On nudity and morality

[rapidrabbit]

Last night I was conversing via headset with some men (initially my husband's friends, though we have a good rapport, as I play online with them whenever an interesting RPG is released), and somehow the subject of my hair color came up. One of the guys didn't believe my hair was purple, so one of the others posted the link to my husband's MySpace

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[theafaye]

I know this isn't an LJ Idol entry, but if it were, that final paragraph would be winning my vote.

ITA 100%

[rapidrabbit]

Thank you. :-)

[belenen]

Women who work in porn are not really human, you see, because if they were, one would have to wonder how it feels to be treated that way. It's harder to objectify someone you see as human, and ze does not know how to look at a naked female body without objectifying. So if ze looked at naked photos of you, ze would see you as a thing rather than a person, and something in zir knows that that would be hurtful, since ze cares enough to empathize with you. Ze doesn't care about the porn workers, doesn't see them as people with feelings, so there is no empathy there. It's not really "I don't know, so it's okay" -- it's "I don't care about them, so it's okay."

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and I just can't agree with you more on nudity being perfectly appropriate -- I consider it a basic human right to decide on one's body's covering or lack thereof, and I do consider it inappropriate that I am forced to cover myself in public or risk being arrested/sexually assaulted.

[rapidrabbit]

You're probably right about his perspective...I don't think he understands how to seperate nudity from sexuality, and stupid jokes aside, it can make people uncomfortable to view platonic aquaintances sexually. (That's actually another thing I find ridiculous; the concept that being aware of a person's sexuality or finding them sexually attractive means you can only look at them in a sexual way. Too many people don't know how to properly compartmentalize their views of a person...I think it's perfectly natural to be aware of someone's sexuality and/or find them sexually attractive without wanting to act on those feelings. It's an impulse control thing

[carthalon]

(I followed the link from my wife's account, Goddess_help_me

[goddess_help_me]

May I link to this post? There's alot that's said here that I would have said, if I could write as clearly and succinctly as you do.

[rapidrabbit]

Of course. :-) Public posts were made for sharing, and this journal is always public. I'm glad you found something so worthwhile in my words. :-)

[aetheric]

I couldn't agree more with absolutely everything you've said.

[rapidrabbit]

Thank you. I'm glad people are actually relating, as it's often hard to relate on a subject that is, at large, socially taboo.