Come As You Are...

This is something you hear a lot in churches these days.  "Come as you are."  Because your clothes don't matter-- what's in your heart does.  I think people are taking "come as you are" way too far.  My interpretation is that if you can't afford a fancy suit to wear to church, come in what you have.  But some people are ridiculous with what they wear to church.  Have some respect, people!  This is the house of the Lord, I should not have to see your thong every time you get up (maybe if you didn't walk the whole time church is going on I wouldn't notice, but I digress).  First of all, if your pants are so tight or so low-cut that I can see the "v" of your thong, you need to stop wearing them anyway.  Secondly, have some respect for yourself and this holy place.  Yes, it is just a building, but at the same time it's so much more.  I applaud you for getting up and coming to church after you went clubbing, but a change of attire is necessary.  If you have to keep pulling your shirt up over your cleavage or down over your butt crack, you might be dressed inappropriately for church.  Maybe I'm a little old fashioned for my age, but if you can afford to buy the Baby Phat mini skirt then you could easily go to Old Navy, Ross, TJ Maxx, etc and buy a blouse and a skirt.  (But then again that probably isn't REALLY Baby Phat, it's probably Babby Phatt that you got from the flea market, but again, I digress.)

Oh and in case you men thought you were safe, let me say a thing or two.  Just like the women, if you can buy some Coogi, you can head to JC Penny and buy a pair of slacks and a button down, or a polo.  But ya'll need to do better too.

And no it's not just in church.  We have gotten to the point where going to walmart in rollers and pajamas, or with your kids looking like they just came from the trailer park while you are hood fresh.  I've seen people wearing jeans to job interviews-- and wondering why they can't get hired.  I don't care if it's fry cook at McDonalds, you should dress professionally in order to convey to your future employees that you are serious about this job.  If I were them, and you came into my business in jeans for an interview, I wouldn't even waste my time asking you questions-- I'd tell you to leave!  Then in grad school, when we are required to dress professionally, and people think that shirts that belong in the club actually fit the dress code. What Not to Wear shouldn't be a TV show.  It should be a required class for freshman in high school.

Clothes may not make the person, but they make a difference.