{"tag":"prudery","articles":{"blog\/society\/conservatives-get-naked":{"key":"blog\/society\/conservatives-get-naked","type":"article","published":true,"meta":{"createdAt":"2017-09-28T10:28:33+02:00","publishedAt":"2017-09-28T20:27:00+02:00","group":"nudism","category":"blog","subcategory":"society","slug":"conservatives-get-naked"},"content":{"en":{"slug":"conservatives-get-naked","title":"Conservatives, get naked!","intro":"\u003Cp\u003EI\u2019ve recently realised that many conservative catchphrases can be answered with a simple challenge: \u201cget naked then!\u201d. How come?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Csvg xmlns=\u0022http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\u0022 style=\u0022display: none;\u0022\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E","content":"\u003Cp\u003EI\u2019ve recently realised that many conservative catchphrases can be answered with a simple challenge: \u201cget naked then!\u201d. How come?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EGod created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve!\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESure, let\u2019s assume he did. But he also created them \u003Cem\u003Enaked\u003C\/em\u003E, didn\u2019t he? And \u003Cem\u003Ehe saw that it was very good\u003C\/em\u003E. If we\u2019re supposed to live our lives according to your ancient fairy tale, why don\u2019t you set an example and remove your clothes?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you used \u201cAdam and Eve\u201d argument to abuse gay people, chances are you\u2019re a prude that cannot wrap their head around an idea of \u003Ca href=\u0022\/blog\/a-case-for-nudity\u0022\u003E\u003Csvg class=\u0022icon\u0022\u003E\u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022#light-people-carry\u0022\u003E\u003C\/use\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E non-sexual nudity\u003C\/a\u003E and that would consider it immodest and sinful. But hey, that\u2019s how your god created you! Either that\u2019s what he wants us to wear, or nudity is sinful, chose one!\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EIt\u2019s not natural!\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGay people should not get married, because \u201cwhat they do is unnatural\u201d? Well, aren\u2019t your clothes either? As well as your laptop, smartphone, washing machine? If you care so much about \u201cbeing natural\u201d and want to regulate other people\u2019s lives based on your definition of \u201cnatural\u201d, why don\u2019t you go natural\/\u003Cem\u003Enaturist\u003C\/em\u003E first? And Amish, of course...\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIsn\u2019t it funny how homosexuality has been discovered in over 500 animal species \u2013 and is somehow  considered \u201cunnatural\u201d, while we\u2019re the only animal that obsessively covers its genitals \u2013 and bigots are fine with that?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EThat\u2019s sick! Why do you dress up as a woman?\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd why do \u003Cem\u003Eyou\u003C\/em\u003E dress up as a \u003Cem\u003Eman\u003C\/em\u003E? Just because you have a penis, you\u2019re supposed to wear pants and a suit, but not a dress or make-up? Where did that logic come from?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you were born a couple of centuries earlier, you might be wearing high heels and colour pink \u2013 and consider that very manly. Seriously, google it.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhat we wear depending on our gender is determined by arbitrary social trends, that\u2019s it. It\u2019s a stupid, made-up rule that your bigoted ass tries to present as \u201cuniversal\u201d, \u201cobjective\u201d, \u201cabsolute\u201d necessity.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nTn9CiPWTJQ\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Csvg class=\u0022icon\u0022\u003E\u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022#light-link\u0022\u003E\u003C\/use\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E We\u2019re all born naked, and the rest is drag.\u003C\/a\u003E So either let that trans*\/drag person wear whatever the fuck they want to wear, or prove to us your devotion to what\u2019s \u003Cem\u003Enatural\u003C\/em\u003E, what \u003Cem\u003Ewe\u2019re born as\u003C\/em\u003E, what \u003Cem\u003Egod wants us to be\u003C\/em\u003E \u2013 and get rid of your clothes. Otherwise, you\u2019re just a damn hypocrite.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Csvg xmlns=\u0022http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\u0022 style=\u0022display: none;\u0022\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E","tags":["conservatism","consistency","homophobia","hypocrisy","naturism","nudity","prudery","transphobia"],"hasMore":true,"image":null,"introLite":"\u003Cp\u003EI\u2019ve recently realised that many conservative catchphrases can be answered with a simple challenge: \u201cget naked then!\u201d. How come?\u003C\/p\u003E","contentLite":"\u003Cp\u003EI\u2019ve recently realised that many conservative catchphrases can be answered with a simple challenge: \u201cget naked then!\u201d. How come?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EGod created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve!\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESure, let\u2019s assume he did. But he also created them \u003Cem\u003Enaked\u003C\/em\u003E, didn\u2019t he? And \u003Cem\u003Ehe saw that it was very good\u003C\/em\u003E. If we\u2019re supposed to live our lives according to your ancient fairy tale, why don\u2019t you set an example and remove your clothes?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you used \u201cAdam and Eve\u201d argument to abuse gay people, chances are you\u2019re a prude that cannot wrap their head around an idea of \u003Ca href=\u0022\/blog\/a-case-for-nudity.lite\u0022\u003E non-sexual nudity\u003C\/a\u003E and that would consider it immodest and sinful. But hey, that\u2019s how your god created you! Either that\u2019s what he wants us to wear, or nudity is sinful, chose one!\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EIt\u2019s not natural!\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGay people should not get married, because \u201cwhat they do is unnatural\u201d? Well, aren\u2019t your clothes either? As well as your laptop, smartphone, washing machine? If you care so much about \u201cbeing natural\u201d and want to regulate other people\u2019s lives based on your definition of \u201cnatural\u201d, why don\u2019t you go natural\/\u003Cem\u003Enaturist\u003C\/em\u003E first? And Amish, of course...\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIsn\u2019t it funny how homosexuality has been discovered in over 500 animal species \u2013 and is somehow  considered \u201cunnatural\u201d, while we\u2019re the only animal that obsessively covers its genitals \u2013 and bigots are fine with that?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EThat\u2019s sick! Why do you dress up as a woman?\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd why do \u003Cem\u003Eyou\u003C\/em\u003E dress up as a \u003Cem\u003Eman\u003C\/em\u003E? Just because you have a penis, you\u2019re supposed to wear pants and a suit, but not a dress or make-up? Where did that logic come from?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you were born a couple of centuries earlier, you might be wearing high heels and colour pink \u2013 and consider that very manly. Seriously, google it.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhat we wear depending on our gender is determined by arbitrary social trends, that\u2019s it. It\u2019s a stupid, made-up rule that your bigoted ass tries to present as \u201cuniversal\u201d, \u201cobjective\u201d, \u201cabsolute\u201d necessity.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nTn9CiPWTJQ\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E We\u2019re all born naked, and the rest is drag.\u003C\/a\u003E So either let that trans*\/drag person wear whatever the fuck they want to wear, or prove to us your devotion to what\u2019s \u003Cem\u003Enatural\u003C\/em\u003E, what \u003Cem\u003Ewe\u2019re born as\u003C\/em\u003E, what \u003Cem\u003Egod wants us to be\u003C\/em\u003E \u2013 and get rid of your clothes. Otherwise, you\u2019re just a damn hypocrite.\u003C\/p\u003E","words":402,"readTime":2,"lang":"en"}}},"blog\/society\/toilets-locker-rooms":{"key":"blog\/society\/toilets-locker-rooms","type":"article","published":true,"meta":{"createdAt":"2017-07-13T11:53:18+02:00","publishedAt":"2017-07-13T11:50:00+02:00","group":"nudism","category":"blog","subcategory":"society","slug":"toilets-locker-rooms"},"content":{"en":{"slug":"toilets-locker-rooms","title":"Gender specific toilets and locker rooms make no sense","intro":"\u003Cfigure\u003E\n                \u003Cnoscript\u003E\n                    \u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/restroom-whatever_small.jpg\u0022 alt=\u0022Restroom sign: Whatever, just wash your hands\u0022 class=\u0022border-bottom\u0022 width=\u0022480\u0022 height=\u0022378.19672131148\u0022\u003E                \n                \u003C\/noscript\u003E\n                \u003Cspan class=\u0022hide-noscript\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022data:image\/png;base64,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\u0022 data-src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/restroom-whatever_small.jpg\u0022 alt=\u0022Restroom sign: Whatever, just wash your hands\u0022 class=\u0022border-bottom\u0022 width=\u0022480\u0022 height=\u0022378.19672131148\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n                \n            \u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAt first I didn\u2019t really think about it. It was yet another thing that my parents taught me and I just accepted. Boys and girls need to have separate toilets and locker rooms, so that the boys wouldn\u2019t do nasty things to the girls. Simple.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBut one day a cleaning \u003Cem\u003Elady\u003C\/em\u003E came in to the \u003Cem\u003Eboys\u2019\u003C\/em\u003E locker room. And one day a female teacher come in. How come? Why can they see half-naked boys, while our female classmates cannot? 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It was yet another thing that my parents taught me and I just accepted. Boys and girls need to have separate toilets and locker rooms, so that the boys wouldn\u2019t do nasty things to the girls. Simple.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBut one day a cleaning \u003Cem\u003Elady\u003C\/em\u003E came in to the \u003Cem\u003Eboys\u2019\u003C\/em\u003E locker room. And one day a female teacher come in. How come? Why can they see half-naked boys, while our female classmates cannot? That got me thinking and trying to find any sense in that.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EEven more when I started realising I was gay. Since I fancy other guys, and since girls might fancy me, should I be always given a private locker room and bathroom, so that nobody sees anyone they might fancy?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EShowers in the male locker room at my gym were in renovation for over two weeks. Having to go back home all sweaty and stinky \u2013 not the best experience, trust me... The solution could be really simple \u2013 just temporarily let the guys use female showers. Nothing would happen. I have no problem not raping or assaulting anyone, no matter how hot and muscular they are, and I\u2019m sure straight guys wouldn\u2019t do that either, if they saw hot naked girls. It\u2019s not a darkroom, it\u2019s just basic hygiene, grow up!\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAssuming we only strip to our underwear in the school locker room\u003Ca href=\u0022#ftn-1\u0022 id=\u0022ftn-ref-1\u0022\u003E\u003Csup\u003E[1]\u003C\/sup\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, how is that different from just enjoying a beach in our swimsuits? We don\u2019t separate those by gender (not anymore, at least). Did the world collapse? Did the beaches become dens of iniquity? Did we stop controlling ourselves just because we can see almost-naked persons of the opposite sex? No.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd what\u2019s the deal about the toilets? We have to unnecessarily build separate public toilets for two genders, because what? Because urinals? Man, if someone were inappropriately looking at my junk while I\u2019m pissing in a public restroom\u003Ca href=\u0022#ftn-2\u0022 id=\u0022ftn-ref-2\u0022\u003E\u003Csup\u003E[2]\u003C\/sup\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, I would be pissed \u2013 totally regardless of whether it\u2019s a female or male pervert. And except for pissing in a urinal, it\u2019s not like we do anything intimate in front of other people. Why would I care at all, what gender is the person in a next stall?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe separation of restrooms and locker rooms is not just idiotic and baseless, but can often become problematic, if you don\u2019t easily fit into binary gender division. And I\u2019m not talking only about the transgender, transsexual and nonbinary people. You can encounter some problems even if you\u2019re a cis, straight person. 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That got me thinking and trying to find any sense in that.\u003C\/p\u003E","contentLite":"\u003Cfigure\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/restroom-whatever_big.jpg\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/restroom-whatever_mini.jpg\u0022 alt=\u0022Restroom sign: Whatever, just wash your hands\u0022 width=\u0022240\u0022 height=\u0022189.09836065574\u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfigcaption\u003E\n                    \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.tvnz.co.nz\/one-news\/new-zealand\/whatever-just-please-wash-your-hands-dunedin-theatre-installs-quirky-inclusive-signs\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Csmall\u003Etvnz.co.nz\/one-news\/new-zealand\/whatever-just-please-wash-your-hands-dunedin-theatre-installs-quirky-inclusive-signs\u003C\/small\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n                \u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAt first I didn\u2019t really think about it. It was yet another thing that my parents taught me and I just accepted. Boys and girls need to have separate toilets and locker rooms, so that the boys wouldn\u2019t do nasty things to the girls. Simple.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBut one day a cleaning \u003Cem\u003Elady\u003C\/em\u003E came in to the \u003Cem\u003Eboys\u2019\u003C\/em\u003E locker room. And one day a female teacher come in. How come? Why can they see half-naked boys, while our female classmates cannot? That got me thinking and trying to find any sense in that.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EEven more when I started realising I was gay. Since I fancy other guys, and since girls might fancy me, should I be always given a private locker room and bathroom, so that nobody sees anyone they might fancy?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EShowers in the male locker room at my gym were in renovation for over two weeks. Having to go back home all sweaty and stinky \u2013 not the best experience, trust me... The solution could be really simple \u2013 just temporarily let the guys use female showers. Nothing would happen. I have no problem not raping or assaulting anyone, no matter how hot and muscular they are, and I\u2019m sure straight guys wouldn\u2019t do that either, if they saw hot naked girls. It\u2019s not a darkroom, it\u2019s just basic hygiene, grow up!\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAssuming we only strip to our underwear in the school locker room\u003Ca href=\u0022#ftn-1\u0022 id=\u0022ftn-ref-1\u0022\u003E\u003Csup\u003E[1]\u003C\/sup\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, how is that different from just enjoying a beach in our swimsuits? We don\u2019t separate those by gender (not anymore, at least). Did the world collapse? Did the beaches become dens of iniquity? Did we stop controlling ourselves just because we can see almost-naked persons of the opposite sex? No.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd what\u2019s the deal about the toilets? We have to unnecessarily build separate public toilets for two genders, because what? Because urinals? Man, if someone were inappropriately looking at my junk while I\u2019m pissing in a public restroom\u003Ca href=\u0022#ftn-2\u0022 id=\u0022ftn-ref-2\u0022\u003E\u003Csup\u003E[2]\u003C\/sup\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, I would be pissed \u2013 totally regardless of whether it\u2019s a female or male pervert. And except for pissing in a urinal, it\u2019s not like we do anything intimate in front of other people. Why would I care at all, what gender is the person in a next stall?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe separation of restrooms and locker rooms is not just idiotic and baseless, but can often become problematic, if you don\u2019t easily fit into binary gender division. And I\u2019m not talking only about the transgender, transsexual and nonbinary people. You can encounter some problems even if you\u2019re a cis, straight person. In which locker room should a mother help her little son change, so that none of them feels uncomfortable? To which toilet should a father take his little daughter, not to be regarded a pervert?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe whole thing with the gender division makes \u003Cstrong\u003Eno sense on any level\u003C\/strong\u003E. Can someone explain to me, why are we still doing that?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Chr\/\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022small\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022#ftn-ref-1\u0022 id=\u0022ftn-1\u0022\u003E\u003Csup\u003E[1]\u003C\/sup\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E Why the hell do people prefer to keep stinking with sweat for the rest of the day rather than just take their pants off and take a shower, is a separate topic. Hint: \u003Ca href=\u0022\/tag\/homophobia\u0022\u003E homophobia\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr\/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022#ftn-ref-2\u0022 id=\u0022ftn-2\u0022\u003E\u003Csup\u003E[2]\u003C\/sup\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E Well, except if it happened like in a gay bar or something \ud83d\ude09\u003Cbr\/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","words":544,"readTime":3,"lang":"en"}}}}}