Quote - traditional art it would seem, if posted here would be removed and warnings/ban would follow!!! just natural nudity!! nothing at all to do with sex!!

Yep, unfortunately that is the case. It's a very sad situation over on this side of the ocean.  I saw on the news a few days ago that an art teacher was facing disciplinary action for having taken his students on a field trip to the art gallery and exposing them to nudity, images and statues in question were "the classics".

Quote - i would have to conclude that in America all nudity is somehow linked to sex or sexual urges!! i guess things are just different here in Europe where you can be nude and it can have nothing to do with sex whatsoever!! most people i have known wouldn't think to look twice at someone(whatever their age) if they were nude on a beach or something, because it is just natural!! it might raise an eyebrow or two if there were sex involved, but if someone is just sunbathing why would it bother you!!

If by "America" you mean "North America", I can say that not all of us over here are prudes. Some of us even do the nude beach thing, and I have always been more comfortable unclothed than wearing clothing.  

Where I live in Canada it's perfectly 100% legal for a woman to go topless even in the heart of downtown. Unfortunately I haven't been witness to any taking that privilege up because of all the piggish comments that would come their way by those who act like they've never seen a woman's chest before.  I know I would be outside without my top if attitudes were different over here.

I am frequently told by my overseas friends that I would fit very well into a European culture because of my similar beliefs and ideals. I see nothing wrong with non sexual nudity. 

We are born into this world nude and  rather than teaching our children to embrace their bodies the first thing we do is rush them away and bundle them up in clothing and a blanket and as they grow we tell them to keep covered and that "it's not right" or "it's indecent" or any number of other things that causes low self esteem and the belief that the nude body is something to be ashamed of. No wonder there are so many perverts in the world, we as a society create them through  our prudish morals and beliefs that we instill in our children from birth.

"It is good to see ourselves as others see us. Try as we may, we are never
able to know ourselves fully as we are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not angry with our critics but will take in good
heart whatever they might have to say." - Ghandi