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I've never bought into whats so bad about a naked body. We all have one. From what I understand people get scared/agitated about nuditity because it makes huma

by samtp 14y ago

I've never bought into whats so bad about a naked body. We all have one. From what I understand people get scared/agitated about nuditity because it makes humans seem more a part of nature, savage, and wild. People want to think of humanity as on a pedestal above "beasts". Still, this is a very strange aspect of our society

pyre 14y ago
I'm pretty sure it's a combination of: 1. The view that the naked human body can be sexually appealing / a temptation, so it must be hidden to prevent temptation. 2. People not wanting to view the bodies of 'ugly' naked people. 3. Feeling a sense of vulnerability while naked.
terhechte 14y ago
I'm from Germany, and whenever I have US friends over, they're aghast when they see our newspapers or magazines or TV ads, where nude bodies are nothing special and nobody cares if a kids sees boobs. On the other hand, violent media, like gore, or blood depiction, is explicitly forbidden. In games that were to be sold for minors, the publishers usually color the blood blue before releasing it on the German market. I tend to think that we're more open with the creation of life (nude, sexual intercourse) versus of the destruction of life (killing, gore, blood). While it is exactly the opposite in the US. I've never understood that, especially given that the us is so religious - isn't religion all about cherishing and praising life instead of death?
- tbrownaw 14y ago
  I've never understood that, especially given that the us is so religious - isn't religion all about cherishing and praising life instead of death? I suppose some of them can be. Or it can be "I believe that doing $X will cause $Y (even tho physics and science say it won't)". Or it can be "doing $X / giving up $Y makes me special and better than you [which gives me the right to make you also do $X / give up $Y, for your own good of course]".
- rimantas 14y ago
  I'd say religion is the main cause of such attitude in US.
  - keeperofdakeys 14y ago
    While that could be a historical cause, these days it's actively part of the American culture. Interestingly there is almost a kind of hypocritical attitude. A lot of American culture involves sexualisation, especially involving celebrities; which often extends to kids in varies ways (fashion, magazines, music). Then parents also try to keep sex and nudity from their children, because they deem it will 'damage' them.
orionblastar 14y ago
Try the iFunny app, people post nudes of themselves to it every day. They also post Kik Me and other crap. It is supposed to be funny pictures only, but other crap gets through their filters. No removal from the App Store yet.

by samtp 14y ago

pyre 14y ago

I'm pretty sure it's a combination of: 1. The view that the naked human body can be sexually appealing / a temptation, so it must be hidden to prevent temptation. 2. People not wanting to view the bodies of 'ugly' naked people. 3. Feeling a sense of vulnerability while naked.

terhechte 14y ago

I'm from Germany, and whenever I have US friends over, they're aghast when they see our newspapers or magazines or TV ads, where nude bodies are nothing special and nobody cares if a kids sees boobs. On the other hand, violent media, like gore, or blood depiction, is explicitly forbidden. In games that were to be sold for minors, the publishers usually color the blood blue before releasing it on the German market. I tend to think that we're more open with the creation of life (nude, sexual intercourse) versus of the destruction of life (killing, gore, blood). While it is exactly the opposite in the US. I've never understood that, especially given that the us is so religious - isn't religion all about cherishing and praising life instead of death?

tbrownaw 14y ago
I've never understood that, especially given that the us is so religious - isn't religion all about cherishing and praising life instead of death? I suppose some of them can be. Or it can be "I believe that doing $X will cause $Y (even tho physics and science say it won't)". Or it can be "doing $X / giving up $Y makes me special and better than you [which gives me the right to make you also do $X / give up $Y, for your own good of course]".
rimantas 14y ago
I'd say religion is the main cause of such attitude in US.
- keeperofdakeys 14y ago
  While that could be a historical cause, these days it's actively part of the American culture. Interestingly there is almost a kind of hypocritical attitude. A lot of American culture involves sexualisation, especially involving celebrities; which often extends to kids in varies ways (fashion, magazines, music). Then parents also try to keep sex and nudity from their children, because they deem it will 'damage' them.

orionblastar 14y ago

Try the iFunny app, people post nudes of themselves to it every day. They also post Kik Me and other crap. It is supposed to be funny pictures only, but other crap gets through their filters. No removal from the App Store yet.