Nudity, is it good? bad? disgusting or natural?

[Timber Loftis]

Originally posted by harleyquinn: That'd be true, if he was working, which the shoe prints on the desk will tell you different. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Untrue of late. I can't even see the impression of my well-loved imprints anymore. Lately, I've been getting my ass kicked.

hahaha! silly poll. i voted good and bad simply because imaging some people might get a, um, boner in public. heehee! i'd be embarassed as hell. also bad if the nude person is butt ugly. ewww! if nudity is allowed, then there should be a clause that says only good-enough looking can go naked.

[Bruce The Aussie]

good and deffifinatly not only for older people. i mean who wants a world of naked 60 year olds? eww.
also nudism isn't for me. my arse is just too hairy.
also i'm all for nudism in the 18 year old bi-sexual female group. well *HOT* 18 year old bi-sexual female group.
*wanders off to take a cold shower*

[Bungleau]

Originally posted by Bruce The Aussie: i mean who wants a world of naked 60 year olds? eww.

Just to put it in perspective, Cher is pushing 60.... Not a lot of "Ewww" factor there, IMHO. Leastways, as long as you enjoy slender bodies in good shape with the appropriate parts in the appropriate places... [img]tongue.gif[/img]

It's definitely very cultural. Americans are hung up on it substantially, and Europeans are much less hung up on it. I'm trying to raise my kids so it's less of an issue (especially since my son's favorite clothing is "nakey-boy" [img]smile.gif[/img] ).

So to me, it's neither good nor bad. It just is, it's natural, and good for people of all ages.

[johnny]

Cher is not the best example dude, how many times did she have plastic surgery and at what age did she start with it ?

Hell, i bet even you and i would still look hot at 60 after that many visits to Tom's Rhinoplasty.

[Lovisa]

What if everyone would walk around naked [img]graemlins/1drool.gif[/img] *slap myself* naah that wouldn't work u'd just had watch it so u didn't bump in to anyone [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[Epona]

I think nudity is a natural state, and it should be allowed. There is nothing wrong with seeing naked bodies, we've all got one under our clothes after all! Clothing was initially primarily about keeping warm rather than preserving notions of decency I guess. I've seen plenty of nude bodies in my time, and it ceases to be shocking after a while.

There are pretty strict laws on nudity here compared to some places in Europe - If I wandered around topless I would be arrested for indecent exposure, which in my view is wrong - what the heck is there to be scared of, it's just a body!

If people cannot view nudity as seperate from having sexual connotations, then that should be their problem IMO. All babies see their mother's naked breast and no-one would argue that there are sexual connotations there, and toddlers can run around unclothed without anyone batting an eyelid. It's only when we get older that we are taught that nudity is wrong - whereas I think it should be natural.

Originally posted by Epona: I think nudity is a natural state, and it should be allowed. There is nothing wrong with seeing naked bodies, we've all got one under our clothes after all! Clothing was initially primarily about keeping warm rather than preserving notions of decency I guess. I've seen plenty of nude bodies in my time, and it ceases to be shocking after a while. There are pretty strict laws on nudity here compared to some places in Europe - If I wandered around topless I would be arrested for indecent exposure, which in my view is wrong - what the heck is there to be scared of, it's just a body! What judge in his right mind would say your naked boobies were indecent? I would think that would be completely harsh and judgemental and I think there would be more people than not that would argue the point If people cannot view nudity as seperate from having sexual connotations, then that should be their problem IMO. All babies see their mother's naked breast and no-one would argue that there are sexual connotations there, and toddlers can run around unclothed without anyone batting an eyelid. It's only when we get older that we are taught that nudity is wrong - whereas I think it should be natural.

Originally posted by Bungleau: I'm trying to raise my kids so it's less of an issue (especially since my son's favorite clothing is "nakey-boy" [img]smile.gif[/img] ).

I got a major laugh out of this, both my kids went through that phase [img]smile.gif[/img] couldn't keep a thing on them [img]smile.gif[/img] Im hoping they grow up a bit less repressed about it than my generation did.

[Reeka]

I agree with you, Epona. Clothing started out being a means to help humans adapt to their invironment. I believe, at least in the past, the indigenous peoples of hot climates, wore little to no clothing at all---and I doubt if the men were going around with a constant erection.

I think it is what you are conditionned to. Also, what is taboo. We, and especially men, in our western culture are conditionned to respond sexually to the nude female body. I believe that if women were to, say, run around naked but with their faces veiled, then men would get aroused by seeing an unveiled female face.

It does disturb me that some people are all for nudity if the people are young and good-looking. In my opinion, it is either natural and good for everybody or it isn't for anybody. Again, if you were used to it, you would think nothing of it.

Americans are particularly repressive about it. I think it goes back to our Puritannical background where anything that could even remotely be associated with sex was considered wrong and should be hidden.