Rachel Darnall
trueconsolation.bsky.social
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.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Thanks so much for reading and sharing, David!
November 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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
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
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
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
She was scandalized by the "lover-like phrases of pumped up passion,” “artful flattery,” and “sexual compliments.”
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.
November 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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