This article is about the scientific and cultural facts about human nudity. For nudity in the arts and other visual media, see
Depictions of nudity
.
Nudity
(or
nakedness
) is when a
human
is not wearing
clothing
.
Humans
evolved
to be mostly hairless. All other
primates
have fur. During
prehistoric
times, humans continued to be fully naked when it was warm, using animal skins when it was cool. Before clothing, humans
decorated
their bodies with
jewelry
,
paint
,
tattoos,
and
scars
. They made
belts
and
bags
to carry
tools.
They made
masks
and disguises to be less visible while
hunting
. When they moved
out of Africa
, people used the same
crafts
to make things to cover their bodies, not only to protect them from the cold but also from the
dust
and
sun
of the
desert
.
Humans wear decorations and clothes as
nonverbal communication
. It shows their
personality
and group membership. In the modern world, there are many rules about nudity.
Traditional
Jewish
,
Christian
, and
Muslim
people dress
modestly
. They are never without clothes in places where other people can see them. This does not include their
spouses
or family members of the same
gender
.
Naturists
believe being nude is good for health and well-being.
[1]
Nudity is a normal part of everyday life for
sports
and play in the
Netherlands
,
Scandinavia
, and Germany.
[2]
With so many ways of thinking about nudity, there are also
many words to use
. In English,
nude
and
naked
both mean being unclothed, but sometimes have different meanings.
Nude
is from Norman
French
.
Naked
is from
Anglo-Saxon
. Being naked may mean not being fully dressed.
Stark naked
means to have no
clothes
at all. Being nude is more about the social meaning of not having clothes.
[3]
There are
euphemisms
for nudity such as "birthday suit," "in the altogether," and "in the buff."
[4]
Partial nudity usually does not cover parts of the body thought of as sexual. This includes the
buttocks
and the female
breasts
.
Functional nudity
is when a person is nude by necessity, such as when group bathing or changing clothes in a locker room. A similar idea is called
contextual nudity, which says
that nudity may be normal only at a particular time and place, such as during medical treatment.
The nude
is used to talk about unclothed people in works of art. In 1956, art historian Kenneth Clark wrote a book, "The Nude: A Study in Ideal Form," in which he says the nude in art may be
beautiful
, but being naked in real life is embarrassing.
[5]
In 1972, artist and art critic
John Berger
said almost the opposite: that the nude in art is
voyeurism
, but being naked in real life is to be one's true self.
[6]
Why did humans lose their hair?
[
change
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change source
]
The loss of body hair was one of a group of
adaptations
that are part of
human evolution
.
[7]
Modern humans
evolved in Africa from
hunter-gatherers
in
terrain
different from where
hominins
had lived before. There were fewer trees and more exposure to the Sun.
Sweat
drying on bare skin cooled the body better when hunting for food, so less hairy hominins survived. Against this is the awkward fact that almost no other mammals in tropical regions are so naked of hair, especially those that live in the open.
Because the brain produces a lot of heat, better cooling of the body favors an increase in brain size. Early humans had learned to make tools and weapons, those with larger brains made them better. On the other hand, human heads are more vulnerable. In adapting to running and carrying weapons, humans became
fully upright
. Being upright was good for mothers to carry their babies, who no longer had fur to cling to.
[8]
Being smarter and having their hands free, humans could also make better tools. Intelligence is a better reason. Being upright also reduced Sun exposure except for the top of the head, which remained covered with hair. Skin became darker as protection from the Sun.
[9]
[10]
Humans
with modern
bodies
first existed between 350,000 and 260,000 years ago.
[11]
They were large-brained, walked upright, had dark skin, and were naked. Modern human behaviors, such as making art, burying the dead, and wearing clothes began at least 100,000 years later. These behaviors were the beginnings of human
culture
.
One of the earliest works of art known is the
Venus of Willendorf
, a small
statuette
of a nude woman. The face of the woman is not visible. The belly of the woman as well as her breasts are exaggerated. It is not known what the statuette meant to the people who made it, or what importance it had.
There are many questions about the beginnings of clothing because little remains of the plant and animal materials used for clothing many thousands of years ago. What has been found are the stone and bones tools and some of the things made with them. An example is the shells with holes made to string into a necklace. Making string and a tool to make a small hole are some of the same
technology
needed to make clothing.
[12]
Humans
migrated
out of Africa during periods of warmer weather. During the last
ice age
, clothing was needed to survive in some of these places. Close-fitting clothes that hold in the heat of the body could not be made until people had the tools needed. The first
sewing
needles
were found with the remains of
cro-magnon
people who lived about 40,000 years ago.
[13]
Another way of dating the origin of clothing is based upon the
genetic
difference between human head
lice
and the lice that live in clothing. A study shows that wearing clothes most of the time may have begun between 83,000 years ago and 170,000 years ago. This could mean that the use of clothing began before migration out of Africa, allowing humans to do so.
[14]
Clothing has become the customary covering for humans, but not for everyone at all times. In
prehistory
, clothes were worn only when needed to stay warm.
Hunter-gatherers
in the
topics
were naked most of the time, and are today in the remaining isolated communities.
[15]
[16]
Before clothing, people had ornamented their bodies with
jewelry
,
scarification
,
tattoos
, and
body painting
. Different ornaments and clothing showed both
individuality
and group membership. More and better clothing and ornaments were worn by people in higher positions in society. For many thousands of years, humans lived in tribes of about 150 individuals. They rarely met strangers. When populations grew, people began living in contact with larger groups. They met others that they did not know. The difference between private and public places began. Clothing and ornamentation worn in public became important to show others who they were and their position in the society.
At the end of prehistory, between 7 and 9 thousand years ago, people began to settle in one place, becoming the first
civilizations
.
[17]
As civilizations became larger, clothing became more important to show social position. A
Roman citizen
wore a
toga
in public but was nude at the public baths. Not dressing properly might be uncomfortable, but not shameful.
[18]
Only members of the Abrahamic religions;
Judaism
,
Christianity
, and
Islam
believed that everyone feels shame about nudity and sex.
[19]
Early civilizations valued the naked body. Many made images of their
deities
as perfect humans without clothing. In Ancient Greek mythology, although male gods ruled, goddesses were the source of life.
Gaia
was mother of the titan
Prometheus
who created man out of mud, and the goddess
Athena
breathed life into his creation.
[20]
The
creation story
of the
Abrahamic religions
begins with nudity as innocence that becomes shame with knowledge of good and evil. In present
Western cultures
, with both the Greek and Abrahamic history, nudity is thought of as shameful by some but by others as natural, innocent and beautiful.
[21]
- Early civilizations: Nude deities
In the earliest
civilizations
with warm climates, only people of high social positions would be clothed at all times in public. The average person in
Mesopotamia
and
Ancient Egypt
owned a single piece of cloth that was wrapped or tied to cover the
genitals
. Both men and women would be bare-chested and barefooted. Herders, fishermen, and others would be naked while doing work that was hot, dirty, or wet. Those of low social position and
slaves
might have no clothing. Children would be naked until about age 12.
[22]
It was not until the
New Kingdom
of Egypt that upper-class women wore dresses and ornamentation which covered their breasts. This clothing is often shown in
movies
and
television
as representing Ancient Egypt in all periods.
[23]
- Early civilizations: Everyday nudity
-
Ancient Egyptian workers on white plaster, Egypt about 2500?2300 BC
-
Painting of a fisherman on white plaster,
Greece
1600?1500 BC
-
Musicians and dancers, on a tomb in Thebes, about 1400 BC
Many think the
Ancient Greeks
were often nude, but public nudity was only for religious events.
[24]
Most famous are the
Ancient Olympics
, at which the male
athletes
were nude.
[25]
It was not until the 5th Century BC that
Spartan
women were bare-chested or nude for sports.
In stories written in China as early as the fourth century BC, nudity is an insult to human
dignity
. The belief was that "humanness" in Chinese society is earned by correct behavior.
[26]
Modern
colonialism
and racism began when Christian and Muslim people more often had contact with Indigenous peoples of the tropics. In his diaries,
Christopher Columbus
writes that the people of Guanahani in the
Bahamas
were entirely naked, and gentle. He also thought that they were less than fully human, and could be
exploited
.
[27]
This led to the
stereotype
of the "naked savage".
[28]
At first, Islam was limited to large towns. In other places,
paganism
continued. Traveling in
Mali
in the 1350s, Muslim traveler
Ibn Battuta
was shocked by the nudity of female slaves and servants at the court of Sultans.
[29]
European explorers in the 17th century viewed the lack of clothing they found in Africa and
Oceania
as showing a lower state of nature. Colonizers valued nudity in art but thought nakedness in daily life was evidence of
racial inferiority
.
[30]
Books and articles about naked savages became popular in Europe in the 18th century in stories of Pacific island women with bare breasts.
[31]
Paintings and drawings showing Pacific island women with bare breasts were also popular. In the late 19th century, paintings such as Three Tahitian Women, by
Paul Gauguin
in 1896, showed island women with bare breasts.
Non-western peoples during the period were naked only by Western standards, the lower body of adults were covered most of the time. Lacking the idea of shame, clothing might be removed in public for useful or
symbolic
purposes. Children and sometimes women until marriage might be naked as having "nothing to hide".
[32]
Indigenous peoples of North America also did not think of sexuality or nudity with shame. European colonizers found that Natives thought premarital and extramarital sex,
homosexuality
, and
cross-dressing
were normal. This increased their efforts to convert Natives to Christianity. However, thinking of others as less than human could be used to justify conquest and removal.
[33]
Gender differences in nudity are shown from the beginning of history. In the first civilizations, male gods and heroes were naked. Female deities and goddesses were nude or clothed, depending upon the religious meaning they represented. In Ancient Greek art and in life, male nudity represented freedom,
masculinity
, privilege, and physical virtues.
[25]
In the later
Hellenistic
period, nude women began appearing on vases in passive activities, such as bathing.
[34]
With the beginning of the Christianity, women's bodies became a threat to civilized behavior that must be covered. Male nudity was of lesser importance, and might be necessary for hard labor.
[35]
-
Three young women bathing
, 440?430 BCE.
-
Children at the Seashore
by
Joaquin Sorolla
(1903)
-
Breastfeeding in
Natal
,
Brazil
-
An ad for soap showing ordinary behavior for men in the 20th century
-
Medal from the 1920 Olympics references the nudity of athletes in the Ancient Olympics
Thinking women are more modest, more of the female body is covered in everyday life than the male.
[36]
However, it is only in modern times that nudity includes the female breasts. Breasts were thought of first for feeding babies and were symbolic of loving kindness. It was not until the 17th century in Europe that women always had to cover their breasts in public.
[37]
Women
breastfeeding
in public is now protected as a legal right in many countries. In others, it is forbidden. Even in countries where public breastfeeding is allowed, mothers might not do so because other people may object.
[38]
Soon after becoming Pope,
Francis
supported women's right to breastfeed in church.
[39]
From 1860 to 1937 men in the US and UK wore bathing suits that covered the chest in places where women were present.
[40]
When only other men or boys were present, being nude was usual for swimming and bathing until the end of the 20th century. Poor and
working-class
men and boys swam nude in any
river
,
pond
, or
lake
. Women and girls either did not swim or went in the water dressed because it was thought that they must be
modest
at all times.
[41]
When indoor pools were first built in the 1880s male nude swimming continued until the 1960s, when pools became coed.
[42]
[43]
[44]
[45]
Each culture, or
way of life
of a group of people, is unique. However, there are things that are shared by all humans but in different ways.
Anthropology
studies different cultures side by side, showing both what they have in common and how they differ. These common things and their differences are the
dimensions of culture
. An example is the value placed on individuals or groups. Some cultures place a high value on individuality, while other cultures place a high value on community. This is the cultural dimension of
individualism and collectivism
. Cultures are usual somewhere between the two ends of a dimension.
[46]
In thinking about nudity, an important dimension of culture is
private-public
and the behavior that is normal in each.
[47]
- In some cultures,
private
means being entirely alone, defining personal space. In other cultures, privacy includes family and friends.
- Semi-public
includes people less well known, but familiar, defining social space.
- Being in
public
includes everyone. The meaning of public space changed as cities grew.
People wear different amounts of clothing in private places than in public. Semi-public nudity may be necessary, such as when changing clothes or showering after work or exercise. Usual behavior when nude with others include respect for personal space and the separation of genders. In the 21st century, this everyday, non-sexual nudity has become uncomfortable. Changing ideas of
gender
and
sexuality
threaten the idea of separating the sexes.
Digital photography
threatens keeping any behavior private. At the same time, modern
media
contain more images of sexualized nudity. There are fewer ways to learn that nudity is not always sexual. There are fewer places to see ordinary people naked and learn what is normal.
People vary in their comfort with private nudity. A 2018 survey in the US found that 65% of
millennials
slept in the nude. Thirty-nine percent of
baby boomers
slept in the nude.
[48]
In a 2014
UK
survey, 51% of men and 31% of women felt comfortable nude. 26% of men and 17% of women walked about the house nude when no one else was home.
[49]
Body image
is the thoughts and feelings of a person has about their own body. In Western cultures, women often want to be thinner, men more muscular.
[50]
In non-western cultures, body image has a different meaning. In some societies, people think of themselves as part of a group, not as individuals. Where getting enough food is a problem, being thinner is seen as unhealthy. Westernization of cultures has resulted in an increase in body dissatisfaction worldwide.
[51]
Naturists
have long claimed social nudity leads to a better body image. Naturism has not often been studied objectively, but psychologist Keon West of Goldsmiths, University of London found that social nudity reduced body anxiety and increased well-being.
[52]
People with a poor body image improved after a nude social activity.
[53]
[54]
In research by Gordon and Schroeder many differences in parental nudity were found from family to family. According to them, "there is nothing (..) wrong with bathing with children or otherwise appearing naked in front of them". Bath time can be a chance for parents to teach children about their bodies and the bodies of others. They say that by ages five to six, children begin to become
modest
, and recommend being sensitive to their children's wishes.
[55]
Barbara Bonner recommends against nudity in the home if children are showing troublesome sexual behavior.
[56]
In a 1995 Paul Okami found nothing negative in parental nudity.
[57]
Three years later, his team found that, if anything, seeing parents nude had some good effects, especially for boys.
[58]
Most of the places where people are nude with others are semi-private. Access is limited, usually by gender (men or women only), by age (as in schools), or other
factors
. Most of the places for practicing naturism are semi-private, limited by membership or entry fees. There are both written rules and informal expectations that must be observed. When an entire society understands naturism, as in Germany, clothing-optional areas within public spaces become semi-private.
In places so isolated that there is little chance of being seen, it has been understood to be safe for nudity. This includes "skinny-dipping" in any body of water, and hiking in the wild. In the
United States
, there is no law against nudity in national parks. When places become popular with naturists, new laws have been passed.
Until recently, it was thought children had no sexual feelings, and that the nudity of children was innocent.
Very young children want to be nude, not only at home but where others can see. They touch their own bodies and look at the bodies of others. This is part of growing up, with normal behavior at each age.
[59]
Parents and caregivers need to understand these changes as normal to set boundaries on behavior without teaching shame. Signs of problems include children of very different ages touching. Children need to be taught that it is never okay for an older person to touch some of their body parts.
[60]
A 2018 study of Danish childcare found disagreement between caregivers who wanted to continue allowing normal childhood nudity and administrators who have begun to worry about charges of sexual abuse being made.
[61]
It is normal for children to be naked at home, including outdoors, when visitors are present. Parents who see nothing wrong with this may allow it, accepting that most children become more modest as they near
puberty
. In the United States, other adults may not approve, creating problems. Problems include the nude child's playmates also removing their clothes, which the other parents might not want.
[62]
In Northern Europe, children play outdoors nude in public parks and fountains. Travel writer Rick Steves writes, "When the sun's out, Scandinavian parks are packed. ...American visitors will notice a lot of nudity ? topless women and naked kids."
[63]
In sub-Saharan Africa, it is normal for boys and girls in rural areas to play together nude until puberty.
[64]
The naturist point of view is that children are "nudists at heart" and that naturism provides the healthiest environment for growing up.
[65]
Modern psychology agrees that children can benefit from an open environment where the bodies of others their own age of both sexes are not a mystery. However, there is less agreement regarding children and adults other than parents being nude together.
[66]
Until the 1990s in the United States, public swimming pools such as at the
YMCA
allowed parents to bring young children into the changing rooms. The children could see adults and other children of either sex nude. There was sometimes no specific age limit for the children, but in some places up to age 6.
[67]
Soon after, rules were changed allowing only same-sex use of changing rooms. At some places today, family changing rooms have been added.
[68]
- Public and childhood nudity
-
Nudist beach at Herzsprung, Germany (1983).
-
Shower at an amusement park in Berlin, Germany (1987)
-
Communal showers in an East German kindergarten (1987)
In the United States, male nudity was required when indoor pools were first built at the end of the 19th century. Some were built by city governments, others by the
YMCA
. In the 20th century, schools began to build pools. Indoor pools were more common in northern states than in the south. Boys and girls had separate classes, so the boys swam nude while the girls usually wore suits.
[69]
Male nudity was nationwide due to rules from public health organizations about indoor pools. The cleanliness of the pool water was given as the reason. Women's suits were made of cotton, which could be boiled to kill germs. Men's suits were made of wool, which would shrink if boiled. In the early years, fibers from wool suits clogging pool filters were also given as a reason.
[42]
Bathing suits were allowed only for public competitions.
[43]
Young boys might be nude while competing in public.
[70]
Clothed girls and women sometimes attended boys' team practices. Women sometimes coached boy's teams. Male nudity continued until mixed-gender classes were allowed, and slowly stopped in the US when gender equality became law with
Title IX
of the Education Amendments of 1972. In the 21st century, public male nude swimming is largely forgotten, or denied having ever existed.
[71]
Bathing
is known for its benefits to health and well-being. Many societies also bathe for
purification
before or after other activities. Nude bathing in natural hot springs, steam rooms, and sweat lodges have existed since the
Stone Age
, and are found worldwide.
[72]
Public bathing is not always "open to the public". There are fees, and rules that are understood before entry. Often there is separation by gender, but not always. In Finland
[73]
and Germany,
[74]
mixed gender bathing or using a sauna nude is a social activity. The Japanese idea of
hadaka no tsukiai
, or spending time together naked, means classmates, teammates, fellow employees, families or neighbors spend time together naked for social bonding. Usually, this is while bathing at a
bathhouse
or
onsen
.
[75]
[76]
As the 21st century proceeds, almost no bathhouses in Japan are mixed gender.
[
source?
]
South Korean bathhouses (Jjimjilbang) have always been gender-segregated, but nudity is required.
[77]
Although there may be local differences, in the United States, it is generally understood that nudity is not allowed in public saunas. This includes being wrapped only in a towel. Instead, the rules are only about what to wear, bathing suits or loose clothing.
[78]
This is true even though most US saunas are in the single-sex areas.
Until recently in Western cultures, showering after sports with others of the same sex was expected or required. In the 21st century, students in the US and UK avoid showering with their classmates.
[79]
[80]
Locker rooms in American fitness clubs are installing private showers and changing rooms for millennials.
[81]
[82]
In different counties and localities, public nudity is a matter of common understanding of proper behavior. More often, prohibitions regarding exposing the body are written into law. The basic prohibition is outlawing exposure of the genitals in public except where it is specifically allowed. The violation is often called
indecent exposure
or public indecency. Public exposure of breasts, or specifically the nipples, is often included in the legal definition. Most violations are considered minor, but may be crimes when there is intent to cause distress or harm to the person viewing the nudity. Serious crime is assumed when the target of the exposure is a child. Intent is difficult to establish, but is assumed when a single individual exposes their genitals suddenly to strangers in a public place. This is often called "flashing". Such exposure may be a sign of
exhibitionism
, a
mental disorder
marked by feelings of pleasure in exposing oneself.
Some countries allow nudity for recreation. People swim nude at "clothing optional"
beaches
. Often the beaches are public property owned by local or national government. It is not as common in the United States and Canada as in Europe. It is common on the
Mediterranean
.
There are other types of nude recreation. There are some nude
bicycle
tours and nude hiking. Nude hiking in the Alps is popular with German tourists. In 2009,
Appenzell Innerrhoden
, a small
Swiss
canton
, voted to stop nude hiking, imposing a fine.
[83]
Nudity in public may also be allowed, depending upon the openness of a society to individual expression. Exceptions are limited to specific times, places, or other
factors
. Nudity that is part of artistic performance, political
protest
, or events such as
Carnival
may have their own rules.
The brief public exposure of parts of the body as a form of expression has a long history. Running through a public area naked is called "
streaking
". Streaking was popular in the 1970s, and has become a tradition at a few university events. Exposing the buttocks or "mooning" an enemy before battle was recorded in ancient Rome.
[84]
Naturism
(or
nudism
) is a
cultural
and
political
movement which began at the end of the 19th century.
[85]
Followers of this movement think that nudity, both in public and in private, has many benefits. Some naturist activists seek opening public recreation areas to nudity. Others groups practice naturism within privately owned camping grounds or resorts. Private places might only allow certain people to enter. It is common to only let families join, making for a safer environment for children.
[86]
The International Naturist Federation (INF) has members in forty countries.
[87]
The INF definition of naturism is "Naturism is a way of life in harmony with nature characterised by the practice of communal nudity with the intention of encouraging self-respect, respect for others and for the environment." This definition has been basically the same since the INF began in 1974.
[88]
Some people use nudity as a form of direct
protest
, or to attract attention to a cause not related to nudity.
In the United States, a direct protest has been women seeking the same right to be bare-chested as men. Advocates call this "topfreedom" rather than being
topless
. In a few local cases, this has succeeded in changing laws to allow topfree sunbathing as non-sexual, but have failed to gain full equality with men.
[89]
When the city of
San Francisco, California
banned nudity after many years of allowing it, there were nude protesters.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) had a protest for animal rights, "I'd rather go naked than wear fur." which was so effective in reducing the use of fur in fashion that it ended after 30 years, declaring victory. At first there were naked people protesting in front of clothing stores, but changed to ads by famous people.
[90]
The
Femen
group demonstrates topless to call attention to a number of
feminist
issues. The World Naked Bike Rides are done annually in many cities in the world to protest dependence on automobiles and fossil fuels.
In any culture where being naked is shameful, being deprived of clothing can be used as
punishment
or
torture
. An example happened during the invasion of
Iraq
in 2003 by the
United States
and its allies. Members of the
United States Army Reserve
tortured prisoners at Abu Ghraib. Photographs were circulated that showed prisoners nude and in degrading positions.
[91]
[92]
Cultural differences are based upon thoughts and behaviors that operate
below the level of awareness
. Emotions about being nude or seeing others nude are one set of responses. People from another culture think only in terms of their own culture, and find it difficult to understand any other way of thinking.
[93]
This occurs not only for distant cultures, but also those with much in common. Americans define privacy in terms of visual space. Private or personal space means not being seen by others. Americans think anyone nude where they can be seen has "no reasonable expectation of privacy". Americans think seeing someone nude in their own home through a window is "public indecency" subject to legal action.
For Europeans, privacy is defined by a personal sense of dignity that each individual carries with them. Europeans can keep this dignity while nude on a crowded beach. This sense of privacy comes from belief that nudity is not always sexual. Europeans have the shared norm that sunbathing and swimming are not sexual. They respect others privacy by not looking directly at anyone when they are naked.
[94]
Between Western and non-Western cultures, differences are greater. Many members of Western societies think that all humans feel shame when naked, or should. The unashamed behavior of children and
indigenous peoples
shows that shame is learned. Living in a climate perfectly suited to humans means growing up with few clothes or none, learning they have nothing to be ashamed of. Adults in these societies dress, but are nude when it makes sense to them.
[15]
Colonialism continues in other ways. Religious people seek to change other cultures to live according Western beliefs. Other western travelers visit tropical counties to see people living in what they think of as simple ways of the past.
[95]
In counties that follow
Islamic
law, modesty (
Hijab
) is demanded. There are five schools of Islamic law. In the least strict, women in public must cover their bodies except hands and face. Clothing must also be loose and solid, showing nothing of the body. The belief is that non-Mehram
(unknown)
men cannot control sexual thoughts when seeing any part of a woman's body. Rules of modesty include men as well, but they need to only cover themselves from navel to knees. Not doing so may be thought badly of, but it is not a crime. In some
Arabic
countries, women wear the
Niq?b
, which also covers the face, leaving only a slit for the eyes. A woman's hands are also kept out of sight as much as possible. Worn mostly in Afghanistan, the
burqa
adds a screen over the slit, hiding the eyes.
[96]
Muslim women who are against these rules may be imprisoned.
[97]
In Iran, Mahsa Amini died after being arrested by "morality police" for not covering her hair correctly. This was followed by
protests
against the government that continued for a few months.
[98]
A report by the Iranian Forensic Organisation stated that Amini died of illness due to a childhood condition rather then any beatings or blows. The Iranian government also states that the protests were started by outsiders, not Iranian women.
[99]
Some Christians have rules of dress close to Islam, but dresses need only reach below the knees and be very modest.
[100]
The cultures and peoples of Africa are divided between north and south by the
Sahara
desert. Humanity originated in Southern Africa.
North Africa
is mainly desert, hot and dry. The indigenous clothing is light, loose fabric covering the entire body, protecting it from sun and blowing sand, but allowing for cooling breezes. This style of dress has not changed for thousands of years.
[16]
Most of the peoples in the region are Muslim. The style of dress also matches the Islamic rules of modesty.
Sub-Saharan Africa
is more varied in
climate
. Present day clothing is highly influenced by
colonialism
, both Christian and Islamic. Islamic counties in the south,
Somalia
,
Djibouti
,
Comoros
and
Mauritania
observe the rules of modesty.
Dressing Africans in European clothes to cover their nakedness was part of converting them to Christianity.
[101]
In Christian countries today, European dress is normal in cities. Indigenous styles have been adapted for Western modesty, especially for women.
In rural areas, some tribes continue to be nude according to tradition. Some tribes are returning to pre-colonial dress for some events. In certain
Togolese
tribal
areas, it is common for big families to not wear any clothes at all for certain
festivities
. Others do not wear any clothes below the
waist
. This makes it possible for young men to see women and girls whom they may
marry
.
Stick
-
fighting
tournaments
are very popular places to do this.
[102]
The
Ugandan
Kavirondo
tribes are a mix of Bantu and
Nilotic
immigrants
. Traditionally, they went mostly naked. Over time, the men began wearing clothing similar to men in western culture.
In much of Asia, traditional clothing covers as much of the body as in Europe.
[101]
However, the emotion felt in being improperly dressed is social
embarrassment
, not shame about sex.
The mixed gender bathing culture of Japan is not thought of as public nudity, but private in the context of a communal culture. In world surveys of how likely people are to be nude on a beach, Japan is lowest at 4%. During the
Meiji era
(1868?1912) there had been attempts to eliminate Japan's normal states of undress due to leader's concerned with Japan's international reputation. Although often ignored, the law against public undress had the effect of sexualizing the body where it had not been erotic.
[103]
In India, some members of the
Hindu
and
Jain
religions reject all worldly possessions, including clothing.
For a thousand years after the fall of the
Roman Empire
, proper behavior in Europe was defined by the
Catholic Church
. The church disapproved of sexual behavior outside of marriage, but was more tolerant of nudity than other
Abrahamic religions
. Sexual segregation was expected, but not required. Everyone other than the upper classes lived in close quarters and had more tolerance for functional nudity, sleeping and bathing without privacy.
[104]
Until the
Carolingian
era, Christians were
baptized
naked to show that they emerged without sin. Small groups of Christians held worship services in the nude, reclaiming the innocence of man before the
fall
.
[105]
The nude had been a subject of European art since the ancient Greeks, which continued in the Roman era. With the rise of Christianity, nudity almost disappeared from art during the Middle Ages, except for Biblical stories such as Adam and Eve. Symbolic nudity in the fine arts increased in the
Renaissance
, with paintings and sculpture based upon classical mythology and Biblical scenes. The rediscovery of ancient Greek culture had increased the conflicting views of nudity as good or bad.
It was leaders of the
Protestant Reformation
that thought nudity itself was sinful as a temptation for sexual behavior. Renaissance nude art was destroyed, or genitals were covered.
The cultural division between northern and southern Europe can be traced to the sauna. Various methods of cleaning the body by wet or dry heat (causing sweating) are found worldwide. In Finland, almost everyone has access to a sauna.
[106]
Sharing a sauna with others of all sexes and ages widens the definition of private nudity. Communal bathing breaks the connection between nudity and sexual activity, which is assumed by other cultures. Instead, modesty is in behavior, such as not calling attention to one's own body, and not staring at others.
[73]
In the United Kingdom, nudity may be allowed if there is no sexual display intended to cause alarm to the viewer, or create a public disturbance.
[107]
Southern Europe views nudity differently than the north. Catholic attitudes did not eliminate classical Greek and Roman history. Mediterranean beaches were the first to adopt the bikini, and then topless fashion.
[108]
Bathing suits for men are also minimal. Nude beaches also followed, but with a different attitude than the north. Sexuality is less suppressed, part of the enjoyment of being naked. Clothing optional recreation is less widespread than in Northern Europe.
In modern European art, the nude became a symbol that could be used to express all parts of the human condition.
[109]
The images of nude women that had been created for hundreds of years by male artists are seen by many
feminists
as degrading to women.
[6]
Officially, public nudity is disorderly conduct without a "lawful excuse". However, there is another law that a charge of nudity can only be made with the approval of the attorney general. The result is nudity by itself is rarely charged, only when there is another violation involved. There is also the context; nudity at a festival for example is not the same as in ordinary conditions. A woman's right to be top-free has been established in
Ontario
and
British Columbia
.
[110]
There is one clothing-optional beach in
Mexico
, Playa Zipolite in
Oaxaca
.
[111]
America has the greatest disapproval of nudity among Western cultures, and resistance to seeing it as non-sexual.
[112]
German immigrants brought naturism to the US in the 1930s, but it was limited to "nudist camps" and not widely accepted. Finnish immigrants brought the sauna and mixed nudity to some rural areas, but this became gender segregated.
Nudity was more acceptable during the "counter-culture" of the 1960s-70s.
[113]
Public nudity became part of music events such as the
Woodstock Festival
and political events such as
Vietnam War
protests. There were many unofficially clothing-optional places to swim, but few legal as in Europe. In the more conservative 21st century, many swimming places are again banning nudity.
Including Australia, New Zealand and all the Pacific islands,
Oceania
has both European colonial culture and many indigenous peoples. Similar to other tropical climates, clothing was minimal and removed for both work and play. Colonialism changed this, but not always as expected. The Pacific islands were colonized later than Africa and South America, and the people and cultures more romanticized.
For centuries, clothing indigenous people was part of conversion to Christianity. Rarely, traditional clothing is allowed, as on
Yap
island where the Catholic Church includes in some celebrations women dancing in costumes that do not cover their breasts.
[114]
- Indigenous peoples of the Amazon
The Awa people of the
Amazon rainforest
were isolated until recently, first contact being at the beginning of the 21st century. Although now wearing Western clothing at some times, men hunting in the jungle are naked except for a decoration of bird feathers tied to the end of their penises.
[115]
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