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This is a bad example. Nude mixed gender saunas self select for a specific part of the population, which is not made uncomfortable by being stared at by people
by constantcrying 11mo ago
This is a bad example. Nude mixed gender saunas self select for a specific part of the population, which is not made uncomfortable by being stared at by people sexually attracted to them.
I would never visit auch a place and neither would large part of the population in these European countries. To be honest I find these places disgusting. And yes I am from a part of Europe where they exist.
The idea that just because nude saunas exists, everyone who wants to go swimming has to be subject to those conditions is ridiculous.
- rsynnott 11mo agoYou might want to talk to a psychologist about this. Fine to not want to go to one, of course. But finding them _disgusting_ is weird.
- constantcrying 11mo agoWhat isn't disgusting about it? It is just some variation of human sexual deviancy, not far removed from swinger clubs.
- rsynnott 11mo agoWell, first of all, nothing disgusting about swingers clubs; wouldn’t be my cup of tea personally, but provided they’re consenting adults there’s nothing wrong with it. But also, like, mixed saunas, generally, aren’t sexual at all. The mere presence of naked people does not imply sex.
- constantcrying 11mo ago[flagged]
- distances 11mo agoI don't understand what you imagine to happen in saunas. They are places where you relax yourself or with a couple of friends, you're not there as a showpiece for others nor do you ogle at the fellow saunagoers. Edit: I saw your other comments, we have no common ground so let's not continue this discussion.
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- microtherion 11mo agoI'm not super comfortable with my body, but I occasionally frequent saunas, and in my experience, there is very little "staring" going on in the mainstream ones (obviously, there are saunas intended for orgies, pickups, etc, but that's a very different culture). Typically, just enough eye contact is made to avoid bumping into each other on the way in or out. Anthropologically, I've heard that cultural acceptance of staring at people is inversely correlated with amount of clothing worn, i.e. in cultures where people habitually live unclothed, it's considered rude to look at others' bodies. Of course, I'm old and fat, so I have good reasons for not fearing people being sexually attracted to me…