Rachel Darnall
@trueconsolation.bsky.social
Son & heir of God. Quiverfull baby, homeschool alumnus and one-time stay-at-home daughter. M.A. Theological Studies. Developing "It's a Man's World" for the Anastasis Center. Gently stirring the evangelical pot since 2017.
Thanks so much for reading and sharing, David!
November 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Thanks so much for reading and sharing, David!
Reposted by Rachel Darnall
Like so many male "thought leaders" who specialize in female modesty, he doesn't come across as a prude so much as a dirty old man. substack.com/home/post/p-...
Mr. Collins' (Probably) Real-Life Original Was the Patron Saint of "Modest is Hottest."
In Episode 7 of "It's a Man's World," we learn how Mr. Collins' favorite book laid the groundwork for modern purity culture
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November 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Like so many male "thought leaders" who specialize in female modesty, he doesn't come across as a prude so much as a dirty old man. substack.com/home/post/p-...
Reposted by Rachel Darnall
Much like Mr. Collins, who introduces us to Fordyce's sermons in Pride and Prejudice, the Rev. James Fordyce reframes an oily over-interest in female behavior as religious instruction.
November 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Much like Mr. Collins, who introduces us to Fordyce's sermons in Pride and Prejudice, the Rev. James Fordyce reframes an oily over-interest in female behavior as religious instruction.
Like so many male "thought leaders" who specialize in female modesty, he doesn't come across as a prude so much as a dirty old man. substack.com/home/post/p-...
Mr. Collins' (Probably) Real-Life Original Was the Patron Saint of "Modest is Hottest."
In Episode 7 of "It's a Man's World," we learn how Mr. Collins' favorite book laid the groundwork for modern purity culture
substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Like so many male "thought leaders" who specialize in female modesty, he doesn't come across as a prude so much as a dirty old man. substack.com/home/post/p-...
Much like Mr. Collins, who introduces us to Fordyce's sermons in Pride and Prejudice, the Rev. James Fordyce reframes an oily over-interest in female behavior as religious instruction.
November 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Much like Mr. Collins, who introduces us to Fordyce's sermons in Pride and Prejudice, the Rev. James Fordyce reframes an oily over-interest in female behavior as religious instruction.
She was scandalized by the "lover-like phrases of pumped up passion,” “artful flattery,” and “sexual compliments.”
November 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
She was scandalized by the "lover-like phrases of pumped up passion,” “artful flattery,” and “sexual compliments.”
When the English protofeminist Mary Wollstonecraft read James Fordyce's "Sermons to Young Women," she was shocked that English parents let their school-age daughters read it.
November 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
When the English protofeminist Mary Wollstonecraft read James Fordyce's "Sermons to Young Women," she was shocked that English parents let their school-age daughters read it.
Maybe they'll run a companion piece titled, "Did men ruin the workplace?" Subtitle: "And can liberal men save it?"
November 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Maybe they'll run a companion piece titled, "Did men ruin the workplace?" Subtitle: "And can liberal men save it?"