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Modesty
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The Modest Model by Paul Peel (1889), oil on canvas.
Modesty is the feeling that it is embarrassing if other people see something very private and personal, such as one's underwear or a part of the body that is usually covered. A modest person feels embarrassment or shame when such a thing occurs.
Frequently, when a person is to be punished, their modesty is not respected - they may be made to undress, for example, for a corporal punishment. The shame they feel at this is often considered a welcome aspect of the punishment.
This aspect can be deliberately intensified by:
- training the person the virtue of modesty in general life (e.g. in childrearing)
- avoiding and/or forbidding nudity in non-punitive situations
- allowing other people to be present as witnesses
- forbidding the delinquent to cover his/her private parts (e.g. by the instruction "hands on your head" or "hands on your back")
- making the delinquent take a particularly exposed pose (e.g. spread legs and/or bent over)
- commenting on the delinquent's state of undress
- making fun of the delinquent

