Naked and Ashamed -- It's An American Thing
Momlogic's Talitha: Covering up your body is hurting you -- and your children.
When the topic came up as to whether or not the moms in our office would go naked in a spa, I was shocked to find that only a few would. I have to say, as someone who was raised in Europe, I find this very disturbing and it's left me pondering why so many women feel this way. In other cultures, being naked is a completely normal thing -- in advertising, on television, in magazines and even at the beach. We are not taught to cover up our bodies, to hide our boobs when we're three years old, or to be ashamed when we see a naked body on television. Maybe in America, the very thing that is trying to "protect" us is having the exact opposite effect. Why else would so many women and girls be ashamed to do simple things like change in front of friends or wear a bathing suit?!
You were conditioned to believe that seeing a nipple (Janet Jackson) is an awful, shameful, terrible thing -- it's a nipple for God's sake. Just think, had you been taught to run around naked and free all your life, you would have experienced a whole different world -- then AND now.
I went to visit family last summer and while at the beach I noticed that despite cellulite, stretch marks and boobs hanging down to their belly buttons, women (even in their sixties and up) were walking around without their tops on, happy as clams. Next time you have the opportunity to take it off, try to let go of some of that American shame -- especially in a safe place like the spa. You'll feel liberated ... I promise.
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