While the response to it has been mostly positive, there have been some mixed reactions. You've probably seen some on the left attempt to say that the calendar represents the hypocrisy of conservative Christians by objectifying women and putting some of them in skimpy clothing. I'm not surprised by these accusations because they've always defined conservative Christians as the most stingy and pearl-clutching among us. 

Of course, I'm not sure I can take these accusations seriously from people who make unapologetic hypocrisy their modus operandi, but I digress. 

What caught my eye was how people on the right became angry about the calendar. As Josie Glabach (aka The Redheaded Libertarian) has been pointing out, her picture in the calendar has come under attack by various people on the right and it's incredibly odd to see. 

For one, Glabach's picture is pretty tame, looking more like something you'd see out of a homemaker magazine from the 1950s or 60s than anything modern. Glabach is wearing a short white dress and an apron with blue heels. She's holding what looks like a pecan pie. 

Clearly, the vibe Glabach was going for was a traditional housewife look with a bit of a sexy edge, but the sexual aspect of it stops short of going into anything at all controversial. I've seen worse at every high school football game from the cheerleading squad. 

Hol up, I'm about to post some ankle. Get your kids out of the room. pic.twitter.com/GCXn4zLj2L

— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) December 26, 2023

But the reaction from too many on the right has been nothing short of over the top. Glabach has highlighted some of the more bizarre reactions including people who proclaim that the calendar is neither conservative nor Christian. 

Shot Chaser pic.twitter.com/7PAXep9hyX

— The Redheaded libertarian (@TRHLofficial) December 26, 2023

Naturally, to each their own, but I think it's a bit over the top to declare this calendar as the opposite of conservative or Christian. While it features women in sexy getups, I'd hardly say that this somehow promotes evil. 

After looking through the pictures I can say that some of them get more risque but nothing stands out as anything over the top. The most revealing it gets is Riley Gaines in a bikini by the pool. Ashley St. Claire appears in a bathtub mostly covered in bubbles in what looks like a lacey bikini top and that's about as sexual as it gets. 

I wouldn't be handing this calendar out in church, but I wouldn't be trying to hide it should members of my church come over to my house. 

But the more important question I have is what about what people think is and isn't conservative. What is it they believe conservative women should wear? Should they never don bikinis at the pool or wear short jean shorts? Should they never — horror of horrors — wear short dresses and aprons? 

While conservatism means a lot of different things to a lot of people, it was my impression that the thing we were conserving was freedom and liberty. While a good moral foundation is integral to this, I don't know if I see anything immoral about the attractiveness of the female body. While I'm not saying Globach and Gaines should be revealing more than they already are, what I am saying is that in the context of this calendar, they're not doing anything that would be considered "not conservative." 

I also don't see anything immoral happening here. 

If I'm being completely honest, after what feels like years of women being sidelined in favor of agendas and the natural beauty of women turned away from so as not to offend various groups, it feels like a return to normalcy to see the beauty and natural attractiveness of women put back in the spotlight. 

As I wrote on this similar subject back in May: 

Which do you find more disrespectful to women? An attractive woman in a bikini attempting to sell beer to men, or a man insisting he’s a woman and demanding you give him all the same feminine respect as he makes a mockery of them? Is it more insulting to show attractive women wanting a well-put-together man or a corporation speaking on women’s behalf and denouncing the very nature of the men they love or want?

Society was much better off when we were celebrating the beauty and sexual appeal of women. While I do agree (and have even written) that there's been a hyper-sexualization of women in our society as of late, I would hardly say that this calendar qualifies as an example, especially in the case of Globach's photo which is, from what I understand, the return to form the majority of Americans would like to see women in. 

Again, to each their own, but perhaps conservatives would do well to pick their battles. This is definitely not one of them.