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gregpc wrote:I actually don't watch much TV but I do watch this with her. Surprisingly, it's actually not about the sex so much as it shows how being naked breaks down the barriers and helps with non-sexual intimacy. I'm not saying it never comes up but so far, it seems to get downplayed. In fact, one guy repeatedly had sexual innuendos and the female was totally turned off. The show actually does a good job with the nudity part. It could just as easily be about nudists albeit non Christian nudists. My wife has serious issues with nudity outside this novel situation and so this show helps normalize it for her.
nudie66 wrote:"If these types of shows are becoming so popular with viewers, then why isn't public nudity becoming commonplace, if the public is tuning in to see it so much?"
JimShedd112 wrote:I think it's for the novelty factor. However, I hope such programs will serve to normalize nudity so it becomes more widely accepted, as people begin to see members of the same and opposite sexes can be nude together without it immediately turning to a desire to have sexual relations.
Ramblinman wrote:Clothing often serves as a disguise, a costume worn by an actor in a play.
Being nude can serve as a way for us to "get real", to be ourselves with others.
While nudity is often a prelude to sex in our culture, in a naturist context or in the context of this television show, nudity is a prelude to honesty.
Social nudity is sometimes a consequence of personal growth in this area, but there's more at stake here and we all know it.
It involves how we feel about the body that God gave us to inhabit while we live on this Earth, and perhaps about how we feel about the Lord himself.
If our body is "porn", is God a pornographer, playing some cruel joke on us by creating our bodies as they are?
Ramblinman wrote:Many Christians don't even know their own Bible that well.
Ramblinman wrote:Greg, I am familiar with your domestic situation and am praying that this becomes an opportunity for personal growth for both of you and greater oneness in your marriage.
jasenj1 wrote:I'll throw a few thoughts into this thread. Dating Naked, et al., present nudity as something to be consumed. You WATCH people being naked, you're not encouraged or expected to BE naked. And the naked people usually (all?) fit pretty narrow body types, promoting what is "good looking". You are expected and encouraged to be a voyeur.
I've watched parts of a few episodes of Dating Naked. The show seemed to have a "and then they pair off to have sex" portion of the show which I did not like at all. To me it reinforced the idea that you get naked to evaluate a sexual partner and then give them a "test drive".
The less cynical side of me hopes these shows are causing conversations about nudity to be happening and people are trying it out and/or becoming more open to seeing others nude in general.
As long as it's something somebody else does, it will never become commonplace. And television is notorious for discouraging action and activism.nudie66 wrote:I came across this show last night also... it seems to be a recent trend in Reality TV - Dating Naked, Skin Wars (body-painting competitions), Naked & Afraid, etc. ...
I rhetorically said to my wife (who BTW approves of & shares my fondness for nudity - Oh yes, we just got married, by the way), "If these types of shows are becoming so popular with viewers, then why isn't public nudity becoming commonplace, if the public is tuning in to see it so much?"
jasenj1 wrote:I'll throw a few thoughts into this thread. Dating Naked, et al., present nudity as something to be consumed. You WATCH people being naked, you're not encouraged or expected to BE naked.
jasenj1 wrote:And the naked people usually (all?) fit pretty narrow body types, promoting what is "good looking".
jasenj1 wrote:You are expected and encouraged to be a voyeur.
jasenj1 wrote:I've watched parts of a few episodes of Dating Naked. The show seemed to have a "and then they pair off to have sex" portion of the show which I did not like at all.
jasenj1 wrote:The less cynical side of me hopes these shows are causing conversations about nudity to be happening and people are trying it out and/or becoming more open to seeing others nude in general.
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