Uncensored2008
Libertarian Radical
Got your attention, didn't I?
But this is a serious question; is nudity wrong, and something we should be ashamed of?
When I was young, in the 1960's, nudity was no big deal. People ran around without clothes on a fairly regular basis.
I remember when my German Baptist grandparents bought land in Northern California, before the house was built while we were visiting, there were 20 people bathing in the creek, all naked. Men, women, children.
Nudity of children particularly was common. Kids swam naked all the time. In fact, until 12 or 13, no one thought anything of naked kids running around.
Somewhere along the line, attitudes changed and America became the prude of all prudes. This is strange, since it coincided with the rise of pornography - as if porn is okay, but nudity verboten. I can't help wonder if there is a connection, if the porn sullied the sight of a human body? Especially in regard to children, if the rise of porn sexualized what was never sexual in the past?
So, is the human body in and of itself "dirty?" Is the current obsession with stamping out nudity - especially among teens who text pictures of themselves to each other, a sign of societal sickness?
Thoughts?
But this is a serious question; is nudity wrong, and something we should be ashamed of?
When I was young, in the 1960's, nudity was no big deal. People ran around without clothes on a fairly regular basis.
I remember when my German Baptist grandparents bought land in Northern California, before the house was built while we were visiting, there were 20 people bathing in the creek, all naked. Men, women, children.
Nudity of children particularly was common. Kids swam naked all the time. In fact, until 12 or 13, no one thought anything of naked kids running around.
Somewhere along the line, attitudes changed and America became the prude of all prudes. This is strange, since it coincided with the rise of pornography - as if porn is okay, but nudity verboten. I can't help wonder if there is a connection, if the porn sullied the sight of a human body? Especially in regard to children, if the rise of porn sexualized what was never sexual in the past?
So, is the human body in and of itself "dirty?" Is the current obsession with stamping out nudity - especially among teens who text pictures of themselves to each other, a sign of societal sickness?
Thoughts?