In regards to “Sleeveless in suspense” (“Sleeveless LDS garments: New limits imposed as availability in U.S. approaches,” The Salt Lake Tribune).
I nearly ripped the paper in half when I read the words “ramp up production…” What a gross show of ignorance on how clothing is manufactured. Unfortunately, there is no fairy godmother who can wave her wand and make thousands of sleeveless garments. There are actual people making these, and those actual people need to do things besides make garments. Thankfully, it seems like the LDS Church disapproves of modern day slave labor and doesn’t force their garment workers to work absurd hours just to keep up with the demands of selfish (dare I say “vain”) white women.
I have been just as anxious to try out the new garments, patiently waiting for the fourth quarter to arrive, kind of wondering when exactly that is, dreaming about how comfortable I’ll be next summer in a sleeveless dress, and then juxtaposing that against the unease I have felt seeing influencers from the U.S. showing off the new garments, “influencing” others on how to cheat the system to get their hands on some and taking away the chance for the sisters who live in areas where they have been released.
“All things in wisdom and order,” one of the very tenets of our religion, blatantly ignored, just so someone could wear a sleeveless wedding dress for a couple of hours. I’m so ashamed to be grouped in with these “sisters” who couldn’t wait their turn.
Hannah Glade, West Jordan