Zenman53186 opened this issue on Jan 21, 2003 ยท 35 posts
queri posted Tue, 21 January 2003 at 1:43 PM
I think the lack of threat has something to do with it. If you just look at nude bodies, the curve, the primal basic elegance of structure, the organic lushness is there no matter what the gender or condition of the body. I've worked in better abled days at dance-movement therapy where a large group of people will just move dance or other wise wiggle for hours at a time. After your preferences are met, the essential beauty of the body in motion, in flow, is so darn obvious, and the same thing applies to the body at rest. Bodies are gorgeous and women have the freedom to look without being slapped in a box for looking. I happen to particularly love pinups-- not because I'm turned on by women unfortunately I am not, but because I am turned on by the playfulness of pinups, of being comfortable with one's body enough to entice company, danger even the unknown. Is it all Freudian and men separate from the image and women unite?? Hope not, but some of that is probably true. Emily