'Victoria's Secret' Model Kylie Bisutti Quits Because of Christian Faith
You could call her the Tim Tebow of lingerie modeling, however, unlike Tim, Kylie Bisutti is quitting her job... because of Jesus.
The model who beat out some 10,000 other models for a Victoria's Secret contract is ending her two-year career as a lingerie model due to her strong Christian beliefs.
via RadarOnline:
“Victoria's Secret was my absolutely biggest goal in life, and it was all I ever wanted career-wise. I actually loved it while I was there, it was so much fun and I had a blast,” Bisutti told FOX411.
“But the more I was modeling lingerie, and lingerie isn't clothing, I just started becoming more uncomfortable with it because of my faith.”
Kylie who is married continued,
“My body should only be for my husband and it's just a sacred thing."
No, no, see Kylie you got it all wrong -- Jesus wants you to show off his creation to the world. For you, it was just in lingerie.
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While I in no way agree with her religious beliefs. I have to give her credit for sincerity. She has left a very lucrative position to conform to her beliefs.
I do have to wonder why she accepted it in the first place? Was her need for the income greater than her beliefs? If she and her husband were desperately in need of income, would she have quit?
Clearly, she'll still have a career in modeling for some years to come, so her "sacrifice" wasn't really all that important. Still, she felt she had to make a statement and she did. For that, she deserves some respect.
If freedom means anything, it is the liberty to tell others what they do not want to hear.
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As much as I (who's agnostic) can respect her for this level of action consistent with her christian beliefs, I have to ask: how was modeling, which ultimately serves a fashion industry exploiting vanity and pride and extravagance, and which in any capacity requires drawing attention to one's body, qualities in direct opposition to the humility, modesty, and frugal stewardship Christianity calls women (and men) to live in their daily lives, ever consistent at all with her christian faith? 'Tis yet another example of how Christians pick and choose which principles and commands of Christianity to observe, and in much of their behavior act like the "carnal unbelievers" they believe are condemned.
While christian individuals, groups, and denominations may hold widely differing levels of practical behavior, nonetheless every one eventually settles at a level beyond which they resist further inconvenience or discomfort to their daily living. They sing that "heaven is my home" and claim to "love" and "follow" a "savior" they believe lived in near-poverty, owned almost nothing, spent his whole time serving others rather than furthering a career, and was willing to be brutally crucified to death; yet they make excuses when consistent practice of christian principles would cost them materially. Where's that alleged "grace of God" and "Holy Spirit" empowering them to "live as new creations in Christ"?
Poor deluded girl -- I know she's sincere, but her own inconsistency evidences the absurdity of her faith. What a needless, pointless waste of money-making talent. Keep your career and discard the supernaturalistic delusion, kiddo!
"'Tis yet another example of how Christians pick and choose which principles and commands of Christianity to observe, and in much of their behavior act like the "carnal unbelievers" they believe are condemned."
Really? What makes you so certain? Are you sure you're not applying the heuristic of confirmation bias? Or perhaps you had a hypocritical superior at some point and are simply suffering from an anchoring or availability bias? These are polite questions, because your tone is more consistent with stereotyping, racial profiling and bigotry. You claim to respect her but call her a poor deluded girl. Well for starters, she's not a girl: she's a grown, married woman with a successful career.
You say: I know she's sincere. How do you know? Maybe she isn't? Maybe her husband threatened divorce, and this was a compromise. There are so many other explanations than the one publicized. Using her example to determine whether Christians as a group are sincere or inconsistent is neither sincere or consistent and says absolutely nothing about whether her faith is absurd on some arbitrary level.
You seem to think that the only true Christian is one who finds a cave somewhere to ponder God 24/7. Any effort to hold down a job, raise a family, serve in the community, etc. is somehow at odds with being a Christian. Have you considered the possibility it is actually far more inconvenient to choose the latter versus the former? You might start by having some honest discussions with some Christians who have tried both and see what they say. You might find some more meaningful insights worthy of sharing on this website.
@ W Bill Clinton: what is the definition of a "true" christian?
Chuck
Hi, Bill, welcome to the site. Your post appeared just as I was finishing my long-winded reply to Sank, so I'm short of time at the moment to fully reply to you now. I plan to and will try to later. But for now, briefly:
"Really? What makes you so certain? Are you sure you're not applying the heuristic of confirmation bias? Or perhaps you had a hypocritical superior at some point and are simply suffering from an anchoring or availability bias? These are polite questions, because your tone is more consistent with stereotyping, racial profiling and bigotry."
Was raised Roman Catholic. I was a Bible-literalist Christian from age 25 to age 45 (I'm almost 56 now). Spent many years in Baptist then many years in Mennonite groups, and also a couple years unaffiliated with any; taught sunday school classes, ran men's bible studies in prisons, taught in a church's day school during those decades, took homeless people and impoverished families we'd never met into our home to live with us for weeks and months at a time. Met, observed, spent time with, and learned the beliefs and practices of numerous Christians during those twenty years, including but not at all limited to non-denominational and unaffiliated fundamentalists and evangelicals, Episcopalians, Mormons, Seventh-Day Adventists, Presbyterians, Jehovah's Witnesses, Pentecostals, Amish, Assemblies of God, Church(ists) of Christ, and Methodists.
"You claim to respect her but call her a poor deluded girl. Well for starters, she's not a girl: she's a grown, married woman with a successful career."
Nothing condescending intended in use of "girl". Though I was raised in New England, I've lived in TN these last twenty years, and the rural southern usage of "boy" and "girl" to indicate adult "man" and "woman" has apparently infected me more than I realize. Around here, though I'm almost 56, it's not unusual to be called a "boy". Although, heh, my age does creep through, I'm sure -- I do view anyone under thirty as "young".
You say: I know she's sincere. How do you know? Maybe she isn't? Maybe her husband threatened divorce, and this was a compromise. There are so many other explanations than the one publicized.
You are right, and I agree. I don't know that she's sincere. If I'd edited more carefully while rewriting the sentence I originally had there, I'd have put "assume". And, yeah, the publicized version of anything is as likely to be as far from accurate as any rendition can be. Pour more than a grain of salt on any reporting connected with profit.
"Using her example to determine whether Christians as a group are sincere or inconsistent is neither sincere or consistent and says absolutely nothing about whether her faith is absurd on some arbitrary level."
Will reply to this important point later.
"You seem to think that the only true Christian is one who finds a cave somewhere to ponder God 24/7. Any effort to hold down a job, raise a family, serve in the community, etc. is somehow at odds with being a Christian."
Nope (assuming you're being more literal than figurative), I don't think that at all. No hermitting in caves mentioned in the Christianity described in the NT text. During my twenty years as a "born again" believer, I did hold a job, did raise six children, did participate in local community.
"Have you considered the possibility it is actually far more inconvenient to choose the latter versus the former? You might start by having some honest discussions with some Christians who have tried both and see what they say."
Yep, considered that possibility among the very many possibilities, including during my twenty years as a believer. Accumulated many observations during my interactions and discussions with numerous other professing Christians across the wide spectrum of Christian varieties during and after my twenty years that bear upon that point.
"You might find some more meaningful insights worthy of sharing on this website."
Heheh..."Meaningful", as with so many things, is in the eyes of the beholder, isn't it?
@ eojtus: Being a christian for your entire life, have you ever read the Bible,I'll bet you have, It's somewhat unbelievable.
All the prophecies have not been fulfilled, its full of contraindications and horrendous blood shed, human sacrifice, slavery , animal sacrifice, genocide, incest, rape, murder, and down right nastiness.
How could an intelligent man put his critical thinking on hold for so many years.
Chuck
Good question. I am sure Klan members find meaning in their titles. But should that be enough to look past the bigotry? You claim to not be condescending to Ms. Bisutti, but need I remind you that you end you're post with "kiddo!"? Really? Am I to truly believe such a term holds no prejudice because you live in TN?
Therein lies the problem. I could probably spend another 1000 words discussing your word choices that set the tone of your OP. Yet, asking me to find meaning among the insults is quite a tall order don't you think? And I respectfully reserve the right to choose.
Now, given everything you have said above, I suspect you have more complex thoughts about Ms. Bisutti's choice. I would be interested hearing those, but without the inflammatory language.
Argghh...gotta run an errand. But, in passing...
"But should that be enough to look past the bigotry?" Well, obviously you must decide for yourself what constitutes "bigotry" , and you must decide whether or not to spend your time reading anything I might post. As I indicated in my last post, what anyone calls "meaningful insights" depends on them.
"You claim to not be condescending to Ms. Bisutti, but need I remind you that you end you're post with "kiddo!"? Really? Am I to truly believe such a term holds no prejudice because you live in TN?"
I never claimed not be condescending "at all" to Ms Bisutti -- I said my use of "girl" intended no condescension. But "kiddo", I definitely used condescendingly, in the sense I use "kiddo" when referring to my own 20-something sons and daughters, and in the way 70-somethings often refer to me. I take no offense when 70-somethings apply it to me, but rather, understand it as an acknowledgment of the wisdom and perspective twenty more years or more of living typically equips any of us with.
"inflammatory language" I'm definitely interested in hearing you on that, Bill. Seriously, I'm open to multiples of a thousand words telling me what you feel was inflammatory. I'm also genuinely curious -- is what you feel the result of my being inflammatory, over-sensitivity on your end due to your own experiences and temperament, some combination of both, or something else? Seriously -- shoot from the hip. I can only improve if I see my faults, and I confess I'm often blind to 'em.
And, to be straight with you -- I do indeed mean to challenge people's thoughts through my posts concerning spirituality. I'm not merely blowing off steam nor am I trying to provoke for the sake of provocation. I'm attempting to use my own experiences to hopefully dissuade others from making the same grave life mistake I made.
I "...must decide for myself..."???? Rather shaky ground don't you think? Well, if you prefer to build your house on that sand, so be it. I am done here.