Why Do We Wear Clothes?

Ommin · 2013-03-14T19:14:07+00:00

There's something called the Venus Project and the "leader" has an interesting take on human sexuality regarding clothes (taken from the fAQ on tvp.com) "We view the facts of sex are as follows: If children are raised in an environment where nude swimming is the norm, then their sexual attitudes and behaviors will evolve differently than in situations where their bodies are always covered and hidden. Aberrant sexual behavior and fetishes would probably disappear in cultures where unclothed bodies are regarded as natural. Deviant sexual behaviors like Peeping Toms, selling nudity in magazines, exhibitionism, and similar activities are mostly generated in societies where sex is covert and people are deprived about it. Unfortunately, much religious training seeks to perpetuate conventional sexual attitudes with particular emphasis on feelings of guilt. Societies, which accept unscientific values and beliefs about sex, are bound to generate unhealthy deviations involving cruelty, sadism, etc.

Sexual attitudes and behaviors in a saner society will evolve very differently from conventional societies today. We think nudity will become more commonplace on beaches, parks, and elsewhere, and that this will, in fact, become the norm in the future. Non-judgmental attitudes about sexual preference will eventually prevail. Sex in the culture will lack inhibition, thus reducing the interest in dancing girls, enticing displays, sexual extravagance, etc. Sexual distortions and abnormalities result from judgmental religious concepts regarding nudity and sexual preference.

Jacque Fresco, founder of The Venus Project, once lived on a Polynesian island in the South Pacific where the natives wore no clothing. This was associated with a completely different value system concerning sex and nudity. They did not behave like people do in a sexually deprived culture. The males didn't stare at the female body, but rather looked into their eyes when speaking to them. During sex they stroked the entire body. When you pet a dog you don't stop at the balls--you stroke the entire dog. They were uninterested in photos of nudes, male or female. They didn't brag about sexual conquests or emphasize their sexual behavior, and it appeared to be as natural as any other activity among them. They engaged in sex when they were old enough to do so and did so without cruelty or fetishes. Those distortions mostly occur in modern "civilization" where deprivation and sexual morality are dominant.

The Venus Project feels that sexual preferences are byproducts of a person's experiences and we make no judgments regarding those preferences. Our aim is to find out what conditions are responsible for deviant behavior in all aspects of society and then to scientifically design an environment that will evolve the best in human values and relationships. A better social design in a resource-based economy will evolve productive and cooperative citizens."

SequencingLife · 2013-03-15T01:16:38+00:00

Have you actually been to a place that snows? I once went naked (boxers only) running around in snow and got hypothermia in 10mn. I felt like I was burning and felt itchy all over.

logicalmisologist · 2013-03-15T03:46:20+00:00

Now the average American wears clothes to hide their hideous potato-like bodies.

10199 · 2013-03-15T04:16:42+00:00

"Why Do We Wear Clothes?" come to Russia and u'll understand...

RedSunBlue · 2013-03-15T04:34:04+00:00

Why Do We Wear Clothes?

For many Polynesians and Native Americans, because White christians.

[deleted] · 2013-03-15T08:50:46+00:00

Everyone knows that weather is a social construct created by the patriarchy designed to make women feel ashamed of themselves and powerless to the men who enslave them...

And men just wear clothes so people don't check out their dicks all the time.

[deleted] · 2013-03-15T17:56:51+00:00

i live in near the Rockies, so i'd die without clothing. but i see what you're saying.

however, have you ever tried to cook with oil while naked? or operate a lathe, power saw, or plasma welder naked? or tried to hike through a humid subtropical forest full of poison sumac and brambles while naked? i feel compelled to at least protect by genitals and feet with clothing in all those situations.

Whisper · 2013-03-14T19:57:14+00:00

Why Do We Wear Clothes?

Because we are primarily adapted for a tropical environment, then secondarily adapted for the ice age that came along later.

Title	Why Do We Wear Clothes?
Author	Ommin
Upvotes	8
Comments	15
Date	March 14, 2013 5:51 PM UTC (13 years ago)
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