Nudity and the Human Condition

I am not offended by the sight of a naked woman. I notice that the nude female has a classic beauty that does not escape the attention of anyone. From the cradle to the grave, most people will have a preoccupation with the naked female form. There have been depictions of the nude woman in art since the advent of art.

Why does the nude woman have so much allure? That is an interesting question with many theorectical answers. In all honesty, a woman's body is the birthplace of all life... all human life anyway. So, on some anthropological level, we see the female body as a temple of life. I believe this is true. When we see a pair of breasts, we see our first food source. The nude female form is attractive to both genders, or it should be. I believe the female body should be exhaulted. Whether we want it to, or not, the nude woman weilds a lot of power. More power than can be exuded from the male counterpart.

Due to modern social mores, we are taught that we should be ashamed of the unclothed female body. When Janet Jackson flashed her breast on national television, there was a world wide scandal. The scandal was silly, to me, because there is no one on earth who has not seen, or come in contact with the human breast. The scandal also made me think of how much power that one breast had. it changed the world for a moment. It was just a tit, for God's sake. I was watching the Super Bowl when the "slip" happened and I barely noticed what happened... until it was replayed four million times. For a country to be so disgusted by the idea of a naked breast on national TV, we were so enchanted. We wanted to see more and more and more. We wanted to comment on it, and voice our outrage.

Pornography is a billion dollar industry. There is a market. If porn disgusts you, you probably would watch... just a little, until it got to be too much. Everyone takes that forbidden peek, every now and again. So again, I ask why? I ask why, this time, because now I want to know why the image of a woman's nude form is so taboo. Everyone woman has a naked body. Why should the idea of showing it, be so shameful?

Again, I believe the answer to this lies in the social climate of the times. It is a man's world.  For men to be able to concentrate on conquering and ruling this world, he cannot be distracted, or wonder if his woman is distracting other men. Some cultures go so far as to cover their women from head to toe. The truth of the matter is, there is still a beautiful naked woman under all that cloth, beauty being in the eye of the beholder.

In closing, I will ask you to think about how you feel about the sight of a naked woman. Does it make you feel uncomfortable? It shouldn't. If you feel a woman is being exploited does it make you feel ashamed of the woman? It shouldn't. The power of a nude woman should be governed by the woman. A woman's body is the birthplace of all humanity. It should be celebrated. It should not be looked at with disgust. If you are a woman, I ask you to look at your naked body sometime. See what it is that is most appealing. Then, if you have the inclination, show it to someone who might be interested in its appeal.