*sighs*

Hey y'all.  Sorry for not posting more often...but I'm posting now.
I was really disappointed when a day or two ago I saw on a website that I love--a Christian website--the writers basically saying that wearing a bikini all just depends on how the girl feels about it.  Well...no...that's not exactly how it goes.  This is a Christian website.  A Christian website where girls asked the question wanting the Biblical answer....  This was the first answer:

I think it definitely depends on your age, your style and whom you are around. If you are with some close friends and go to a spa or to a private pool with family, a bikini could be fine. If you know you are going to be around a lot of boys and it might make them stumble, then you might want to wear a cover-up, a wrap skirt or a tankini.

For one thing, a lot of my close friends...at least half, possibly more...are guys.  Actually, one of my guy friends I talk to more often than I do to my friends that are girls.  I'm not even joking.  So, as long as you're close friends with the guys, it's alright to wear nothing but your underwear to go swimming around him.  Makes perfect sense.  The next thing is with family.  Even in the Bible, family was not supposed to look at each others' nakedness.  (Leviticus 18:13-15)   And besides that, in order to not uncover their nakedness, the priests  had to wear underwear that went from their waist to their thigh.  (Exodus 28:42)  A bikini doesn't come close to covering that.
Another thing that the person who wrote the article said was this:

If you wear a two-piece I don’t believe you should be judged

If by two piece she's referring to bikinis, rather than tankinis or something else that's like shorts and a shirt of some kind... *shakes head*  No, they should not be judged...but...they should be told the truth in love.  That kind of stuff is stated in the Timothys, possibly Romans...Corinthians...those books.  About telling the truth in love.
A bikini swimsuit covers the same as a bra and panties...and if a guy walked in on a girl wearing her underwear, she'd freak...BUT if it was a swimsuit...it'd be fine.
One of the things that was brought up in the comments on this website was about the whole causing guys to lust thing....  Here's one of the comments.

Maybe we should be teaching boys to respect what’s inside the bodies they seem to appreciate so much. Instead of putting the responsibility to keep boys pure on girls, we should hold boys accountable. There is nothing wrong with bikinis. There is nothing wrong with one pieces. That is a decision of personal preference. It is, however, wrong to teach girls that there is something dirty about the female body, and by even writing this article, that is what we are perpetuating. Stop sexualizing women and holding them responsible for the actions and thoughts of boys. We are trying to fix a problem at the wrong end. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for modesty, but what anyone wears, modest or otherwise, should not be judged or used as a segway into the “have you heard about Jesus” conversation. God loves everyone regardless of how they dress, and so should we.

Yes, boys should be taught to respect what's inside the bodies, however, when guys see things like that, they start doing this thing called objectifying....  Yes, boys should be held responsible...Is the guy starring or attempting to avert his eyes?  Is he making sure that he looks at her face no matter what or letting himself look all over her?  I'm not a guy, but things like that can be hard for guys...or so I've heard.  In a way your swim suit is a matter of personal preference, but if your preference is something that you know can cause yourself to be a stumbling block, you need a new preference.  There was nothing mentioned in the article about the female body being dirty.  Nothing is mentioned here about the female body being dirty.  The female body is--not to sound weird, which I am going to anyway--beautiful!  But, it's not for every guy at the pool to see!  It's to be saved for your husband.  As for the sexualizing of women...we sexualize them when we put our three year old little girls in bikinis.  Yes, God loves everyone regardless of how they dress, but each person is held responsible for the knowledge you have.  If you have the knowledge that wearing a bikini causes your brothers in Christ lust after you or objectify you, you shouldn't wear it.
I'm not saying guys don't need to watch themselves, because they do...I'm just saying that girls need to do their work on their side too.
I'm going to add a video about the history of swimsuits, bikinis are indeed mentioned.  I would greatly appreciate it if you watched it.  It would help with the understanding of all this.  Hopefully.
Jessica Rey - The Evolution of the Swimsuit
No model would even wear a bikini, the inventor of them had to hire a STRIPPER to model it for him....  Watch the entire video.  Just watch it.  She says it so much better than me.
~Katie :)
P.S.  I got a kitten.
P.P.S.  Watch the entire thing.  WATCH IT!