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Old 11-03-2006, 10:48 AM
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I find the violence v nudity thing even more wierd when it applies to computer games. It's fine for kids to play being murderers, but seeing a breast gets the censors hoping mad. :confused:

I'm british by the way, so girls, if you feel the need to show me your tits, it's cool.

Just so you know.:p
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Old 11-03-2006, 10:55 AM
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The best parts of every day: Getting Lily out of bed and seeing her face light up the second i walk in the room, and getting home from work at the endof the day and seeing her face light up the second i walk in the room.

I think my wife said it best: You can tell i love having my daughter. I knew for thelongest time i wanted a kid,a nd I wanted a daughter. not sure why, i just have always had an affinity for girls (for a long time as a kid i had more girl freinds than boy friends, my first best friend was a girl.. okay, i know why now, moving on..)


its amazing how proud of yourself you get when you realize what you kid is doing.
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Old 11-03-2006, 12:11 PM
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Shouldn't we hide parts of our body if for nothing else to keep them as objects of desire? If you see breasts everyday after a while, probably a long while, they won't be as much of a turn on. Mystery is a wonderful thing, a woman in lingerie can be just as if not more exciting than a naked woman in my opinion. Nudity isn't bad but I think the lack of it everywhere in our culture keeps it more exciting. Plus, nudity is connected with desire is it not? It's normal for a man or woman to desire seeing a naked man or woman based on their sexual preferance. It is not natural to want or need to hurt or kill other people. Maybe people think it's safe to offer up gratuitous amounts of something people don't crave rather than let them overindulge their real thirst. And with my second edit, What about Japan? They allow nudity but pubic hair is off limits. Odd. Different cultures and country have different taboos and I think that's good, keeps us different and lets us search out different things we like from different places. As long as it's not made illegal I'm fine with the way it's viewed. The thing that really pisses me off is ratings but that's another story. (Grand Theft Auto is unplayable because of sex and violence but go ahead and bring your kids to see Terminator 2 or let them rent Texas Chainsaw Massacre). On an almost but not quite semi-related note I saw an interview with Lucy Lu (sp) where she was talking about how the Chinese are enticed by the neck and wrists and really found that interesting.
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Old 11-03-2006, 12:26 PM
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Shouldn't we hide parts of our body if for nothing else to keep them as objects of desire?
Covering them makes them objects of desire.

Yeah, I love breasts - they're fun, but their purpose is to nurture and, as such, are a symbol of motherhood and fertility - nothing to be considered dirty.

The reason men (and women) find this attractive (along with curvy hips and a kind nature) is hard wired into our reptilian brain. It's about findig a good mate for the propogation of the species.

The same reason women (and men) look for a lean, muscularar physique in a man - a good hunter/provider. Yes, we've grown beyond these roles as a species, but the desire in us rather heavily programmed - and reinforced by the media.
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Old 11-03-2006, 12:31 PM
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Covering them makes them objects of desire.

Yeah, I love breasts - they're fun, but their purpose is to nurture and, as such, are a symbol of motherhood and fertility - nothing to be considered dirty.

The reason men (and women) find this attractive (along with curvy hips and a kind nature) is hard wired into our reptilian brain. It's about findig a good mate for the propogation of the species.

The same reason women (and men) look for a lean, muscularar physique in a man - a good hunter/provider. Yes, we've grown beyond these roles as a species, but the desire in us rather heavily programmed - and reinforced by the media.
Yes, so let's keep them covered sometimes, don't lose the mystery. As far as stereotypes being reinforced by the media... not with you %100 percent there. Paris Hilton and woman like her are toted as beautiful and desirable constantly but look as if they couldn't survive giving birth.
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Old 11-03-2006, 12:37 PM
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Yes, so let's keep them covered sometimes, don't lose the mystery. As far as stereotypes being reinforced by the media... not with you %100 percent there. Paris Hilton and woman like her are toted as beautiful and desirable constantly but look as if they couldn't survive giving birth.
I'm with you on that. Titilation is great. Temptation is great.

Paris Hilton is a disgusting piece of trash with really bad skin who appeals to the men of the world who want "a hole" and not a women.

I'll agree that the media is skewing away from the true feminine form and toward something much more androgenous, but that's a simple cultural anomaly - possibly brought on by global over-population?
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Old 11-03-2006, 03:32 PM
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there are a lot of places where women arent covering their breasts that still manage to attract men with their womanly wiles ..

i always thought the 'lets not lose the titillation' a bit of a copout..

god i LOOOOOOOVE womens legs ... they often dont cover them .. and i still am titillated by them after many years...

poof goes the theory !
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Old 11-03-2006, 03:34 PM
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I'm really just trying to subvert everyone's morals in my attept to create a nude orgy planet!

Sounds like a Corman movie
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Old 11-03-2006, 03:35 PM
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This has to go down as one of the best threads in quite some time.
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Old 11-03-2006, 03:43 PM
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there are a lot of places where women arent covering their breasts that still manage to attract men with their womanly wiles ..

i always thought the 'lets not lose the titillation' a bit of a copout..

god i LOOOOOOOVE womens legs ... they often dont cover them .. and i still am titillated by them after many years...

poof goes the theory !

No, because woman's legs are still often covered and you didn't grow up with beatuiful long legs around you all the time. I'm sure if you were born into a family of nudists you wouldn't find the breasts or legs particularly exciting.
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