The deteriorating perception of nudity

[Andrew Wabomba]

It has been customary for all, except for the occasional infant, to have their genital area and buttocks covered when in public. Females over a few years of age are normally expected to also wear coverings over their nipples.

Decades ago, men were required to wear tops, even at the beach. Recently, thong bathing suits, which expose almost the entire buttock area, have changed our concept of acceptable clothing in many areas of North America. Some jurisdictions allow women to go topless. Naturists believe that if weather, location and laws permit, activities such as sports, swimming, hiking and relaxing in a social environment can be enjoyed without the necessity of wearing clothing. " Naturism is not the exploitation of nakedness, exhibitionism, a religion, or a cult...Naturists accept and admire the beauty of the human body as it is, regardless of age, gender or form." 1 Some people oppose social nudity (also called nudism and naturism) and would like to criminalize it even if it is confined to private naturist resorts. Some feel that nudity, when practiced within a family, is a form of child sexual abuse. Many people feel awkward when a woman breast-feeds her infant in public. Topless women can be arrested in most of North America, even though the practice is generally accepted on European beaches.

[WIP]

Whats really sad is that the standards in many churches have dropped considerably and since we Christians are seen to be the ones who set such standards ..little wonder how the worlds acceptance of nudity is..no doubt it will get worse....both in and out of the Church. satan will continue deceiving the minds of many.

I get really mad when babies and little children are used in adverts showing their little naked butts to me this is abuse...what about the rights of the child.

IMO the naked form is presented as "art" is nothing short of pornography.

[missmuffet]

Whats really sad is that the standards in many churches have dropped considerably and since we Christians are seen to be the ones who set such standards ..little wonder how the worlds acceptance of nudity is..no doubt it will get worse....both in and out of the Church. satan will continue deceiving the minds of many.

I get really mad when babies and little children are used in adverts showing their little naked butts to me this is abuse...what about the rights of the child.

IMO the naked form is presented as "art" is nothing short of pornography.

Yes,WIP I agree.Whatever I say is not going to make a difference over the influence that the Prince of our world has on people(satan).So I will ignore it.

[TsukinoRei]

 

 

"What spirit is so empty and blind, that it cannot recognize the fact that the foot is more noble than the shoe, and skin more beautiful than the garment with which it is clothed?"

-Michelangelo

 

 

 

The nakedness of woman is the work of God. (William Blake)

 

 

 

It matters not what kind of figure-pictures he [the artist] wishes to paint, he will never be able to draw the figure properly, whether draped or otherwise, unless he has gone through a preliminary course of study from the nude. (John Collier)

 

(I'll attest to the above.  Getting the proportions right, and understanding how and why fabric hangs as it does is freaking impossible without first getting a working understanding of the naked form.)

 

 

 

Every artist undresses his subject, whether human or still life. It is his business to find essences in surfaces, and what more attractive and challenging surface than the skin around a soul? (Richard Corliss)

 

 

 

 

Our bodies, apart from their brilliant role as drawing exercises, are the temples of our being. Like the bodies of all fauna, they deserve both our study and our appreciation. (Robert Genn)

 

 

 

 

 

 

He who does not master the nude cannot understand the principles of architecture. (Michelangelo)

 

The above is in defence of art.

[WIP]

 

 

 

"What spirit is so empty and blind, that it cannot recognize the fact that the foot is more noble than the shoe, and skin more beautiful than the garment with which it is clothed?"

-Michelangelo

 

 

 

The nakedness of woman is the work of God. (William Blake)

 

 

 

It matters not what kind of figure-pictures he [the artist] wishes to paint, he will never be able to draw the figure properly, whether draped or otherwise, unless he has gone through a preliminary course of study from the nude. (John Collier)

 

(I'll attest to the above.  Getting the proportions right, and understanding how and why fabric hangs as it does is freaking impossible without first getting a working understanding of the naked form.)

 

 

 

Every artist undresses his subject, whether human or still life. It is his business to find essences in surfaces, and what more attractive and challenging surface than the skin around a soul? (Richard Corliss)

 

 

 

 

Our bodies, apart from their brilliant role as drawing exercises, are the temples of our being. Like the bodies of all fauna, they deserve both our study and our appreciation. (Robert Genn)

 

 

 

 

 

 

He who does not master the nude cannot understand the principles of architecture. (Michelangelo)

 

The above is in defence of art.

 

 

I notice you have quoted from man not from Scripture.

[Guest man]

Genesis 3

21 Also for Adam and his wife the Lord God made tunics of skin, and clothed them.

 

[MorningGlory]

Once God gave man clothing....it became required.  And, not to be unkind, but most of us look better with our clothes ON.   

[TsukinoRei]

 

 

 

 

"What spirit is so empty and blind, that it cannot recognize the fact that the foot is more noble than the shoe, and skin more beautiful than the garment with which it is clothed?"

-Michelangelo

 

 

 

The nakedness of woman is the work of God. (William Blake)

 

 

 

It matters not what kind of figure-pictures he [the artist] wishes to paint, he will never be able to draw the figure properly, whether draped or otherwise, unless he has gone through a preliminary course of study from the nude. (John Collier)

 

(I'll attest to the above.  Getting the proportions right, and understanding how and why fabric hangs as it does is freaking impossible without first getting a working understanding of the naked form.)

 

 

 

Every artist undresses his subject, whether human or still life. It is his business to find essences in surfaces, and what more attractive and challenging surface than the skin around a soul? (Richard Corliss)

 

 

 

 

Our bodies, apart from their brilliant role as drawing exercises, are the temples of our being. Like the bodies of all fauna, they deserve both our study and our appreciation. (Robert Genn)

 

 

 

 

 

 

He who does not master the nude cannot understand the principles of architecture. (Michelangelo)

 

The above is in defence of art.

 

 

I notice you have quoted from man not from Scripture.

 

 

Well, having my breasts compared to hairy camel humps isn't as flattering as I'm sure it was a few centuries ago, however accurate it may be!      

[JDavis]

what one wears and how much is covered is purely a cultural thing, and it changes over time as people change.

 

There is no biblical dress code.

 

There was a time when anything than this on a man was scandalous...

 

If you had been born and raised on the island of Samoa your view of what was right and wrong to wear will be very different than if you were born and raised in Scotland.

[missmuffet]

what one wears and how much is covered is purely a cultural thing, and it changes over time as people change.

 

There is no biblical dress code.

 

There was a time when anything than this on a man was scandalous...

 

If you had been born and raised on the island of Samoa your view of what was right and wrong to wear will be very different than if you were born and raised in Scotland.

I disagree.The bible says that we are supposed to dress modest.