#14 Nudity censorship in the US vs. Europe

How is it that in the USA you can watch a murder on a TV show with the full fledged gory parts or a person shooting, stabbing, hanging, or otherwise killing another person? BUT! Show a nipple and the whole protocol for delaying live TV is changed and/or the TV show is yanked off the air if it made it past the barrage of censorship prior to airing.

Here look at this dead body rotting, but make sure her nipples are covered!

I don't understand how come nudity is such a taboo, yet watching someone die or witnessing the most violent scenes of rape (minus nudity) and fighting are allowed. Look at British TV, they show nudity all the time! Here is a rundown of the top 5 shows that Telegraph reviewed in 2008:

1 How to Look Good Naked (Ch4)

The great pioneer of TV nudity for all is the spectacularly camp Gok Wan who advises women on make-up, self esteem, and how to make the most of their bangers ("Whether you're packing a couple of zeppelins under your vest top or packing it full of chicken fillets."). A good time was had by all.

2 Miss Naked Beauty (Ch4)

Gok Wan strikes again -- this time getting 7000 women to enter a natural beauty contest without make-up. In the voting a six foot two inch goth with tattoos lost out to a pretty student with freckles. So what's new?

3. Dawn Gets Naked (BBC3)

The laudable aim of the presenter Dawn Porter was to defy the tyranny of airbrushed beauty and celebrate the reality of the female body. After an investigative tour of plastic surgeons, striptease classes and nudist colonies, she enlisted dozens of women to join her in travelling naked around London on an open-top double-decker bus

4. The Great British Body (ITV)
Presented by Trinny Woodhall and Susannah Constantine, this programme had a bewildering range of objectives. They were to celebrate the British and their bodies, get everyone to appear naked in a human sculpture, discover everything about the British body today, organise a great British body road show and hold "the biggest ever British body audit."

5. Naked News (you can catch it on YouTube)
Out on the wilder extremes of the digital platform buried among the plethora of adult channels is Naked News which combines striptease and news reading. The trouble is that the nudity stops you listening to the news and the reports on tsunamis or terrorist bombs stops most of the erotic buzz.

In addition there is an art show in British TV that shows nude models, so in a non-sexual way there is nudity. I'd like to see PBS air a show about figure drawing!

Nudity in a non-sexual way

I know there is a thing called cable where nudity is prevelant, but not everybody has cable. Everyone in England can get the channels listed above. It goes beyond tv, look at The Sun newspaper (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/)  and check out page 3... there is a topless woman in there everyday! Also note that she's isnt photoshoped like the women in the US are! You get to see veins and other parts of the body that every woman really has!

I hate that it seems appropriate in the US to have uber violence but not show the naked human body. Maybe this is why there are so many teen pregnancies over here because the body is so hidden, kids can't wait to discover what all the hype is about! I know i know, the US has tons of violence too and they show that all the time on TV, but I just think the US can learn something from Europe and show a little more skin!

I just find it interesting that nudity, especially a woman's breasts, is so taboo when they are a source for food and are not genitalia at all! Both sexes have breasts/nipples but it's women that have to cover up.

Anyway this has been a long rant with not nearly enough naked people presented in this post. I'm afraid if I post nudity then my blogger account will be suspended or something dumb like that!

How to spot a Male Match.com loser!

*photo may or may not be representational of my actual self.

1. You start your profile with: “I don‘t really like talking about myself, but here goes….” How pitiful, insecure and low self esteem-ish can you be? This is a dating site, what the “F” else are you going to talk about???

2. You work hard but play even harder!! Can Mr. Cliche come out and play?? Any guy who uses this term has no hope, they are dull to the bone (if they even have a spine).

3. You mention the beach or the ocean…. Walking on it, ect. Do you like breathing air too? Great, we have that in common also! The only thing that doesn’t like the beach is a whale because it usually means they are dead or about to be.

4. You have a cat, poodle, yorkie, chihuahua or any other type of animal a woman or homosexual typically has, in your pictures. Unless you have an excuse like your mom’s last dying wish was for you to care for her precious Schnookums… you are gay! Women love puppies, not grown men with fluffy dogs and especially not cats! Anything but cats!

5. You are really proud you are old and still ride your Harley like a tough guy. You make it clear that women must love to ride because you are hard as nails and free as a bird… society can not contain you, you are a rebel!! When I see an old dude on a motorcycle, I imagine a dog hanging it’s head out a car window with it’s loose, droopy face flapping in the wind. But hey, both look pretty happy while doing it! And another thought that crosses my mind is VIENNA SAUSAGE…. a very small weenie, surrounded by metal and full of sodium… gross!

6. You start your profile saying you just got out of prison, are fat, bald and have no teeth. And then say “Just kidding, now that I have your attention!!!” HARDY HAR HAR!!! Really, are you that stupid?? REALLY?? If you can find a woman who thinks that’s humorous, marry that stupid bitch. I strongly suggest that one of you gets your tubes tied.

7. You are a tatted bad boy. You claim to only date super models with your drug dealin' income and wear a bandana like you are in a gang. You are throwing hand signs and usually in the background of your pics, is a flowery couch with a knitted shawl draped across it, that looks like you’re at grandma’s house. Wow, you go tough guy… tell Grandma Hilda I said hi! You probably live in her basement and she's too terrified to throw you out. She's counting the days until you get arrested so she can change her phone number.

8. You have shirtless pics taken in your bathroom that looks like a pubic hair bomb went off in it! There's enough toothpaste spray on that mirror to empty a windex bottle to get it clean! With a bathroom that dirty, you definitely have creepy crawlers in your crack!

9. You want a woman with a good head on her shoulders. Well I don’t know about you, but most people’s heads are located in the same place, whether or not they are good heads is another matter. Or is that a new way of saying you just want good head?! Technically you should be looking for a woman with a good head on her neck, because no one’s head is located on their shoulders. Although there are probably a few in the middle east, somewhere in a small village, if you can afford the airfare.

10. Last but not least, your main pic is of you making a funny face or wearing a clown wig. You want women to think you are a different kind of guy, the life of the party, never a dull moment! Life is a bouquet of spontaneity and laughs when you are around. This guy has to be cool as hell! His picture is rock solid proof! RIGHT?!!?? WRONG! Women want men to be like Fabio or someone hot and sexy, duh… not Goofy or Dorky the Clown or someone who is gonna fart in our face a light a match. Go play with your chihuaua…….. I meant your dog you idiot.