Preacher Joel Osteen - says wives should shop at Victoria's Secret
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Thursday, October 18, 2007 6:20 PM
Preacher Joel Osteen - says wives should shop at Victoria's Secret. Now, I don't have a problem with that - I love lingerie and sexy nighties just like most every girl. But I do have some commentary of my own.
#1 - If I was a stay at home wife/mom, I'd be in comfy clothing all day and get the housework, errands, spending time with family, etc. out of the way and would probably be more inclined to "entertain" my husband behind closed doors just like a Victoria's Secret Angel model. However, I work all day in professional clothes and when I finally get home to face the chaos of kids and housework and so on, I want to kick of my heels and hose and skirt and bra - the first thing I grab is fleece pants and a tee or sweatshirt! Then by the time bed time comes around, I'm so exhausted...I'd just rather be comfortable in my fleece. I'm not saying I NEVER intend to wear anything different, just that it calls for having the sort of day where you can do that sort of thing on occasion.
#2 Why does the responsibility fall to the woman? Why doesn't he recommend that men go to Calvin Klein or the gym - or make the bed and light candles?
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0710/16/lkl.01.html
Larry King: Is this -- is this true, that you once exhorted women in the audience to shop at Victoria's Secret to help their marriage?
J. OSTEEN: Oh, well, that was -- that's probably true. I think the whole...
KING: That's why you're smiling all the time.
J. OSTEEN: OK. OK. I hope it was in a good context, though. I mean, I wasn't -- it's too much to explain now, but yes I did.
V. OSTEEN: Yes, he was encouraging women. He was encouraging women to take careful [care of?] themselves.
J. OSTEEN: Yes.
V. OSTEEN: And to not go around in their old, you know, bathrobes, and that they could add that spark to their home. And I think that was great.
KING: What's wrong with that?
J. OSTEEN: No, there's nothing. And that was my point, don't go look good and dress up to go to work and dress up to go to event[s?] for everybody else. Dress up for your own husband. I mean, look good at home.