Our only problem it seems is that we’ve spent all of this time trying to cover up that when it comes to showing some skin, or even showing off our underwear, we run for the partition.
Why?
Why does flesh scare us? Is it because it reminds us of sex? Does nudity always equal sex? Why do we keep sexuality and nudity in a box reserved for the bottom drawer. You know that bottom drawer full of porn, sex toys, and God forbid, stylish, skimpy underwear. Our unmentionables. The stuff we keep hidden. The stuff we don’t talk about. Out of sight, out of mind, right?
That seems to be our consensus about sexuality and nudity in general. When we see someone in underwear or in the buff, we either blush, giggle or gasp. Unless, of course, when it’s in context: That hot blind date, Valentine’s Day, the gym locker room, the underwear section of a department store, et cetera.
Our Western counterparts of the world don’t have that problem. In England, you can be reading the morning paper, turn to page three, an there’s a featured topless women staring back at you. In Amsterdam, sex-education courses are taught at a very young age. Mind you, they also have legalized prostitution. In Madrid, Spanish accessories designer, Loewe, featured nude men in her runway show carrying only her handbags. Penises and balls flapping around for all to see. In Italy, there are a plethora of nudist colonies. The list goes on and on.
And then, there’s US.
Here in America, we censor everything. Swear words, suggestive content and nudity. Except of course, violence. We love violence.
Basically, from wardrobe malfunctions to breastfeeding in public; we judge it, we shame it, we ban it. Bottom line.
We at BodyAware have had our own run-ins with the censor police. Just ask Facebook, but I’ll save that rant for another day.
In the meantime, and speaking of flapping genitalia, take a look at the following video and tell us if it offends you or not. Do you agree that we Americans are just a bunch of prudes?
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Yes! This blog hits the nail right on the head! I’m glad it’s not just me that feels this way about prudish North American society. I roll my eyes when they censor the word shit or ass in a song but then show movies with people getting blown to bits or massacred in horror films.
Then you watch movie like American Pie and the girls are in sexy lace and satin bras and panties and the horny teenage boys are wearing floppy boxers that look like they were sewn together from old table clothes.
And then take a stroll to a beach and see all the guys in board shorts down to their knees and girls in skimpy bikinis! Why the massive imbalance?? Men are told that their bodies are utilitarian and not sexy. Eeew, put that away, no one wants to see that is a common response to male nudity.
I’m glad that short shorts and swim trunks are making a comeback (thank you Daniel Craig in James Bond). I for one, love my Body Aware collection of skimpy, satin, and lace fun. The only thing I don’t like is how it’s not more mainstream. I would love to see more men’s underwear stores like Victoria Secret in shopping malls. The only options we have is buying online. Maybe once America can get over it’s fear of nudity and censoring everything we can actually let loose and be comfortable.
As I said before, I’m a straight man, 100 %. However I didn’t notice the hand bags or anything else because I was transfixed on their perfect bodies! Unless there was a female on stage I wouldn’t have noticed anything else.
I didn’t find the video offensive but it was confusing if the ad was selling the bags they were carrying because I tried to see what each bag looked like. The gratuitous nudity seemed a bit unnecessary unless you’ve never seen flapping male junk.
I love it. I’ve been wearing short shorts n thank tops since I was 21. Wear running shorts as casual wear. I’m 54 now still jog n cycle in short shorts. I constantly get looks at the trail. So one day I decided to wear my speedo with no shirt to jog. You wouldn’t believe the looks and how people moved far away from me. I love showing skin. Let my manhood show anytime I can.
Nope, it doesn’t offend me at all.I don’t know why it should offend anyone. As a straight man I salute those guys for there confidence & ease that they are also showing on stage. It’s not just that they have perfect bodies and the balls & dicks to match!