Nudity

Nudity is a taboo in many parts of the world. Think of how here in North America we have the freedom to wear skimpy things if we choose, and in other parts of the world, you would be stoned to death for it.

How women are treated in the Middle East are the worst examples on the planet of covering up. The women have no rights, and have to cover everything. Ones that don’t are arrested by the religious police. We are so lucky to have freedoms here.

Nudity has always been portrayed by artists, and some activities are more suitable nude than clothed, like swimming. It’s the most enjoyable way to swim for sure. In ancient Greece, the Olympic games were performed in the nude. Nudity is not always sexual, but many countries view it that it is, so all skin must be covered. Hence the beekeepers outfits the middle eastern women are forced into.

Yet men are not expected to adhere to the same standards. I will always remember in Disney World a family I saw in the scorching August heat. The husband and son were in shorts and a tee shirt, normally dressed for such a location, yet the wife/mother was in one of the beekeepers outfits and you couldn’t even see her eyes. I was in my teens and never forgot seeing that. The men dressed as everyone else, and her being kept like that. Nudity shouldn’t be punishable, if people want to be nude in areas like beaches, then let them. Not on buses or around kids, but within reason.