How comfortable are men with being nude in communal showers and locker rooms in your country or culture?

how the heck was it confidence? how old are you healthier self confidence doesnt come from being naked

Growing up seeing normal, everyday naked bodies can really help build confidence and a healthy self-image because it makes you realize that all bodies are natural and that there’s no need to feel ashamed or compare yourself to unrealistic standards like those that you see in the media or those Instagram models. You start to see that human bodies come in every size, shape, and form imperfections are normal from an early age, which helps you feel more comfortable in your own skin. Plus, being naked is one of the most vulnerable ways you can be, so if you feel secure and comfortable with that and with your body, it puts you in a better position to handle other types of scenarios and boosts your self-confidence in different situations.
 
oh because we dont do well in cold hot weather we are not raccoons that have fur or camels that can store water

Now you are just making excuses. :)

The environments that have been under discussion are not known for temperature extremes.
 
Growing up seeing normal, everyday naked bodies can really help build confidence and a healthy self-image because it makes you realize that all bodies are natural and that there’s no need to feel ashamed or compare yourself to unrealistic standards like those that you see in the media or those Instagram models. You start to see that human bodies come in every size, shape, and form imperfections are normal from an early age, which helps you feel more comfortable in your own skin. Plus, being naked is one of the most vulnerable ways you can be, so if you feel secure and comfortable with that and with your body, it puts you in a better position to handle other types of scenarios and boosts your self-confidence in different situations.
in what situations are you going to see people naked? there was a reason boys and man stopped getting naked read up on how they said what you said and in reality it was to humilate the male body my god
 
in what situations are you going to see people naked? there was a reason boys and man stopped getting naked read up on how they said what you said and in reality it was to humilate the male body my god

I don't believe that. Could you share any links or evidence to support your statement that men stopped getting naked because they were humiliated?
 
in what situations are you going to see people naked? there was a reason boys and man stopped getting naked read up on how they said what you said and in reality it was to humilate the male body my god

dude, that's bs. you're just making that up.

sounds like you’ve got pretty conservative views on nudity, maybe you grew up in a religious family or somewhere where nudity’s seen as super sexual or bad.
 
I don't believe that. Could you share any links or evidence to support your statement that men stopped getting naked because they were humiliated?
For the first decades of the 20th century, male nude swimming was associated with a trope of the "old swimming hole" as representing childhood innocence and adult masculinity. In their own classes, nudity was rare for girls based upon an assumption of modesty, but might include young children.


swimming naked
 
For the first decades of the 20th century, male nude swimming was associated with a trope of the "old swimming hole" as representing childhood innocence and adult masculinity. In their own classes, nudity was rare for girls based upon an assumption of modesty, but might include young children.


swimming naked
Thanks. What I understood from these articles is that societal changes, particularly around nudity, privacy, and modesty, led younger generations to feel awkward about nude swimming in schools, even though it was more widely accepted by previous generations. I think that this goes with the main idea that I said earlier in this thread, that when people grow up in a culture/society where nudity is normalized and not stigmatized, they’re less likely to feel discomfort in situations like locker rooms or swimming naked.

In this case, nude swimming was the norm for most of the 19th and early 20th century, and most boys didn't think much about being nude in front of others. Privacy and personal space were not a big deal back then, especially for men. As societal norms shift after the 40s and 50s, so do individual attitudes. This was because society had developed new expectations around personal space and body modesty, and being nude in front of peers at schools wasn’t as readily accepted as it had been before. By the time swimsuits became the norm and privacy more valued, the practice of nude swimming had simply fallen out of step with the times. What seems to have happened is that the institutions enforcing these rules were slow to adapt to these changes. While schools might have still viewed the practice as a harmless tradition, the students experiencing it began to see it as awkward or even embarrassing. The disconnect between the longstanding rules and the evolving cultural attitudes created tension, making nude swimming feel out of place by the latter half of the century.

But, in these articles, there is no evidence that the practice was malicious or done with the purpose of humiliating or victimizing the boys, it was just a reflection of broader society's views of the time and then cultural change.
 
Thanks. What I understood from these articles is that societal changes, particularly around nudity, privacy, and modesty, led younger generations to feel awkward about nude swimming in schools, even though it was more widely accepted by previous generations. I think that this goes with the main idea that I said earlier in this thread, that when people grow up in a culture/society where nudity is normalized and not stigmatized, they’re less likely to feel discomfort in situations like locker rooms or swimming naked.

In this case, nude swimming was the norm for most of the 19th and early 20th century, and most boys didn't think much about being nude in front of others. Privacy and personal space were not a big deal back then, especially for men. As societal norms shift after the 40s and 50s, so do individual attitudes. This was because society had developed new expectations around personal space and body modesty, and being nude in front of peers at schools wasn’t as readily accepted as it had been before. By the time swimsuits became the norm and privacy more valued, the practice of nude swimming had simply fallen out of step with the times. What seems to have happened is that the institutions enforcing these rules were slow to adapt to these changes. While schools might have still viewed the practice as a harmless tradition, the students experiencing it began to see it as awkward or even embarrassing. The disconnect between the longstanding rules and the evolving cultural attitudes created tension, making nude swimming feel out of place by the latter half of the century.

But, in these articles, there is no evidence that the practice was malicious or done with the purpose of humiliating or victimizing the boys, it was just a reflection of broader society's views of the time and then cultural change.
seeing who you are and such i understand you will never get it!


read idiot


“The first time I joined a gym, I had total locker-room anxiety,” he recalls. “And it took a really long time for that to kind of subside. I mean, it’s not like some businessman going to the gym was going to start picking on me, but it was still in the back of my head.”


Students and coaches rebel​

By the ’70s, pockets of dissent were erupting in Chicago and around the country. At Kennedy High School on the South Side, Connors says boys protested by breaking glass bottles and throwing them in the pool.

“And after they drained, cleaned, and filled up the pool again, they broke more bottles and threw them in the pool again,” Connors remembers. “That’s how much anxiety they were having. They were committing misdemeanors just to avoid having to take all their clothes off in front of everybody.”

And in the Albany Park neighborhood on the North Side, Roosevelt High School coach Manny Weincord staged a different kind of protest. By the early ’70s, he says boys were skipping class and weren’t learning life-saving swimming skills because of the rule.

Weincord took the issue to CPS’ central office, where he recalls telling officials, “These boys are sitting up in the balcony in their street clothes because they don’t want to get nude. You’re taking a great activity aways from these boys … an activity that could save lives.”

But when officials wouldn’t budge, Weincord says he took matters into his own hands and dropped the rule at Roosevelt in the early ’70s.
 
seeing who you are and such i understand you will never get it!


read idiot


“The first time I joined a gym, I had total locker-room anxiety,” he recalls. “And it took a really long time for that to kind of subside. I mean, it’s not like some businessman going to the gym was going to start picking on me, but it was still in the back of my head.”


Students and coaches rebel​

By the ’70s, pockets of dissent were erupting in Chicago and around the country. At Kennedy High School on the South Side, Connors says boys protested by breaking glass bottles and throwing them in the pool.

“And after they drained, cleaned, and filled up the pool again, they broke more bottles and threw them in the pool again,” Connors remembers. “That’s how much anxiety they were having. They were committing misdemeanors just to avoid having to take all their clothes off in front of everybody.”

And in the Albany Park neighborhood on the North Side, Roosevelt High School coach Manny Weincord staged a different kind of protest. By the early ’70s, he says boys were skipping class and weren’t learning life-saving swimming skills because of the rule.

Weincord took the issue to CPS’ central office, where he recalls telling officials, “These boys are sitting up in the balcony in their street clothes because they don’t want to get nude. You’re taking a great activity aways from these boys … an activity that could save lives.”

But when officials wouldn’t budge, Weincord says he took matters into his own hands and dropped the rule at Roosevelt in the early ’70s.
I thought we could have a civil discussion and, even if we disagreed, keep it respectful. Since you've resorted to insults, I’m going to end the conversation here. If you're upset for some reason, I hope things get better for you. Have a great day!
 
thank god! unless its sexual no need to see someone naked guys were forced to get naked why because boys had too to be become more confident bullshit
No. It’s because boys and men are second class people in society. Males will never be on the same level as females, which are viewed as a superior and more valuable being compared to men. Their bodies are not respected the moment they are born (if American,Muslim,or African). What makes you think they would care about the most intimate and private areas of males being exposed to the world, when they didn’t even value them when they strapped them down and sliced up their genitals for profit?
 
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Question: so for you, nudity is just sexual? Do you believe that the body should always be covered in front of others unless for having sex? Do you think that the naked body is wrong or something to be ashamed?
He’s American, so yeah. Americans are very puritanical and almost like Muslims in their ways.
 
No. It’s because boys and men are second class people in society. Males will never be on the same level as females, which are viewed as a superior and more valuable being compared to men. Their bodies are not respected the moment they are born (if American,Muslim,or African). What makes you think they would care about the most intimate and private areas of males being exposed to the world, when they didn’t even value them when they strapped them down and sliced up their genitals for profit?
Since when are men second-class citizens compared to women? As far as I know, this is still a man's world.
 
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