[Avodah] Tzeni'us and gender roles

[Meir Shinnar]

Re the definition of tzeniut, hatzne lechet, and public roles:
Bret Stephens has a nice piece today in the Wall Street Journal
(http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203946904574299851367749282.html)
on
Celebrity Culture vs. The Right Stuff, which seems quite apropos about
the discussion - and the meaning of tzeniut for a public figure- and
quite in agreement with RYBS's understanding.
At its heart, is the understanding that being a public figure -
sevrving a public role - is not inherently in conflict with being a
private person - and that modern American culture is eliminating that
distinction - but that some people still maintain it.

Meir Shinnar