One of the things that strikes me in the bible is how whenever something bad happens people start ripping thier clothes off/up (example(a crazy one come to think of it; litterally does the Abraham thing but just... doesnt get a sheep. But its his daugher so its ok because of mysogony si guess ?!)) and like that makes sense since that would be a huge fucking pain in the ass to fix but like. We dont do that anymore. When did we stop? I recall imagery from the 18whatevers of someone like stomping on their hat but that is so much more lowkey. And anyway, clothes have become a lot cheeper these days, which implies the ammount of anger that is proportional to wrending ones garmnets is much lower. Although at the same time since it is such a biblical action, and so rarely done now, that it is almost more powerfull. And indeed; in modern times ripping of clothes has a much more sexual connotation be it overt or something more glamorus like tearaways in a drag show. Which is an interesting contrast to the biblefolks obsession with modesty, surely someones wife being allowed to tear her clothes would raise some eyebrows.

I think what im trying to say here is the next time someone gets my order wrong at ihop im going to tear my shirt off. for the bible.