Pastor Trends on Twitter After Modesty Post Causes a Total Meltdown

Some women expressed that Sauvé was perpetuating the idea that women are responsible for men’s lust, a belief associated with purity culture and which can also be part of abusive cultures. 

Dear Brian pic.twitter.com/aQhk03XZ3X

— Lockedout REDACTED Fan (@ThatBravesGirl) February 9, 2022

“As someone who was taught that my clothing and my body were the reason my dad lusted and sexually abused me as a child,” wrote Jennifer Greenberg, “I am strongly against blaming anyone for another person’s sin. Yes, modesty is good, but if a man wants to lust and abuse you, he will, no matter how you dress.”

Julie Anne Smith sees a connection between Sauvé’s focus on modesty and similar teachings in other ministries.

Dear ladies and gentlemen, the “modesty” rules @Brian_Sauve is discussing is toxic. I’ve been reporting on church leaders (see my profile) who tried this and the end results aren’t pretty: sex abuse, marital rape, pedophilia, sex abuse cover-ups, etc.

— Julie Anne Smith (@DefendTheSheep) February 9, 2022

Some, however, appreciated Sauvé’s tweet. “My husband and I just had a great teaching conversation with our eldest son (newly turned 11), as a result of Dear Brian,” said one woman.

“The reason the whole ‘teach men to control themselves!’ crowd erupts whenever the topic is mentioned,” said another user, “is because our culture teaches women to be narcissists who should never have to accept blame or change their behavior.”

Tom Buck posted a screenshot of a now-deleted response to Sauvé from Beth Moore, which read, “​​Dude, there is no world in which we ever want to see the word bra from you again. Mind your own unders.”

When Buck asked if Moore was telling Sauvé to “go home,” another user countered, “Brian gave orders. With no explanation or Scripture, to only women. There was no concern, only commands. Beth ridiculed his message because it was ridiculous in form and content. She apparently has thought better of ridicule as an approach.”

Sauvé called the reactions to his tweet “pagan cancel culture” and doubled down on his position. 

The pagan cancel culture is extraordinarily cunning in their use of lies.

See how she insinuates that I said women are the source of men’s problems? An obvious lie to anyone with 6th-grade reading comprehension—and she knows it.

Don’t be manipulated by liars.
Chuckle at them. https://t.co/YVL6il5Hlv

— Brian Sauvé (@Brian_Sauve) February 9, 2022