Public nudity

emphasize violence and looting over the actions of peaceful protesters in the aftermath of the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore (Prince, 2015). The media’s role in social movements and how they choose to cover these movements is important because citizens rely on mass media to inform them about what others are doing (Olien, Tichenor, & Donohue, 1989) and because this information helps the public form judgments about the movements (Weaver & Scacco, 2013). The ideal of the media’s role in a democratic society is that they inform the public, which helps the public make informed and independent decisions about what is happening. There is also the idea that the press is acting as a…

stood next to smartly attired office worker, who had apparently dropped by on a detour from their evening commute.” (Writers of the 99% 26). Despite the difference within the ever growing crowd of demonstrators the unifying factor between all of them was to preserve and respect the rights of democracy. The General Assembly meetings functioned not only as a way to speak one another’s thoughts but also provoke debate. Lasting around two hours the General Assembly meetings also formalize the…

to analyze the current issue of public nudity in much of the Western world. In an article by Monica Tan, she recounts her experience visiting an art gallery nude and exploring the world of “naturism.” Tan explains that naturists are people who feel trapped by clothing and want to establish a closer connection with their natural form. This is differs from the people who she classifies as exhibitionists, or those who use nudity to be seen in a sexual way (Tan 2015). For those who are proponents of…

idea of nudity presents a complex history and disputing views. The current society shies away from the idea of nakedness, but the Ancient Greeks sculpted naked statues with no shame. The topic of nude statues creates an environment of power from the artist’s decision of sculpting. Even the famous poet, Homer, recognizes the purpose and idea of nudity in The Odyssey. In Homer’s poem, The Odyssey, a naked Odysseus wanders around the river’s bank in Scheria, and he approaches the daughter of…

In the 21st century companies display the human body in a provocative manner with nudity on billboards and advertisements in magazines. As a person looks at an advertisement for perfume or nail polish, the eyes go straight to the naked body of the model. When seeing the beautiful, sexy model with the beauty products, the buyer falls in the trap of buying the products believing that they will also feel beautiful and sexy. They want to seek the pleasure the model exhibits while wearing the…

picture flagged on Facebook or Instagram. Or worse gets your profile deleted and a ban from continuing to post your photos. Why? Why has the act of public breastfeeding become such a horrible and unsightly GOD WON’T SOMEONE THINK OF THE CHILDREN moment even though that is the whole purpose of breastfeeding- for the children. The nipple should be seen as innocuous as a knee. Puritans. Victorians. It is easy to place such a prudent view of a body part on our most conservative ancestors. Even a…

The video advertisement that can be accessed from the link above is the Carl’s Jr. ad that aired during the 2015 Super Bowl. The advertisement introduced the fast food company’s new “all natural” burger with the help of a seemingly naked female model. The advertisement is directed towards heterosexual men. After watching the advertisement for just a few seconds it already becomes clear who the target audience is. The target audience of this ad is clearly heterosexual men. This stays true…

In Homers poem the Odyssey, we are introduced to Odysseus in book VI. We first see Odysseus as a naked, dirty, and fatigued man, longing to return back to his own land. Contrary to what we believe Odysseus should look when we think about the heroic Trojan warrior. Odysseus finds himself pleading with the phaeatian princess Nausikaa to direct him into town so he may seek help from the king and queen to return home. Odysseus’ speech to Nausikaa attempts to show his worthiness of her help. Despite…

Amrita Sher- Gil was born January 1913, in Budapest, to parents of Hungarian and Indian decent. Two separate cultural backgrounds gave Sher-Gil a different view of the world when it came to her paintings and how she perceived art. Instead of studying at the Bengal School of Art she trained in Paris, where she attended the Ecole des Beaux- Art from 1929- 1932 (516). Studying in Paris gave Sher- Gil insight into the traditions and concepts of old masters like Paul Gauguin and Vincent von Gogh. In…

Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Jennifer Baumgartner confirms this by stating that “Americans rely on clothing as an economic and social indicator…[it] helps you figure out where you fit in…[and] help[s] place us where we think we want to be” (LearnVest, 2012). Additionally, it can be said that most of society wears clothing to not just fit into specific classes, but to fit into society as a whole. To be accepted into today’s society, being modest and covered up in all the right places…