Along with millions of other people worldwide, my wife and I have been watching the Olympics. With the thrilling win by the US men's swim team in the freestyle relay race last night, we are totally hooked now.
Being a naturist, I see a lot of nude bodies at events and venues, but very few approach the magnificent athleticism of the Olympians. In a purely aesthetic way, the Olympics is a parade of beautiful bodies.
It's been a long time since athletes have competed in the nude. It all began with the Greeks, who exercised and competed in the nude, and athletes in the first Olympics were all naked. The word "gymnasium" comes from the Greek word "gymnos" which means "naked".
Olympic imagery has featured nudity all the way up to the twentieth century.
So I was not surprised to come across this blog video in which Robert Lipsyte dares to call the Olympic spectacle "soft porn".
I wouldn't go quite that far. It's too broad a definition for the word "pornography" to apply it to athletic events, but I would nor rule out calling it a sensual experience for the viewers, or even mildly erotic, appealing to the mind in much the same way as a magnificent nude painting or sculpture.
It's hard to believe after all these many centuries, people still need to be reminded of the beauty of their own bodies. Admiration of the human body is the central theme of nudism. So don't feel guilty if you find yourself transfixed to an Olympic event by the images of beautiful bodies. Call it art, call it erotic, call it God's most perfect creation, but don't call it porn.
via The Daily Dish
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Being a naturist, I see a lot of nude bodies at events and venues, but very few approach the magnificent athleticism of the Olympians. In a purely aesthetic way, the Olympics is a parade of beautiful bodies.
It's been a long time since athletes have competed in the nude. It all began with the Greeks, who exercised and competed in the nude, and athletes in the first Olympics were all naked. The word "gymnasium" comes from the Greek word "gymnos" which means "naked".
Olympic imagery has featured nudity all the way up to the twentieth century.
For the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912, the official poster was created by a distinguished artist. It depicted several naked male athletes (their genitals obscured) and was for that reason considered too daring for distribution in certain countries. Posters for the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, the 1924 Olympics in Paris, and the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki also featured nude male figures, evoking the classical origins of the games. The poster for the 1948 London Olympics featured a classical nude sculpture of a discus thrower.Last night, during the women's synchronized diving event, the cameras would turn on each pair of young women as they showered after their dive. It occured to me that these shots were made strictly for prurient interests - there was nothing newsworthy or relevant to the sport to show these young girls in tight swimsuits standing under the shower, running their hands over their bodies. It was a rather private moment captured for the purpose of adding eye candy for the viewers.
So I was not surprised to come across this blog video in which Robert Lipsyte dares to call the Olympic spectacle "soft porn".
I wouldn't go quite that far. It's too broad a definition for the word "pornography" to apply it to athletic events, but I would nor rule out calling it a sensual experience for the viewers, or even mildly erotic, appealing to the mind in much the same way as a magnificent nude painting or sculpture.
It's hard to believe after all these many centuries, people still need to be reminded of the beauty of their own bodies. Admiration of the human body is the central theme of nudism. So don't feel guilty if you find yourself transfixed to an Olympic event by the images of beautiful bodies. Call it art, call it erotic, call it God's most perfect creation, but don't call it porn.
via The Daily Dish
Tags: nudism, naturism, nudist, nudists, naturist, naturists, nudity, nudes, bare, au naturel, nude, naked
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