I remember as a teen being berated by older women for being modest in situations where public changing of clothes was an issue. And honestly? That was that. I will be as modest as I damned well please and a bunch of yammering, judgmental women aren't going to stop me.
It is rude and arrogant for anyone to suggest that modesty has anything whatsoever to do with negative body image. Personally I think my body is fairly terrific -- but being forced to parade around nude to satisfy someone else's idea of what is correct? Not going to happen.
ETA: I would make an effort to be polite when traveling abroad.



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