scary nudity

[Alexandre]

Let's not turn it political please, you're definitly far away of this topic and obviously completly unaware of the situation in Québec. A nice thing about Montréal is precisely the multicultural aspect. I love English language,  I work most of the time in English, many of my friends are English, and as a matter of fact, I am writing in English now.

We are only talking about boobs here...

[Alexandre]

Yeah! That is so strange...

By the way, I'm glad you understood what I meant. It seems that a  few people took it very personally...

[kriegerg69]

At least SOMEONE understood the point I was trying to make!

[Cullen]

Alexandre wrote:

> Grimpy Guy,  once again, I didn't mean "all Americans are
> prudish", please, don't take it so personal. I only made an
> observation about cultural differences, that's all.

Don't mind him so much, Alexandre.  He's just a wee bit grumpy...

Okay, so it was an obvious shot.  So what?

I mean, that's his name...  If he didn't want obvious shots taken at him now and then...

[Grumpy Guy]

And this from my borther.  I get no respect.

That's it.  I HAVE NO BROTHER!!!!!!

[Cullen]

What about Dead Robin, huh?  Not like you've only got one brother, silly boy.
Cullen - you'd have to know us to get that one, and, trust me, it ain't worth the mental anguish.  I should know; I know us

[raj]

Susan wrote:

> I'm beginning to think coast to coast men really spend alot of
> time thinking about boobies. And yes that's a
> generalization..sue me. ;-)

Coast to coast?  It's a world wide phenomenon.  And I won't apologize for thinking about boobies.

[raj]

I think there are lots of Americans who aren't prudish.  However, we are a really big country, with folks from every culture.  I view the prohibitions (which are falling) on certain words and pictures to basically be a way for us to get along.  OK, so we don't see topless women on broadcast tv, but we also don't make women wear burqas.  Call it an enforced politeness or a happy medium for all the various cultures in this country.

[Fearless Freep]

As a  married man with young children, I for one don't mind a little public modesty

[Susan]

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If there is alien life out there you gotta wonder what their equivalent to boobies is, although they sure are obsessed with anal probing....nevermind..I think I just answered my own question.

[Grumpy Guy]

So, what I'm getting here is, public modesty = prudish.

Huh.  So, if Americans are so prudish, why do we top the world in porn sales?  Per capita, I mean.

America isn't prudish, but some Americans are.  Rules about public nudity and broadcast nudity are in deference to those who have more conservative sensabilities.  

One could easily make a case that the rules established show that America is more CONSIDERATE of the feelings of its population.

I'm not saying it is, mind you - but it makes as much sense as calling Americans prudes because we don't have boobies on TV all the time.  You're using the broadcast rules to paint a picture of a general populace, who (in honesty) have no control over those rules.  (It's true - the FCC has NO ELECTED OFFICIALS).

And, on the up side - I can see boobies when I want.  I put in a boobie movie, I turn on skinamax, whatever - I am not forced to view image after image during soda commercials, and neither is my 7 year old cousin, who I would rather not grow up thinking women (like her) are sex objects.

Don't gloss it up, either - boobs are used in commercials to sell with sex.  I've been to europe, and while I DID see boobs in commemrcials, I never once saw a PENIS.  Ergo - boobs sell things, penises do not, women are sex objects - mere tools to sell bubbly cola and perfume.

[JohnL]

>i've seen full frontal on ER

Really? Was it in a brightly lit scene, or in the shadows? Or was it partially obscured by a conveniently placed object?

>As a married man with young children, I for one don't mind a little public modesty

No offense, but that's a perfect example of the "nudity is bad" attitude. In other countries, adults have no problem taking kids to a beach where women go topless.

[FearlessFreep]

No offense, but that's a perfect example of the "nudity is bad" attitude.

I don't think nudity itself bad, I just think nudity has a place.  My feeling is that the place for it is not out in public. My wife's body is for my enjoyment and my body is for her enjoyment and it's something special we share together that we do not share with anyone else

iIn other countries, adults have no problem taking kids to a beach where women go topless.

That doesn't make it good.  Other countires do a lot of things, so what?  "If JJimmy jumped off a bridge..."

It's easy to label something as 'prudish' or 'puritan' or whatever terms you want to use as an excuse for not really thinking, but other than personal likes, there doesn't seem to be an argument that such an approach is actually bad.

On the subject of movies, I find it hard to understand how today we hace an industry (the movie industry) that pretty much expects that at some point in their career, most of the female workers are going to have to be naked for their boss and co-wrokers.

[Alexandre]

I understand your point of view, but the question was more about the censor of breast  vs. showing very raw violence. How come sex is less acceptable than violence for you.

I mean, I'm a gore and horror movie fan, I don't like porno, but still, I needed to have the point  of  view of the users of this site about this question tat was tickling me.

[Scott]

I hear NUDE ON THE MOON is pretty scary.