Perhaps Shalit's discourse wasn't so unwarranted after all. Things were worse than I had imagined. What makes Wendy Shalit's analysis so refreshing is that she examines and justifies the nature of sexual modesty through rational discourse, rather than relying solely on the increasingly remote influence of religion. According to Shalit, the root of sexual violence and misogyny in America is our culture's denial of the inherent differences between men and women. More importantly, this demonstrates the extent to which female sexual modesty is incongruent with current trends.
Women find a way.
Shalit draws a correlation between the increase in eating disorders and the decline of sexual modesty. Rather than trying to emulate fashion models, teenage girls waste away to make themselves unattractive to men, thus granting them control over their bodies. Forsaken by non-interventionist parents and cultural norms, women must now seek refuge in the grotesque. While Shalit's assault on sexual promiscuity is certainly not to be taken lightly, she manages to infuse some humor in her discourse. But we're just friends.