5/12/2005: More naked art: Tunick in Brussels

[Clodfobble]

Or so much MORE endowed that the people in front of them would have to move...

[Elspode]

There was an HBO (Showtime, some cable movie channel or other) piece about Tunick. It was actually very good.

I rather like what he is doing. It is a sociologically complex undertaking for starters, and the juxtaposition of the myriad of human body types against constructed things/natural settings evokes a similarly complex set of internal reactions for me.

I think what I appreciate most about Tunick's work is that it really drives home the point that there is absolutely nothing sexual, prurient or nasty about human nudity.

[Troubleshooter]

Originally Posted by Elspode

I think what I appreciate most about Tunick's work is that it really drives home the point that there is absolutely nothing sexual, prurient or nasty about human nudity.

I'm going to have to disagree with you on the sexual part. And from an -ogical perspective to boot.

Humans don't have an overt period of estrus to count on to aid in reproduction. We've evolved (boo, hiss...) into having a constant low level state of receptiveness instead. The human body's cues for who the best mate would be are keyed to several fractors: for attractiveness in females it's roughly hips, breasts, and symmetry and for men it's roughly physical prowess (size, apparent strength) and symmetry. These are only rough approximations, I'm working from memory here. After that, our neocortex is what helps us carry the rest to extremes or to learn to base it on other factors such as the unisex pecuniary prowess.

So there you go, boobs rule.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Gosh TS, I love it when you talk dirty.

[Troubleshooter]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm just a veritable fountain of effervescent effluvia.

[Elspode]

Originally Posted by Troubleshooter

I'm going to have to disagree with you on the sexual part. And from an -ogical perspective to boot. <snip> So there you go, boobs rule.

Quite correct...I should have said "inappropriately sexual".

I'm one of those people who is always amazed that I live in a society where violence is more readily accepted than sex.

[xoxoxoBruce]

I'm one of those people who is always amazed that I live in a society where violence is more readily accepted than sex.

That's because it's more common. For sex you need a willing partner whereas violence you can do by yourself. So you don't see the former in public nearly as much as the latter, which gives it more shock value.
Oh, and masturbation and rape aren't sex. masturbation is maintenance and rape is violence.