There’s an interestingly refreshing take on nudity in an short article in the Johns Hopkins Newsletter, especially given that it is all American! Here is an edited version of the opening paragraphs.

America loves nudity. Cannot get enough. At the same time, America hates nudity. It makes us nervous … Nudity draws attention to our insecurities …

One insecurity is that of being inadequate. It makes us feel bad to think that we are unattractive …

We would rather live without the possibility of being denied our ignorance/illusion than live truthfully, in a world with breasts and penises everywhere …

But what if we were comfortable enough that we could deal? What if seeing one’s privies was commonplace? Firstly, big dicks and voluptuous breasts would no longer be as large a deal as they are body parts. Following this, skill comes into frame. One’s abilities in the sack are just as important to attraction as one’s appearance, but the more comfortable we are with nudity, the more our intellect catches up to the emotional reality of this. In business terms, transparency increases competition, and competition increases the possibility that you are just as desirable as the next …

What a refreshing change to have some commonsense!

[Hat-tip Diary of a Nudist]