I simply
can't understand
Why
swimsuits
are in such demand,
They’re
soggy
and damp,
Bind
like a
clamp,
And
hold about
three pounds of sand!!
D.R Benson
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Man
made swimming suits are irrelevant to any activity in, under, or out of
the water. Not only do they not aid swimming, they are a
restrictive
hindrance and uncomfortable irritation while swimming. Man made
swimming
suits are nothing but stupid rags of shame. For those that accept
and consider the whole human body to be inherently good and decent they
are in fact prison suits. Prison suits mandated by unjust laws,
passed
by people with contempt for the human body. Artificial swimming
suits
enforce the idea that there is something shameful, wrong or indecent
with
certain parts of the human body that must be kept covered in public and
hidden. Should we feel that way about our bodies? Is this
attitude
about our bodies healthy? No, in fact this attitude is extremely
destructive and unhealthy. If man made swimming suits had any
real
functional, or beneficial purpose people would always want to wear them
even in the shower or tub when alone, not just at the beach or pool in
public.
There
are good health reasons to NOT wear man made swimming suits. They
do not help to keep us warm or dry, in fact after we come out of the
water
wearing them; they help keep parts of your body cold and wet making you
more susceptible to colds. Exposure of ALL of the skin to the
sun,
without over doing it, aids the synthesis of Vitamin D promoting a
strong
immune system and general health. The skin functions better as a
whole, sensing the environment, and regulating body temperature when
fully
exposed to sun, air, and water unimpeded by any clothing. Tight
clothing,
such as swimming suits and the tights worn for aerobics, jogging, etc.,
may cause health problems by restricting the natural flow of blood and
lymphatic fluid and impeding the removal of toxins from the body.
Artificial swimsuits and other garments such as underwear and athletic
clothing can harbor disease-causing bacteria and yeast. Research
has linked such swimming suits to an increased susceptibility to stings
from sea lice which get trapped in them. (For hikers clothes have
also been shown to increase the chances of being bit by ticks which
hide
or get trapped in them.) On the vanity side, man made swim suits
cause unsightly tan lines. Nude people look younger, perhaps this
is simply because their body isn’t constricted. For example,
seals
are beautiful animals, but wrap one up in clothing like a sausage
casing,
put a girdle on it, and flab's will stick out everywhere making the
poor
seal look like a blob. It works the same way with humans.
People
concerned about weight look much better nude, without artificial
swimming
suits causing flab's to stick out. If someone is trying to loose
weight it should be for health reasons, not to fit into an artificial,
man made swimming suit!
Just
as there are valid reasons for clothing, there are also valid reasons
and
benefits from going without clothing not JUST for sex or bathing, but
also
for activities such as swimming, sunbathing, exercise, relaxing, and
many,
many others. Always wearing clothes in public has been shown to
cause
increased body shame and psychological dependence with many people
tying
their self-identity, acceptance, and worth to the clothes they
wear.
They are unable to accept themselves for who they are. We are all
born with a body. We spend our entire lives in it. There
are
two basic verities, known to all, male and
'female.
Yet many can’t bare to see their nudity or that of others, they think
it’s
indecent! It is unhealthy if you can’t look at someone that is
completely
naked without discomfort. Discomfort with nudity partly explains
why people have problems relating to and accepting others, as well as
themselves.
It means you are unable to completely accept yourself and others as
you/they
are.
Clothing
creates a series of false images people use everyday to represent
themselves
in misleading ways. If you’re dignity, respect, self-esteem, or
anything
emotional is tied to the clothing you wear or the act of wearing
clothing,
if you feel you are shameful or indecent without clothing, you need a
more
solid self-image. I can’t fathom why a person has to wear
something
to maintain their dignity. We were created with dignity, clothes
don’t give us dignity, they cover and hide our inherent, natural
dignity!
That many people can’t bare to associate with others without hiding
behind
clothing and demand that everyone else must do the same is a sign of
deep
insecurity and/or the result of false thinking (or conditioning)
regarding the decency of the body. It’s time to stop this
insanity
and for people who know the human body is good and decent to stop
covering
up because of those who believe it is obscene.
For
a religious person to be ashamed of nudity shows they believe there is
something wrong with how their creator made them, which logically means
there must also be something wrong with the creator to have made them
in
such a shameful way. Sadly a spirit/body dualism characterizes
much
of Christianity. This however does not come from the Bible or
ancient
Judaism; instead it comes from a Gnostic heresy that has infected much
Christian thought and writing from the first century onward. The
Bible states that all of God’s creation is very good in Gen. 1:31 and
reaffirms
it many times through scripture.
Don’t
to fool yourself that you should wear a swimming suit for
modesty.
Covering only small parts of the body when there is no practical or
functional
reason to only heightens interest in those parts by drawing attention
to
them. In fact calling attention to one’s genitals, buttocks, and
breasts is a well understood purpose of most modern swimming suits,
both
in design and in use. We become curious and tantalized by things
that are hidden, things we want to see but can’t (which means
insisting
that even more of the body be kept covered, to reduce sexual interest
in
it, actually makes it even more tantalizing, not less!). Such
hidden
things are as tantalizing as forbidden fruit to Adam and Eve or an off
limits cookie jar full of cookies to a child. Well, perhaps this
does mean that man-made swimsuits may have some purpose out of the
water!
But, ask yourself, do you really want people to be curious about and
tantalized
by your emphasized and hidden body parts or to be attracted to the
whole
you?
Interest
in the human body is natural but when there is no healthy, non-sexual
way
to satisfy that interest it can manifest itself in sexually unhealthy
ways.
For example: the U. S. has the highest teenage pregnancy rate as well
as
the highest percentage of sex crimes in the developed world. The
U. S. also has one of the biggest hang-ups with nudity! This is
the
heritage of those that consider the body to be obscene! Those
that
view nudity as indecent have a deeper reason why they have to hide who
they are and demand the same of others. It has nothing to do with
nudity itself. It is insecurity at some level. It’s time we
freed ourselves from bondage to their (or our own) insecurities, shame,
and self-contempt! Many people don’t wear artificial, man-made
swimming-suits
as a matter of conscience. They believe that the whole human body
is good, wholesome, pure, decent and refuse to wear a such swimsuits or
other unnecessary clothing out of shame. If you agree join
us...
Become a Shame Breaker, take off shame with your artificial swimming
suit
and put on body respect!
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