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« on: April 03, 2009, 01:59:29 AM » |
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There is a story in the April 2009 issue of National Geographic about an area of Australia that is experiencing severe droughts. One of the pictures shows three people's legs in a shower with buckets all over the floor. The caption explains that the family showers together to conserve water, and then they use the collected water to put on their garden.
It is very unfortunate for them to have such a severe water shortage. I just thought that it was interesting for that picture to be included in the magazine.
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« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2009, 02:00:30 AM » |
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tragilcy yeah it is a step in the right direction
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Sam2000
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« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2009, 10:35:37 PM » |
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As an avid subscriber to the NG I am continually impressed with the articals and photography. They still, after all these years, seem to be able to put "controversial" material into the magazine (by that I mean photographs of naked tribespeople etc.).
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« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2009, 05:27:45 PM » |
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there you go...nudity is natural,
when it comes to necessity.
i have two books, on bodypainting around
the world...and is an example to those of us
in the west...to the right sorts of attitudes,
in many tribes..to the body..
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realar
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« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2009, 08:25:23 AM » |
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I thought they were anti-tribes articles these days, with those docs being censored. Stupid horny pervs ruin everything.
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Greetings updated programs!
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Krissy16
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« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2009, 06:19:16 PM » |
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I just want to know why, when you see some of those "naked tribal" shows on TV... Why do they blur out stuff on the naked people sometimes, but the next time you see the same show the parts aren't blurred out??? Can't we make up our minds? I also find it interesting that it's okay to show those "savages" totally naked. It's like they're not really human like us "civilized" people.... Who came up with the idea that they're not human and that they're not just like us????
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« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2009, 09:17:34 PM » |
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  you do make several good points there krissy16
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Cooper
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« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2009, 10:23:14 PM » |
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Yes, it's a demonstration of how uptight we become not, in reality, by nudity, but by its place in a cetain context with a definition of its 'inappropriateness' imposed solely by our own species. It makes you think, "sheesh, you do realise that we (ie. the human race) are the only ones who make up these silly rules, and we could therefore change them if we wished to, you know..."  There's a collective hypocrisy... we just deliberately choose not to, and then pretend we didn't, ie. deem the bare body the item of offence for lack of other options save for the one that has always been right there in front of us, that is, that only we really choose to be offended by it. It just affirms how much of an unwaveringly universal trait that true 'madness' and/or perceived 'primativeness' really is within us. |
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realar
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« Reply #8 on: April 19, 2009, 08:05:19 AM » |
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amen bro!
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Cooper
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« Reply #9 on: April 19, 2009, 07:03:15 PM » |
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That, and the fact that stupid horny pervs ruin everything.  |
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« Reply #10 on: April 19, 2009, 08:02:45 PM » |
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I just want to know why, when you see some of those "naked tribal" shows on TV... Why do they blur out stuff on the naked people sometimes, but the next time you see the same show the parts aren't blurred out??? Can't we make up our minds? I also find it interesting that it's okay to show those "savages" totally naked. It's like they're not really human like us "civilized" people.... Who came up with the idea that they're not human and that they're not just like us????
Krissy, it could be due to the programme showing at different times of day. So before or after the watershed that the channel has in place. Great points Cooper |
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« Reply #11 on: April 19, 2009, 09:01:59 PM » |
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That, and the fact that stupid horny pervs ruin everything. I love you brother! |
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« Reply #12 on: April 19, 2009, 09:06:43 PM » |
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I've seen entertainment programs on TV here in the UK that have shown nudism/naturism before the watershed.
Infact, there is a program here called "a place in the sun" where the host is showing people around homes in some hot country outside here and this program years ago used to be shown at around 4pm/4:30pm and one i saw was showing what some of the life is like locally and it had a nude woman playing tennis with someone. So, nudity is shown on some programs as a way of life for some and therefore because it isn't being shown as sexual it isn't really something that should be shown after the watershed.
When i was in Australia i used to go to the movie store quite alot and there was a movie i saw released in Australia (i believe is available in UK too) about aboriginals telling a story. It more or less was from beginning to end showing nudity. The nudity covered people of all ages and because it was deemed a natrual nudity kinda movie the certification in Australia stated that it had "Contains scenes of naturism" or something to that effect. Nothing about sex or anything.
Alot of the certification and program showing times are to go with the reputation of the magazine/television program/movie. A movie could contian one scene of sex in it despite it being predominently naturist style yet it will be classed as a movie containing adult themes rather than naturism.
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« Reply #13 on: April 19, 2009, 11:46:57 PM » |
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I just want to know why, when you see some of those "naked tribal" shows on TV... Why do they blur out stuff on the naked people sometimes, but the next time you see the same show the parts aren't blurred out??? Can't we make up our minds? I also find it interesting that it's okay to show those "savages" totally naked. It's like they're not really human like us "civilized" people.... Who came up with the idea that they're not human and that they're not just like us????
Krissy, it could be due to the programme showing at different times of day. So before or after the watershed that the channel has in place. Great points Cooper Actually that is not much of the issue in the states. We do not hold to the watershed as the rest of the world does. It depends on the channel, the day, the time to some extent for some things, etc. I have seen one channel show 'aboriginal nudity' @ 3pm on a monday, and have the same series with blurs @ 3pm saturday. I have not found a rhyme nor reason. |
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IslandSteveZ
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« Reply #14 on: April 20, 2009, 06:45:44 AM » |
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I just want to know why, when you see some of those "naked tribal" shows on TV... Why do they blur out stuff on the naked people sometimes, but the next time you see the same show the parts aren't blurred out??? Can't we make up our minds? I also find it interesting that it's okay to show those "savages" totally naked. It's like they're not really human like us "civilized" people.... Who came up with the idea that they're not human and that they're not just like us????
I've thought about that very same question for quite a while now. I remember watching some program not too long ago that was specifically dealing with the taboo of nudity. In fact I think the show was called Taboo. Anyway, they were talking about the differences in how various cultures around the world view nudity. When they showed footage of what they call "indigenous nudity" they only blurred the genitals of children. When they went to a nudist resort here in the U.S. everything was blurred or strategically filmed to not show anything below the neck. I thought it was odd that somehow us "civilized" white folk are different than those dirty jungle dwellers. Yeah I don't get it either. |
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