Anyone who has ever read a National Geographic is probably aware that there are people in this world who walk around naked all the time, and without any shame whatsoever.
Any parent knows that very young kids don't mind running around naked. It's only after they get older that they begin to have shame, after they've been taught by their parents to be ashamed.Is shame of nudity something that we are born with or is it something we must be taught?
It depends on how small your pecker is.
If it's small, it's natural to be ashamed.
In cases like mine, it isn't shame baby, it's modesty!Is shame of nudity something that we are born with or is it something we must be taught?
I agree with you. It is definitely learned.Is shame of nudity something that we are born with or is it something we must be taught?
you kind of answered your own question there. it must be taught to us by our parents
Are questions posted for others to answer or do you just like to advertise your feelings on a subject?
It is taught to be ashamed of our bodies.
Well, I was going to answer this by mentioning my cousin Sharon, who used to get home from kindergarten, strip off all her clothes, and go out front to play, but you seem to have answered the question already.
I think we are taught because there are nudists out there.
no question we are taught it. have you ever seen a baby be ashamed of being naked? i think not!
Children have no awareness.
They were like Adam and Eve before the fall.
As for the tribes who walk around naked, theyre not fully naked. Have you noticed?
But then again, are they truly aware you think? Or do they live mostly like animals who arent aware of things?
I think that other question answered yours already.
learned
and some people need to learn it better
In the US, it's mandatory that you think any and all forms of nudity should be viewed in a sexual manner, thus making the displays wrong and illegal. This ensures an enormous network of repressed peope who will express themselves in harmful ways.
It's learned behaviour, of course. Except for the instinctive urge to protect ones genitals and other vulnerable parts when threatened.
Its defiantly learned. Its who we are, we should not be ashamed.
My 2 and 5 year old kids can show you that it is certainly a learned response, which they have yet to learn.
Must be taught--I'm not worried about nudity-doesn't bother me in the least. We have a great nude beach down this way.
Anyone with teenage children observe that a certain modesty occurs naturally as their bodies change from child to adult, at leats until they get used to their new bodies.
Maybe with sin comes the shame of nakedness?
Before sin:
Genesis 2:25
And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
After sinning:
Genesis 3:7
And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
But obviously God wants us to be modest so it won't cause others to lust and sin. The Bible calls us to be modest and God also made clothing for Adam and Eve out of animals skins after they sinned.
You've answered your own question. A fear of the naked human body is definitely something learned not inherited. It seems strange that in Europe violence in the media is looked down upon but nudity is not and in the US it is just the opposite. We in the US are especially uptight and censored in our views of nudity and sex.
My kids would be naked every minute if I let them. lol.
You don't have kids, do you? If you did u would know that at certain ages, most kids will take off their clothes every chance they get. Then, if you don't make them put their clothes on, you get called a heathen or a bad mother and the officials come after you. Isn't it more 'cultural' than anything else? Think about it. Our USofA has become more censorious than India, and prolly at least as bad as China. (And you know btw; National Geographic is still considered a 'dirty' magazine by some weird nellies.)
Shame of nudity is what society attempts along with christianity to engrain into you. With some it stays and others just throw off the shackles of idiocy and go naked. I know I have.
It is considered to be socially unacceptable, so that is why we usually do not run around au natural. It is something that we learn subtly as we grow older, and it is understood to be wrong. I personally don't see anything wrong with it, except for that most people give it a sexual undertone, and that is where the problems start.
The examples you've shown are pretty clear evidence that the moral attitude of shame is a learned thing.
I just wonder how long it will take us to teach a similar shame for the ignorance of speaking and the lies of spreading God-belief.
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Body shame is taught - and can be unlearned. There is no shame in nakedness.
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