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If you're concerned about the negative impact of not being used to seeing naked bodies, maybe fix the way our media and government is terrified of naked bodies
by kevingadd 11y ago
If you're concerned about the negative impact of not being used to seeing naked bodies, maybe fix the way our media and government is terrified of naked bodies instead of forcing people to be naked in front of other people to access basic public accommodations like gyms. This is especially cruel to younger kids when they're going to get harassed.
- Tharkun 11y agoThe two are obviously related, though maybe not causally. Over here in Belgium, such prudeness is pretty rare.
- forgetsusername 11y ago>forcing people to be naked in front of other people to access basic public accommodations like gyms. There's an air of...entitlement(?) to comments like this. Nobody is forced to be naked in front of others, and a gym isn't a public accommodation. If it doesn't work for you, don't go there. Gym membership is not a "right". Everyone's particular sensibilities can not be taken into account. If the market demands privacy the market will deliver privacy.
- skywhopper 11y agoMiddle- and high- schoolers were often forced to get naked in front of their peers during mandatory gym class in the US. Such communal showering continued into college dorms as well. Things have changed for a large part and young people expect more personal privacy now. So it makes sense that gyms that want to accomodate the tastes of their customers would start providing more privacy. By the way, a gym is absolutely a public accommodation, but it's true that gyms for adults generally do not require you to get naked in front of other members of the gym (you're free to leave sweaty). Still I can't think of a good argument as to why a gym should go out of its way to avoid allowing its members privacy in the locker room...