Want to look like a Utah Polygamist? Now you can!

by phoenixesrose | July 2, 2008 at 08:48 pm | 320 views | 3 comments

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While I personally would rather see women be more modest (compared to the thong bikinis and some of the clothing of today) I think that much like the traditional burka, this is a little extreme.

DALLAS – Just in time for back-to-school shopping: authentic polygamist prairie dresses.

Apparently, all the publicity surrounding the ongoing investigation into alleged underage marriage among members of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) on a Texas ranch has created some serious demand for prairie dresses.

So much so that the FLDS has launched an online store where members of the general public can purchase the dresses, long underwear, and other ranch-wear "as seen on TV."

According to the Salt Lake Tribune, the Web site FLDSdress.com, was initially created to give Texas authorities a place to purchase the clothing, so children in state custody could maintain their traditional clothing.

That traditional clothing, hand made by FLDS women is now on offer for you, the public.

So, Parents, tired of your spoiled kids wanting that 200 pair of brand name jeans or that 50 dollar shirt? Since the only thing you are required to do is feed, clothe, and put a roof over their heads (but it doesn't say they have to "like" what you provide), maybe this would be a creative idea to "encourage" them to live by your rules. Oh wait... maybe this would be considered cruel and unusual and you'd wind up in trouble too.

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René

at 22:40 on July 2nd, 2008

good stuff:

phoenixesrose, I like this story. It's good stuff.

René

at 22:43 on July 2nd, 2008

These people must hate women! Ugly clothes, head-to-toe bags and fundamentalism. whew! Oh, and don't forget the holy undergarment required of both men and women.

duo

at 21:44 on July 4th, 2008

good stuff:

phoenixesrose, I like this story. It's good stuff. If all that covering up is to dispel lust for the female form, evidently it ain't working too well for those folks. Maybe the guys just can't forget the first time they saw their wives bending over in the sand box with their little pails and shovels playing with the other preschoolers -- 5 years ago.