Welcome to Plathville Spoilers finds that, last week we got acquainted of a 16 year old Moriah Plath. Moriah is kind of the black sheep of the family. I say that in the nicest possible way. In her sisters words she likes listening to music and doing her makeup, in most families that would just be the earmark of your typical teenage girl, but not the Plaths. They seem to want to keep out ‘worldly’ influences so that their children can have ‘a happy childhood’, which is well and good and all but one thing stood out to me as Moriah described her life with the Plaths.
Welcome to Plathville Spoilers: Buying jeans was a big thing
She said that buying jeans for the first time was a big thing for her. That her parents didn’t want to let her get them because it meant that she was ‘living in sin’. Now, speaking as a person who grew up in the christian, home school atmosphere, this is where they lose me. Wearing jeans is a sin? Since when? What does that actually mean in terms of their religion? What denomination are they, exactly? And what part of the bible actually says, “Thou shalt not wear jeans?”
Welcome to Plathville Spoilers: What does the bible actually say?
As it turns out, the Plaths don’t actually say what denomination of Christianity they’re ascribed to. Which, okay, that’s fine, that’s a personal choice and ultimately unimportant to the question. The question is, which part of the bible are they getting this particular rule from? Upon doing a little digging, apparently it’s Deuteronomy 22:5 that’s the culprit. In it, it reads: “A woman shall not wear anything that pertains to a man, nor shall a man wear a woman’s garment, for all who do so are an abomination to the Lord Your God.”
Welcome to Plathville Spoilers: Okay but what does that mean in modern terms?
Let’s break this down a bit, shall we? Now, if we look at this on the surface then the Plaths are using a very literal translation of the bible here. However, when the bible was actually written, no man wore pants. Everyone, men and women alike, wore robes. But just like today, there were certain robes designed for men, and certain robes designed for women. Also, at the time when it was written it was customary in Pagan celebrations for women to dress as men and vice versa in celebration of other gods, specifically, venus, ashtaroth and astarte.
Welcome to Plathville Spoilers: A black sheep? Naaah!
So technically, Moriah is wearing jeans that were specifically designed for girls. She didn’t go and ask to borrow a pair of her Dad’s or one of her brother’s jeans, she went out and bought her own that were specifically crafted for her gender and her body type. Also, the last time I checked Moriah’s faith seems to be pretty well in-tact, she’s never mentioned any god except for The Good Lord above and while she might dress the part of a black sheep, it’s safe to say that she’s not in danger of leaving the fold anytime soon.
Welcome to Plathville Spoilers: Much ado about nothing
I get what the Plaths are trying to do, ultimately. However, I think they’ve done a remarkable job of raising Moriah. She seems to be a young lady, who, while yes she’s 16 and likes things that are typical for her age and some might argue ‘immature’, she’s a kid. She gets to be immature for awhile. She’s not doing anything wrong by listening to music and putting on eyeliner. It’s not like she’s walking around in full KISS makeup and cat fishing old men online (which, no judgement if you are, by the way, you do you, boo!), but I don’t think she’s headed down as wrong of a path as Mama and Papa Plath seem to think. Or is she? Stay tuned!!!
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