“Crack-Sucking Leggings and the Modesty War” – Arizona Pastor Ignites Online Firestorm Over Waitress’s Outfit
An Arizona pastor, Dale Partridge of King’s Way Reformed Church, has set the internet ablaze after condemning what he called “crack-sucking leggings” and a sports bra worn by a waitress who served his family during a casual day trip. Partridge’s post, dripping with old-fashioned conviction, argued that “just because it has the word ‘sports’ in front of it doesn’t change what it is—it’s still a bra.” He later added, “Make sin shameful again,” urging believers to reclaim modesty as a moral compass and not a social relic. His fiery stance, rooted in traditional Christian values, called attention to how modern fashion often blurs the line between fitness wear and what older generations would consider intimate apparel.
But the backlash came fast and fierce. Critics accused the pastor of tone-deaf judgment and body policing, while supporters applauded his courage to speak against what they see as the cultural decay of modesty. As debates raged across platforms, one thing became clear—Partridge had hit a nerve in a generation caught between self-expression and moral restraint. For many, his remarks reopened a timeless conversation: where does personal freedom end and public decency begin? Whether seen as a moral revivalist or a meddling moralist, Pastor Partridge’s viral outcry has forced society to once again confront the uneasy tension between faith, fashion, and freedom in the age of exposure.
