Andrea Hermitt Scares Me

Every once in a while someone writes something on the Internet that is so far-right conservative that is frightens me a bit. Andrea Hermitt, a self-professed "Christian woman human being artist writer homeschooling mom", who lists "sleeping" as one of her interests, writes about the human body as if it is something to be reviled.

At the left is an image of one of Hermitt's "spirual trading cards" (available here). Take note that Eve is clearly depicted as being naked. Nakedness in the Biblical sense is apparently acceptable, as long as you don't show the breasts and genitalia.

But nakedness in the mothering sense is not OK with Hermitt, who declares quite emphatically that she is "appalled" by mothers who breastfeed in public, declaring that they are putting on a "show". Wow.

In another column entitled "Nudity on Trial", Hermitt declares war on low-rise jeans, saggy pants, low cut shirts, showing too much leg, and even goes so far as to express her indignation at shirtless men!

Her lack of self-respect is so deep that she declares that she would be personally happy in her modesty wearing a burlap bag, and that the only reason she takes any care in getting dressed is to "honor other women".

Hermitt goes on to "honor" breastfeeding mothers by accusing them of creating "stirrings" and making "some lucky guy's day". This is a woman who would find a rapist not gulity because the victim wore a tight sweater.

She then goes on to chastise men for being seen shirtless in public. At least she's an equal opportunity critic. She then astonishingly declares that she believes that the "human body is a beautiful thing", after making point after point contrary to reaching this final conclusion.

So read Andrea Hermitt's posts, the links are above, but be forewarned that her mixed-up and juvenile sputterings have given me a headache.