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Q: Is public nudity accepted as no big deal in China?
People here seem to have a liberal attitude towards nudity yet porn is banned...what gives?
Are you talking about the naked bottoms you see everyday? I'm not sure if it is, I'm assuming it wouldn't be there are no nude beaches etc.,
HugAPanda:
WRONG! There is a nude beach in Hanghzou. Sanya doesn't have an official resort, but there is a spot nudists hang out. There is no law in China against nudity.
I think it's a situational thing. Like, it's ok to be naked in a public bath, but not in a town square. It's ok for a baby's bottom to show, but not an adult's. I think every culture has some sort of taboo concerning nudity.
(This post is not based on personal opinion.)
Porn and nudity are two different things.
Nudity is the human body. It's perfectly natural.
"Porn is for the sexually deviant." (a quote in one of my student's papers concerning the Constitutional Right to Porn as a Freedom of Expression in Art. She was anti-porn.)
Porn isn't about nudity, it's about sex. In China... sex is a taboo subject. Keeping that in mind, it makes perfect sense that China would criminalize porn, especially with the threat of porn addiction. China wants their citizens to be respectful, hard working, family oriented citizens. (cough) How can that possibly be achieved if they have their noses stuck in the latest issue of Jugs & Boners?
On nudity, here's an intersting article about nudity in China.
http://www.echinacities.com/expat-corner/getting-naked-nudism-in-china.html
thedude:
True. I understand why porn is banned here, as it was in the US back in the 50's before Heifner came on the scene. I just notice from experience that the Chinese are not as shy about their bodies and being naked as many cultures including ours back home....nudism aside which always has a small following in all cultures.
Jnusb416:
Blocking porn is stupid. People always find a way around it, it hasn't stopped anyone. I was talking to some guys from this school, and they said they liked Japanese porn. Ok, whatever. As for shyness, I don't know who you're talking to, because the girls around here are extremely shy. Like "OMG, don't show your shoulders, it's sexy" shy. But they can basically wear a skirt short enough to show their ass (with tights), it's ok. Whatever floats their boats.
Shining_brow:
I did a vocabulary class on the human body (so they could actually have language they could use every day!) They were no different to kids back home... you know, smirk giggle smirk about breasts, nipples, assholes... etc (nipple produced the most amount of amusement... til I point out that 7billion humans have them, and all those mammals as well....).
Pish posh. A few years ago, China used to say the only reason they blocked websites was porn. It's still their primary excuse.
Every big non-food market I've been to has involved about 70% of the stalls sellling porn. There are cops all over but they never crack down on it.
Pish posh. A few years ago, China used to say the only reason they blocked websites was porn. It's still their primary excuse.
Every big non-food market I've been to has involved about 70% of the stalls sellling porn. There are cops all over but they never crack down on it.
