[Avodah] Tzinius and the ILG

[dfinch847 at aol.com]

Ilana Sober writes:

"Is it a coincidence that ready-to-wear clothing is almost always 
manufactured in sweatshop conditions in developing countries? I cannot
remember when I last saw a union tag in an item of clothing. Should we 
really be surprised that clothing that presents an ethical michshol 
alsopresents a tznius michshol?"

Bathroom-breaks, a day off to commemorative the Triangle Shirtwaist 
Factory fire, decent health insurance, maybe these were 
collective-bargaining issues for the ILGWU. Tzinius? Not a chance. 
Especially when Dave Dubinsky, a man of many loves, ran the union.

I believe it's healthy for women -- young, old, not-so-old, single or 
married -- to dress with style, grace, and a sense of fashion. There's 
nothing wrong with bringing out the beauty of the female form. Jews 
have been doing it for many centuries, with joy and happiness all the 
way around. The new-fangled black-paper-bag look has interesting 
origins in the politics and sociology of Da'as Torah, but doesn't 
reflect an abiding halahic norm.

David Finch
dfinch847 at aol.com


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