely that reason.  

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/u][/i][/s][/b] at December 23, 2013 11:43 AM (4df7R)

329 *holds up hand for a high-five* Posted by: Soona at December 23, 2013 03:41 PM (+BW9E) *starts to give high-five, but then pulls hand away at the last moment* Haha. I got you!

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 23, 2013 11:43 AM (r+7wo)

330 Oh pfft. I only said I wouldn't tell you. And I'm looking out the window right now at the miserable freezing rain and debating leaving work early. I'm the only person int he office -- everyone else is at a party. We've got a freezing rain advisory in effect till 7pm. *ponders* Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at December 23, 2013 03:40 PM (4df7R)
Would be good to get home before the freezing rain gets worse. >_> Remember that nine out of ten drivers are idiots unsuited to riding a bicycle, let alone directing a vehicle weighing thousands of pounds moving at sixty miles per hour.
Those are the folks you'll be driving home with when the roads are frozen over. o.O

Posted by: Kinley Ardal at December 23, 2013 11:43 AM (bD9rj)

331 #288 Yeah, but Spayed was the winner in that photoshop. True, true. At any rate, you can be sure Little Ethan doesn't call them "hats." He calls them "chapeaus." Or "fashion accessories."

Posted by: BlueStateRebel at December 23, 2013 11:43 AM (7ObY1)

332
I was never fat, and my diet choice was uncut pink cocaine. Yowzzzza!

Posted by: Chris Farley at December 23, 2013 11:44 AM (pJF+c)

333 [iThe original post didn't specify "with covering" or "without covering"

Posted by: Sean Bannion at December 23, 2013 03:42 PM (yz6yg)[/i]



Very true.  But this is the HQ, so I felt it necessary to make the clarification lest the    'Rons start steaming from the ears.  lol!

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/u][/i][/s][/b] at December 23, 2013 11:44 AM (4df7R)

334 And I'm looking out the window right now at the miserable freezing rain and debating leaving work early. I'm the only person int he office -- everyone else is at a party. We've got a freezing rain advisory in effect till 7pm. *ponders*


Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at December 23, 2013 03:40 PM (4df7R)

 

 

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And the ice isn't going away soon.   None of the ice has melted yet from the ice storm we had Friday.

Posted by: Soona at December 23, 2013 11:44 AM (+BW9E)

335 "When did we become a society of prudes and scolds?

Posted by: wiserbud at December 23, 2013 02:53 PM"

We've *always* had some measure of prudes and scolds among us, and it crosses political and cultural lines.

As to this young woman, she looks really good.

 

Posted by: GWB at December 23, 2013 11:44 AM (Yv2t4)

336 Also, there's a difference between sexy and trashy. This is a sexy picture. I don't see anything wrong with that. Since when are Christians not allowed to be sexy?

I've got news for you--walk into any church in America and every man sitting in one of those pews is having dirty, impure thoughts dozens of times a day, regardless of whether some woman with big boobs wears a form fitting dress or not.

But, since we're not animals, many of us train ourselves not to act on those thoughts. What we don't do is start jumping up and down, pointing the finger at someone else for tempting us like a bunch of backward Al Qaeda goons.

If this is a real controversy, and I question whether it actually is, then a lot of people have some pretty fucked up priorities.


Posted by: Warden at December 23, 2013 11:45 AM (bmp0d)

337 Shitty Shitty Shitty day. Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, wants to go to the dentist before Christmas. And I don't want to be here. And you should see the puss on my assitant

Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 23, 2013 11:45 AM (t3UFN)

338 Would be good to get home before the freezing rain gets worse. >_> Remember that nine out of ten drivers are idiots unsuited to riding a bicycle, let alone directing a vehicle weighing thousands of pounds moving at sixty miles per hour. Those are the folks you'll be driving home with when the roads are frozen over. o.O Posted by: Kinley Ardal at December 23, 2013 03:43 PM (bD9rj) Don't worry about her. She's in New Hampshire. They're used to driving in snow andÂ…. On second thought MWR, you should go home right now.

Posted by: Sean Bannion[/i][/s][/u][/b] at December 23, 2013 11:45 AM (yz6yg)

339 Would be good to get home before the freezing rain gets worse. >_> Remember that nine out of ten drivers are idiots unsuited to riding a bicycle, let alone directing a vehicle weighing thousands of pounds moving at sixty miles per hour.


Tell me about it.   Driving in this morning I had a fricking utility truck go zooming past me on the highway doing at least 80mph.  That    was fun.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/u][/i][/s][/b] at December 23, 2013 11:45 AM (4df7R)

340

Clearly, those Christians who have criticized Ms. Campbell haven't read their own Bibles. For me, she brings to mind the Song of Solomon 1:5: "I am black and beautiful, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon."

 

I wish some of my faith would spend as much time poring over Solomon's Song of Songs as they do the Book of Revelation. 

Posted by: troyriser at December 23, 2013 11:45 AM (O66NZ)

341 317:   Leave,   now!   Lot of accidents due to the icy roads in these parts when it passed through.

Posted by: Lloyd Loar at December 23, 2013 11:45 AM (9u2hL)

342 And you should see the puss on my assitant Err... what?

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at December 23, 2013 11:45 AM (PYAXX)

343 Hey, twin! Are you on yahoo groups? I may decide to swing by your neck of the woods early next year (weather permitting) and would love to have lunch or something. No firm plans yet though, and it does depend on the weather.

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 23, 2013 11:46 AM (r+7wo)

344 If they're all at a party and left you behind. leave NOW to avoid more of the the freezing rain,

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 23, 2013 11:46 AM (BC6cY)

345 [iu]Very true. But this is the HQ, so I felt it necessary to make the clarification lest the 'Rons start steaming from the ears. lol! Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at December 23, 2013 03:44 PM (4df7R) It's good when people's imaginations work overtime. It's when they stop that you need to worry.

Posted by: Sean Bannion[/i][/s][/u][/b] at December 23, 2013 11:46 AM (yz6yg)

346 As Jane Russell once said, "Even Christians have boobs."

Posted by: Bilwick at December 23, 2013 11:46 AM (KZcFn)

347 She looks pretty hot to me without this dress.


http://tinyurl.com/kq328j6

Posted by: PhilipJames at December 23, 2013 11:46 AM (Zrs1R)

348

For me personally,   You could have a pair of overweight but otherwise  pretty identical twins.   One works out and watches what she eats and the other does no physical activity and stuffs her face.   Both  look exactly the same. 

 

One would be attractive to me and the other would not be and  likely cause  me to think she was unattractive.    Its how my brain works. 

Posted by: polynikes at December 23, 2013 11:46 AM (m2CN7)

349
Speaking of "middle aged"...... I just had a birthday.... the one that rhymes with "thrifty".

My folks and all my siblings braved the midwest ice storm and came from Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, and California for a surprise birthday party over the weekend Mrs Fixer planned.

They all dressed in black to note the demise of my youth.

Bastards.

Posted by: fixerupper at December 23, 2013 11:46 AM (nELVU)

350 Freezing rain is starting back up here in western NY after a brief respite. Yesterday was freakin' brutal. I live in the only part of Niagara County that seems to have had power yesterday. But...I was supposed to work a half day tomorrow and it looks like I can take the whole day off now. My assistant called in sick today but offered to work the whole day tomorrow. So I'm good. Real good.

Posted by: BlueStateRebel at December 23, 2013 11:46 AM (7ObY1)

351 And the ice isn't going away soon. None of the ice has melted yet from the ice storm we had Friday.

Posted by: Soona at December 23, 2013 03:44 PM (+BW9E)



Right?   I stepped out on my back deck this morning and nearly ended up skidding head first into a snowbank.   Pure black ice.



On second thought MWR, you should go home right now.

Posted by: Sean Bannion at December 23, 2013 03:45 PM (yz6yg)


I think you're right.  *grumble*  I'd best go before the idiots get on the road.   Most of them are probably there anyway, but maybe -- jsut maybe -- I'll be able to beat the stragglers.


Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/u][/i][/s][/b] at December 23, 2013 11:47 AM (4df7R)

352 *starts to give high-five, but then pulls hand away at the last moment*

Haha. I got you!

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 23, 2013 03:43 PM (r+7wo)

 

 

------------------------------------------

 

 

It's probably for the best.  I don't even know where my hand has been.

Posted by: Soona at December 23, 2013 11:48 AM (+BW9E)

353 And you should see the puss on my assitant Err... what? Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at December 23, 2013 03:45 PM (PYAXX) Yeah I knew that would come out wrong- her face and lack of a smile

Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 23, 2013 11:48 AM (t3UFN)

354 She's a beautiful Christian woman and those narrow minded prudes need to get off her back.

Posted by: rplat at December 23, 2013 11:48 AM (UAHTK)

355 And you should see the puss on my assitant


If you put a sign in the window it would probably bring in some business.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 23, 2013 11:48 AM (8ZskC)

356 jsut maybe -- I'll be able to beat the stragglers. Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at December 23, 2013 03:47 PM (4df7R) be safe

Posted by: that moron at December 23, 2013 11:48 AM (absd3)

357 Hey, twin! Are you on yahoo groups? I may decide to swing by your neck of the woods early next year (weather permitting) and would love to have lunch or something. No firm plans yet though, and it does depend on the weather.

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 23, 2013 03:46 PM (r+7wo)



Ooh, that would be great!    I'm on the Yahoo Group but I usually only have the chance to skim the posts.   If you're going to be around, though, I'd definitely love to meet up!

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/u][/i][/s][/b] at December 23, 2013 11:48 AM (4df7R)

358 Dweeb in his PJs-a Michael Ramirez cartoon: http://www.investors.com/editorial-cartoons/michael-ramirez/683733-justtalking

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 23, 2013 11:49 AM (BC6cY)

359 Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at December 23, 2013 03:48 PM (4df7R) Yay! If I decide to, I'll contact you on the group thingie and alert you here.

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 23, 2013 11:50 AM (r+7wo)

360 And you should see the puss on my assitant Posted by: Nevergiveup So not going there......

Posted by: rickb223 at December 23, 2013 11:50 AM (cUARf)

361 Okay, y'all.  I'm going to hit the road now.   Anyone else who's got to drive in this freezing rain up here in the northeast, stay safe!    

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/u][/i][/s][/b] at December 23, 2013 11:50 AM (4df7R)

362 three hundred fifty comments unread so Shirley someone has already pointed out that dress makes her . . . bottom . . . look . . . large.

But we all know that 'fat bottomed girls make the world go round' even if that dress is racist.

Posted by: H. R. Malldurone at December 23, 2013 11:51 AM (xSA/8)

363 And you should see the puss on my assitant

Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 23, 2013 03:45 PM (t3UFN)

________________

Yes please......

Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at December 23, 2013 11:51 AM (jucos)

364 Yay! If I decide to, I'll contact you on the group thingie and alert you here.

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 23, 2013 03:50 PM (r+7wo)


*DANCING WITH YOU*   YAAAAAAAY!   *crosses fingers and knocks on wood!*

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/u][/i][/s][/b] at December 23, 2013 11:51 AM (4df7R)

365 Stay safe, my fair sibling!

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 23, 2013 11:51 AM (r+7wo)

366 three hundred fifty comments unread so Shirley someone has already pointed out that dress makes her . . . bottom . . . look . . . large. Pretty sure ace handled that in the post.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at December 23, 2013 11:52 AM (PYAXX)

367 I've got news for you--walk into any church in America and every man sitting in one of those pews is having dirty, impure thoughts dozens of times a day, regardless of whether some woman with big boobs wears a form fitting dress or not.

There's a very attractive woman who sits in the pew in front of us in church, and let's just say my mind has been known to wander.  However, God apparently has a sense of humor, since I haven't been turned into a smoking cinder yet. 

Posted by: pep at December 23, 2013 11:52 AM (6TB1Z)

368 Yeah, I wasn't fooling any of you with that "Fat Bottomed Girls" thing, was I.

Posted by: Zombie Freddie Mercury at December 23, 2013 11:53 AM (7ObY1)

369 Okay, y'all. I'm going to hit the road now. Anyone else who's got to drive in this freezing rain up here in the northeast, stay safe! Posted by: MWR Safe travels.

Posted by: rickb223 at December 23, 2013 11:53 AM (cUARf)

370 Flaunt it if ya got it.

Posted by: Titanium at December 23, 2013 11:53 AM (Xo0rj)

371 346 She looks pretty hot to me without this dress.

Frankly, she looks better in that outfit than in the white dress.  Yow.

Posted by: pep at December 23, 2013 11:53 AM (6TB1Z)

372 three hundred fifty comments unread so Shirley someone has already pointed out that dress makes her . . . bottom . . . look . . . large. Pretty sure ace handled that in the post. Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at December 23, 2013 03:52 PM (PYAXX) Lots of black women would die to have that figure. In my home country in deepest darkest Africa, this figure is considered to be ideal.

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 23, 2013 11:54 AM (r+7wo)

373 However, God apparently has a sense of humor, since I haven't been turned into a smoking cinder yet. I think a lot of times Christians (mostly new, but some who would be considered "mature") miss the point of that whole spiel about "If you hated your Brother in your heart you've murdered him" and "But I tell you that if you've lusted after a woman in your heart you've already committed adultery" thing. The whole point was that we all sin ALL THE TIME- impure thoughts really are sin. Which is what made Christ's Sacrifice necessary. If man *could* have been perfect without Christ, then Christ's Sacrifice was unnecessary and, indeed, foolish.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at December 23, 2013 11:55 AM (PYAXX)

374 . The aide added that Obama only signed himself up, and not the rest of the First Family. Obama also did not enroll through the troubled Healthcare.gov or the D.C. exchange’s website. Aides signed him up in person over the weekend, due to the “complicated nature of the President’s case,” the White House aide said. Some of Obama’s personal information is not readily accessible on the government databases used by the website for identity verification. Weasel Zippers: So nice to be able to make up laws as you go along.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 23, 2013 11:55 AM (t3UFN)

375 I guess because I live in DC, seeing an attractive, curvy black chick is no biggie. Hell, I work with one. She's got an amazing figure, cute too. Anyway, I saw above that Erica is married. Bummer. I was hoping she'd be single and into frumpy middle aged white guys. Oh well.

Posted by: puddleglum at December 23, 2013 11:56 AM (PVm74)

376 Frankly, she looks better in that outfit than in the white dress. Yow.>>

If you mean more approachable than yes. But hotter the difference is negligible since she just is hot.

Posted by: The Hickster at December 23, 2013 11:56 AM (TI3xG)

377 If man *could* have been perfect without Christ, then Christ's Sacrifice was unnecessary and, indeed, foolish.

Ahem......

Posted by: BHO at December 23, 2013 11:56 AM (6TB1Z)

378 Obama Exempts His Family From Having To Enroll In Obamacare… Pelosi: Obamacare “Going To Be A Glorious Thing”… Hum? I guess obama hates his family?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 23, 2013 11:56 AM (t3UFN)

379 I got no pun for Yanmar.

It is a funny word though.

Yanmar. Yanmar. Yanmar.

Posted by: Sister Patty No Puns[/i][/b][/s] at December 23, 2013 11:56 AM (DL2i+)

380 Lots of black women would die to have that figure. In my home country in deepest darkest Africa, this figure is considered to be ideal. I have zero problems with her figure. I think she's quite lovely. Which does not change the size of her derriere one bit.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at December 23, 2013 11:57 AM (PYAXX)

381 She's definitely showing an awful lot of skin. I'd suggest Rogaine.

Posted by: 3.14159 at December 23, 2013 11:57 AM (tTlIu)

382

Ace just wanted to use his fancy word prurient and then show some boobs.

 

Well done, you magnificent bastard.  Well done.

Posted by: prescient11 at December 23, 2013 11:57 AM (tVTLU)

383 336 Shitty Shitty Shitty day. Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, wants to go to the dentist before Christmas.

Coulda saved yourself some typing.

Posted by: Anachronda has been known to be bitey at December 23, 2013 11:58 AM (U82Km)

384 I have zero problems with her figure. I think she's quite lovely. Which does not change the size of her derriere one bit. Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at December 23, 2013 03:57 PM (PYAXX) Oh, I guess I misread the comments. I always wondered why white girls would ask if a dress made their butts look big. Where I come from, that's a good thing.

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 23, 2013 11:58 AM (r+7wo)

385 LA Times: Duck Dynasty Patriarch “Bible Thumper” Who Is “Stuck In The 1950s” Weasel Zippers: They say that as if it is a bad thing?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 23, 2013 11:59 AM (t3UFN)

386 Brick House

Posted by: Burnt Toast at December 23, 2013 11:59 AM (80R0X)

387 "Does this big ass make my ass look big?"

Posted by: eleven at December 23, 2013 11:59 AM (KXm42)

388 Shitty Shitty Shitty day. Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, wants to go to the dentist before Christmas. Coulda saved yourself some typing. Posted by: Anachronda has been known to be bitey at December 23, 2013 03:58 PM (U82Km) You better hope you never get a toothache?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 23, 2013 11:59 AM (t3UFN)

389 386 "Does this big ass make my ass look big?" Posted by: eleven at December 23, 2013 03:59 PM (KXm42) Heh. By the way, NGU, I don't know why people don't like going to the dentist. I never have a problem with it. But maybe that's because I have fab teeth.

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 23, 2013 12:01 PM (r+7wo)

390 Oh, I guess I misread the comments. I always wondered why white girls would ask if a dress made their butts look big. Where I come from, that's a good thing. Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 23, 2013 03:58 PM (r+7wo)
Glamour-minded men who are not actually attracted to women have succeeded in brainwashing millions of young women into believing their ideal body shape is not that which they are born with, but that of an underfed fifteen-year-old boy.
No jest, it is an unspeakable crime. The distress, the anorexia, the perpetual unhappiness these ridiculous pageant standards cause are terrible. o.O But it's awkward to try to tell a girl "Having a nice round bottom is not a bad thing" in a public setting.
Real awkward.

Posted by: Kinley Ardal at December 23, 2013 12:03 PM (bD9rj)

391 Have you seen this show called Church Rescue???  Three preachers go around (ala Kitchen Nightmares) helping local churches improve and thrive.  One of the very few reality shows that doesn't absolutely SUCK.  Check it out-

Posted by: DAve at December 23, 2013 12:03 PM (b7yum)

392 By the way, NGU, I don't know why people don't like going to the dentist. I never have a problem with it. But maybe that's because I have fab teeth. Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 23, 2013 04:01 PM (r+7wo) Usually we don't have that problem, but before Xmas or New Years people really have more fun things to do, including me

Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 23, 2013 12:03 PM (t3UFN)

393 But it's awkward to try to tell a girl "Having a nice round bottom is not a bad thing" in a public setting.

And definitely never at the communion rail.

Posted by: pep at December 23, 2013 12:04 PM (6TB1Z)

394 And definitely never at the communion rail. Posted by: pep at December 23, 2013 04:04 PM (6TB1Z)
Ahhhhh, I needed that laugh. XD Well played.

Posted by: Kinley Ardal at December 23, 2013 12:06 PM (bD9rj)

395 121

I do notice the almost complete lack of 'I'd hit it comments' in this thread.


Posted by: Regular Moron at December 23, 2013 03:06 PM (6Nqkf)


I'd hit it. Well, I'd put a hit on her, anyway...

Posted by: Tim Lambesis at December 23, 2013 12:09 PM (e4elg)

396 I will try to put this politically correctly - I saw what happened to Phil Robertson:

I appreciate Erica Campbell the way a gay man appreciates another man's sexy ass and pronounced bulge.

Please don't dox me.

Posted by: Jazz at December 23, 2013 12:09 PM (roO4n)

397 those who object have their own rationale probably it's the presentation of a traditional Christian woman role model of "beautiful" projecting form fitting attire for daughters that parents aren't glad to have thrown in their face when setting "modesty" standards for their family dress code Ace, you know well enough that Audrey Hepburn was a Hollywood and high society aristocratic Haute couture icon of the modern. And though she was every bit the humanitarian for children's charities in her senior years, as a very classy young woman Miss Hepburn was not packaged for sale as a "Christian" actress/performer. Yet a Christian Gospel Singer is. Some parents care what their kids see as "legitimate" arguments to make against parental home standards of conduct and dress, discrediting whatever standards parents set. And kids just don't like having to wait until they grow up before doing whatever. Of course the buxom woman is beautiful, every bit the classical beauty recognized in antiquity and idealized by the Flemish artist Peter Paul Reubens. But I doubt what a singer would wear to a night club would be her attire to Sunday School.

Posted by: panzernashorn at December 23, 2013 12:09 PM (MhA4j)

398 A well dressed beautiful woman NOT in a burka....nothing wrong with that.

Posted by: Stosh at December 23, 2013 12:09 PM (0XFeQ)

399 Fashion editors like women who look like Audrey Hepburn because they are all gay, and they only like women who are built like 13 year old boys.

Posted by: Tom Servo at December 23, 2013 12:11 PM (8Fa5Z)

400 There is no such thing as a "community" objecting to her dress. Individuals object to things. They also hide behind the "community" when they do it.

Posted by: eman at December 23, 2013 12:14 PM (EWsrI)

401 She is not my type but there is no denying that she is a lovely woman wearing a very attractive dress. Why is this even an issue?

Posted by: TxDan at December 23, 2013 12:14 PM (GoAPH)

402 OT:   /whistle @ Steyn

    http://preview.tinyurl.com/lt4kjda

What I'd give to have a politician representing us with those sort of balls.

Posted by: ConservativeMonster at December 23, 2013 12:15 PM (ioT3q)

403 342 Hey, twin! Are you on yahoo groups? I may decide to swing by your neck of the woods early next year (weather permitting) and would love to have lunch or something. No firm plans yet though, and it does depend on the weather.

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 23, 2013 03:46 PM (r+7wo)

Me or one of your white twins? I am on Yahoo groups. There are a couple of other moronettes who live out here and maybe we can all go. In the meantime, have a blessed Christmas.

Posted by: baldilocks at December 23, 2013 12:20 PM (36Rjy)

404 That nice lady has some... curvature. Pretty face, too. She makes me think un-Christian thoughts and feelings in different parts of my body.

Posted by: Hayabusa at December 23, 2013 12:20 PM (659DL)

405 358 Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at December 23, 2013 03:48 PM (4df7R)

Yay! If I decide to, I'll contact you on the group thingie and alert you here.

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 23, 2013 03:50 PM (r+7wo)

Oh, you meant MWR. If you come out here, though, lunch.

Posted by: baldilocks at December 23, 2013 12:22 PM (36Rjy)

406 Nood!

Posted by: ConservativeMonster at December 23, 2013 12:23 PM (ioT3q)

407 "In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works." - 1 Timothy 2:9-10 Well, it's not like the ones criticizing don't have a scriptural reason for doing so; modesty is a virtue, and it's something that's sadly absent in this day and time. And for the record, Christian men should practice modesty as well.

Posted by: marcus at December 23, 2013 12:23 PM (CZL7g)

408
Lots of black women would die to have that figure.

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at December 23, 2013 03:54 PM (r+7wo)

Like this one. (Yeah, I'm kinda built like that, but, let's just saw that my waistline shows my enjoyment of life more than hers does.)

Posted by: baldilocks at December 23, 2013 12:25 PM (36Rjy)

409 "Do women with prominent curves have a special responsibility to cover up?" Oh hell no!!!

Posted by: Mushdogs at December 23, 2013 12:29 PM (spSpS)

410 Didn't John Wayne tell Ann Margret to wear a tight red shirt in the "Train Robbers"?  The Duke "I want them (bandits following) to know your a woman."  Good enough for him, good enough for me.

Posted by: Paladin at December 23, 2013 12:37 PM (LTquJ)

411 A little more Jesus? Wearing that dress says a little less Jesus and look a little more at me! Sorry, but if you are going to make the claim that you got a grammy by being a "Gospel Singer", in other words your sole basis for being recognized is you singing for Jesus and His redemption of you, that your voice was a gift of God, then your belief in Jesus should be inspiring you to be a humble person magnifying God, and not a hedonist magnifying yourself. The two views are mutually exclusive. Yes, she is good looking and nothing wrong with that, the world may say flaunt it if you got it, but Jesus said something quite different. Erica needs to decide from whom she is taking advice.

Posted by: dscott at December 23, 2013 12:49 PM (PQhpg)

412 No, she's not particularly cute, and the reason women of buxom qualities can't dress the same as slender women without being called that is because their sexual characteristics are significantly more obvious and on display.
And there's not a woman alive at her age that doesn't know this and use it or avoid it at their whim.
And as others have said: pick a side and stick with it.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at December 23, 2013 12:57 PM (zfY+H)

413 Now this is how it should be: Grumpy church ladies harrumphing about skimpy outfits on their younger, finer sisters. As a much younger man I was into Christian music and there would be one of these prudish blow-ups semi-annually. "She's too sexy," "He doesn't say 'Jesus' enough in his songs," etc. The odd thing is that today's "Church ladies" are almost exclusively on the Left (GLAAD, NAACP, Buzzfeed, etc.) If you want to shock the consciences of the glitterati, dress like a prude and save yourself for marriage. As for this woman, keep looking great. Nothing wrong with being fine.

Posted by: ExJon at December 23, 2013 12:59 PM (wcEOf)

414 I don't think it's a big deal, and I don't know that Christians think it's a big deal.  She says it was on her Instagram page, but there was no link or any description of the problem or what kind of comments were made.  I don't have an Instagram account, nor do I want to create one, so I can' get to her page to see if there is anything there to prove her complaint.

I'd want a lot more info before I bought into the idea Christians were giving her a hard time for that outfit, or, for that matter, that anyone was giving her a hard time for it.

Posted by: Dusty at December 23, 2013 01:01 PM (KR2Ca)

415 Do women with prominent curves have a special responsibility to cover up? Posted by: Ace at 02:45 PM Absolutely not.

Posted by: CAC, Who Can Absolutely Opine on this Topic at December 23, 2013 01:04 PM (UTgqO)

416 o m g.

Posted by: hack at December 23, 2013 01:12 PM (YWeVt)

417

Clothes only came AFTER the fall. Google it!

A virtuous woman can wear a bikini if she wants without touching her virtue, but a slut in a burka is still a slut.

Posted by: The Atom Bomb of Loving Kindness at December 23, 2013 01:12 PM (jqHOY)

418 And FYI- Her breasts aren't THAT large. We are conditioned to act stunned at anything larger than a C. The wife's family would probably put her on the IBTC.

Posted by: CAC at December 23, 2013 01:14 PM (UTgqO)

419 Whatever. She's smoking hot regardless.

Posted by: The drizzle at December 23, 2013 01:43 PM (ysCLj)

420 Finally back from my errands and see that some think she's not All That. Wow, I think she's a knockout. Only thing I'd change is her hair (I prefer natural) and her expression is a tad severe, but I assume the latter is for the shoot.

Posted by: Y-not at December 23, 2013 01:44 PM (zDsvJ)

421 "To motorboat her would require an actual motorboat." ROTFLOL; and I never use that acronym. Ace is trying to get me in trouble, here...

Posted by: Optimizer at December 23, 2013 01:53 PM (saDM3)

422 Dam!

Posted by: jimicrackcorn at December 23, 2013 01:54 PM (eKkqQ)

423 More women should go natural with their hair, even if it is very "coarse". It's a good look.

Posted by: CAC at December 23, 2013 02:08 PM (UTgqO)

424 Liberals own sex. And black people. So there.

Posted by: i like anchors at December 23, 2013 02:17 PM (O4pD9)

425 She has a right to wear a dress that tight and others have the right to look away. That being said, she's going to get lots of attention in public and she'll have to deal with it. I think she looks beautiful and if I saw her at my church I'd thank God for his bountiful blessings. I bet she smells like fresh mountain air and dandelions.

Posted by: E.F. Taylor at December 23, 2013 02:29 PM (mzCga)

426 I think she looks nice.

Posted by: George LeS at December 23, 2013 02:32 PM (r5P5x)

427 Might as well put her in a burqa... /sarc Any Christian bitching about what she's "showing", should shut the fuck up. They're trending perilously close to the islamofuckwits.

Posted by: Uncle Jefe at December 23, 2013 02:47 PM (APkRP)

428 398 Fashion editors like women who look like Audrey Hepburn because they are all gay, and they only like women who are built like 13 year old boys. Posted by: Tom Servo at December 23, 2013 04:11 PM (8Fa5Z) Related anecdote: Audrey's figure came from unintentionally starving herself almost to death, literally. The Daily Mail, I think it was, had an article about how she hid out as a child in WW2, severely malnourished, and thus when she finally went through puberty her body was affected to be extremely skinny. It caused her severe health problems, that early malnutrition, all her life. She also thought she was gangly and awkward looking, no matter her style icon status; beauty is truly subjective and in the eye of the beholder. i wonder if this beautiful woman's real 'sin' is that she is proud of how she looks. Nowadays so many women have complexes about their beauty, spurred on by the fashion industry, that a woman without such a complex is almost heretic. Burn her! And so on.

Posted by: LizLem at December 23, 2013 03:08 PM (Jelfu)

429 I'm a very active Bible-believing traditional conservative Christian. . . . And I think Christians who object to that photo need to get a grip and get a life.

Posted by: WannabeAnglican at December 23, 2013 03:41 PM (7KvT6)

430 False Flag.  No Christians are complaining about this.  Liberal Atheists who want to black eye the "Christian Right" they hate so much assume we are complaining aobu it and pissing into the wind over it. "Pissing into the wind" is King James Version lingo by the way.  ...and speaking of black eyes, that gal better stay away from jump-rope.

Posted by: Oleander Salad at December 23, 2013 04:11 PM (/KeTB)

431 And another mean-girl thing I forgot to say:  I'm not sure you can be "cute" with that much forehead.

Posted by: Oleander Salad at December 23, 2013 04:14 PM (/KeTB)

432 "Do women with prominent curves have a special responsibility to cover up?"

In general, yes. Women and girls in their teens and twenties need to watch out for this kind of thing, and I'd suggest to this woman that in church this could be helped with some kind of boxy jacket.

But this isn't church; it's an album cover.

She's fine.

Posted by: Joy McCann at December 23, 2013 05:13 PM (MFvW2)

433 1Ti_2:9 In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; Now you can write your own stuff and ignore the actual bible, like so many religions do these days, but Paul wasn't mincing words here. But Christians are sinners who are saved, so no point in condemning the lass. I can't encourage dressing like that though.

Posted by: Immolate at December 23, 2013 05:14 PM (AaHJC)

434 "Do women with prominent curves have a special responsibility to cover up?"

Uh...no.

That's exactly backwards.  O_o

Posted by: Troll Feeder doesn't understand your question at December 23, 2013 05:42 PM (sALV6)

435

Amanda Marcotte must be envious that all the men want Miss Campbell here to carry their seed instead of her.

Posted by: midwestconservative at December 23, 2013 05:55 PM (eFTkY)

436 I am a Christian and I do not see a thing wrong with her dress. At least it is not a thong and bra. I could shake some of the mothers of some of the little teenagers that show up in church with almost nothing on. I can handle tight.

Posted by: Alborn at December 23, 2013 05:58 PM (9KLNg)

437 She looks like an angel in that picture. A spiritual, solemn, choir soloist, zaftig angel.

It's a shame that the womanly angel idea has been sorta spoiled by Victoria's Secret, but the underwear models have no meat on their bones.

And yes, it's fairly common historically for people in Christian art (including angels and saints) to be wearing less or tighter clothing (more wrinkled, formfitting, or foldy clothes, anyway) than the people going to church and looking at the art. Doesn't make the art immodest.

Posted by: Suburbanbanshee at December 23, 2013 06:17 PM (cvXSV)

438 Speaking as a woman who has, um, prominent secondary sexual characteristics, you are absolutely right.  A narrow-hipped, B-cup type of body in figure-hugging clothing looks sexy in a wholesome and fresh sort of way.  I understood already before the age of 18 (a long, long time ago) that I would never be able to wear certain styles without looking like I was trying to give it away, thereby attracting a Certain Type Of Man (you know who you are - rude, crude, and "fresh" in the old-fashioned sense of the word).  It's not flattering, it's annoying and sometimes revolting.  Women who seek to be widely attractive to men will tell you that 90% of the moves put on them are unwelcome.  I'm being generous.

Ms. Campbell is free to wear anything she likes, and she has the chops for it; however, I don't think this is the correct attire for a Christian singer.  She should scale it way back, so there is the slight smoky sexuality that makes you wish you were a Christian.  Not this Mae West image.

Just sayin'

Posted by: Charlotte Corday at December 24, 2013 12:12 AM (R+h7Q)

439

Erica Campbell is a woman that any man with any thought of propagating the human species would like to have this woman as his.  She is beautiful, built to have children, and with her beliefs would make one of the bestest Mothers and Wife in the world.

 

Posted by: gDavid at December 24, 2013 05:02 AM (IA9fQ)

440 the militant gay contingent fashion elite prefer women to look like bodonkaschlong-inducing prebupisent boys.

Posted by: ceinwyn at December 24, 2013 06:16 AM (UfHIz)

441 Biblically, women are enjoined to dress modestly. Of course "modest" varies with the culture. The common sense Christian standard, then, is if a woman deliberately dresses in a manner that she KNOWS is likely to incite men to lust who otherwise might not, she's tempting others to sin, which is itself sin. Given that standard, there is nowhere she could wear that outfit that it could truly be considered "modest." Any normal man who sees her is likely to want her sexually. I suspect she knows that, but just won't say it out loud.

That typical men readily lust with or without such stimulus is beside the point; the burden here is hers.

For the record, I find her absolutely stunningly beautiful. 

Posted by: fundie at December 24, 2013 06:26 AM (s8V4u)

442 438 -

"thereby attracting a Certain Type Of Man"

I got news for you. ANY woman of almost any shape, size or age (within reason) can trigger ANY man to have the same impulses of that Certain Type of Man, if they're wearing something particularly form-fitting...even them men who don't want those impulses in their heads.

Hardline Pentecostal women wear denim dresses for a reason. Not saying I'm for or against it but I sure do understand it. They're doing their men a favor.

Posted by: fundie at December 24, 2013 06:37 AM (s8V4u)

443 438 -

"thereby attracting a Certain Type Of Man"

I got news for you. ANY woman of almost any shape, size or age (within reason) can trigger ANY man to have the same impulses of that Certain Type of Man, if they're wearing something particularly form-fitting...even them men who don't want those impulses in their heads.

Hardline Pentecostal women wear denim dresses for a reason. Not saying I'm for or against it but I sure do understand it. They're doing their men a favor.

Posted by: fundie at December 24, 2013 06:37 AM (s8V4u)

444 Every thing is acceptable in our wonderful new world. Why be modest it's so old hat. Yes the dress is extremely sexy. She can deny it all she wants. Compared to Hollywood fare and much of television of course it pales by comparison so I guess she's saying by comparison it's fine. Why use common sense when you can make excuses about how great it makes you feel and Oh gee I didn't mean to offend anyone. BS. She's showin it off plain and simple but at least it's long enough she doesn't look like she's also trying to be a sexy 8 year old.

Posted by: Benson at December 24, 2013 09:33 AM (X/zfu)

445 maybe she should be publicly stoned to death for inciting men's lust. oh, wait, this is AmeriKa, not Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, London, et.al.

Posted by: beckyDot at December 25, 2013 09:40 AM (+lcN7)

446 So what's the problem? I see no upper thigh, excessive cleavage, underboob, or sideboob. ... Yes, she's attractive; but she'd be attractive in whatever else they want her wearing too. They're whining not because she's "immodest" but because she's attractive. Sorry church grandma you can't have equality of outcomes; and someone being attractive doesn't make them a bad person.

Posted by: gekkobear at December 25, 2013 12:07 PM (HZiic)

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