What were Jehovah's Witnesses Trying to Say With This Illustration?

[Jack Ryan]

It appeared in the widely used book: You Can Live Forever in Paradise on Earth -1982

Were they saying she was a "hussy" back then because she was showing "knee"?

[UcyImd1]

Not!!! He is with his wife looking with lustful eyes at another woman

[SuziQ1513]

 Beware of predatory males.    If she had on a pair of Bermuda shorts, would it be a big deal?

[Droop@WNF]

Women are unattractive if they are wearing trousers

[John Houston]

If she was wearing a suit of armor, it doesn't matter. What matters is what are the thoughts of the husband with LUSTFUL THOUGHTS, that is the meaning of the illustration. Not what the woman is wearing. Went right over some of your heads, did it again? Just like the Pharisees! My, my ,my!

[Droop@WNF]

2 minutes ago, John Houston said:

If she was wearing a suit of armor, it doesn't matter. What matters is what are the thoughts of the husband with LUSTFUL THOUGHTS, that is the meaning of the illustration. Not what the woman is wearing. Went right over some of your heads, did it again? Just like the Pharisees! My, my ,my!

By dressing attractively she is encouraging men to have lustful thoughts. Which is why there is encouragement to dress modestly.

[James Thomas Rook Jr.]

That is why in our Congregation, when we all go to the beach once a year for a two week mini-assembly camping trip, when the Sisters swim in the ocean, they all wear canvas tents.

Some Brothers do get overly excited when the gals ankles show.

We have to throw buckets of sea water on them ... including the buckets.

 

[Space Merchant]

@James Thomas Rook Jr. You forgot the ice, succession rate is always 100%.

@Jack Ryan It is not always of how one dress, for even a woman who dresses 100% in total modesty, eyes seem to be looking in her direction no matter way. But there are some men out there with fleshly desires and ill intent, some to the point of brazen conduct. In some cases, there are men out there who want to see your mate/wife, if it comes to that, which results in some cases where a husband and or boyfriend of said girl is overly protective, and the one seeking to take his woman will do the most absurd things and even bad things.

In a way, it can go from minor to silly to absurd to violent, sometimes all the same fruit from the tree if it comes to it. At the end of the day, it always comes down to the type of person the man is, if he is lusting over other women, even women who are the mate of other men, and regardless if the women is dressed modestly, and in today's society, some women tend to also not dress modestly, they will and always will catch some eyes, mainly if said women looks like she is beyond the league of the man.

On the other side of the spectrum, you have women, who are not modestly dress, who do this stuff on purpose to attract someone, mainly one who is already married and clearly someone who is weak in his relationship will get caught in this trap.

The worse thing that could happen besides an angry spouse is getting slapped into next week, perhaps into next month... Or hope that your spouse does not know how to throw a punch or two at you for having such obvious lust for other women because the pants in the relationship will most likely change.

[James Thomas Rook Jr.]

DUH!