Hey @kyriacos, thank you for your comment! I am not sure I understand your point, what exactly would you call ''attention whoring''? From the photos that you post below and if I understand correctly (you can help me here) you differentiate between two kinds of nude 'imagery': the first you call activism and the second terrorism.. I agree that there is many different kinds of nude imagery around us and that they all have very different effects and purposes, but for me what would make an action or an image to be accounted as 'naked activism' is related to the cause and concept supporting it, not the actual body appearing in the image. I am not sure why you call the second image 'naked terrorism' but if it is because of the size and the appearance of the body on the image, I would say let's not perpetuate the stereotypes we are all being bombarded with every single day. If this was a comment against obesity, I agree that loving our body and taking care of it to keep it in good shape are both interconnected and can reinforce each other, so I would also call for keeping our bodies healthy and good-looking (of course within a normal range and not being paranoid about it).
Having said that, I have to add that no matter what the size of our body, or our efforts to keep it in healthy and good shape, ALL of us have the right to not feel ashamed about it. So at the same time that I would speak about the importance to love our body, respect and take care of it, I would also speak about the right of large-sized people to not feel intimidated or 'terrorised' by comments of fat-shaming.. Let's love our bodies and make them better every day while putting an end to sexism and fat/skinny/slut-shaming :)
Attention whoring would be doing anything you can in order to draw attention.
Beyond the sophistry and the politically correct crap a naked body is contra to what is accepted. In the same way you could be shitting in the middle of the street or masturbating or or or and still call it "skat activism" or "jerk activism". Adding "activism" next to something that is not societally accepted in order to get attention is silly.
I would say that my fat shaming is my version of activism because I cannot stand paying additional taxes for people that need constant medical care because they don't give a fuck if they look like a landwhale.
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Its her first post dude, chill out.
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thanx @acidyo for the comment :) it is ok, i like to hear all different arguments and actually appreciate conversations like this as we all develop thanx to them. as long as they are being expressed in respectful way and with intention of constructive criticism, rather than meaningless attack.
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This is my "chill" phase. Go check in my profile how I welcomed the Tinfoiled Vigilante
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Why though. :D
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//Why though. :D//
I am allergic to bullshit
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'a naked bod is contra to what is socially accepted' by whom and on what grounds? Irrespective of your views on the state of nakedness or naked activism, I dont see what the relation between our naked bodies and the body functions you describe can be.. other than we perform these usually naked or half naked (lol).. I am clearly speaking about the concept of loving and respecting our bodies or using them as a medium of expression and I believe there is a rich discussion that can happen and important arguments in favour of the need for a societal change on these grounds.. among them also what you are describing in the end of your comment.
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//'a naked bod is contra to what is socially accepted' by whom and on what grounds? //
well, by society, this why afterall you didn't go full monty. stereotypes always exist. e.g 300 years ago being fat was considered beautiful because everyone was starving.
Obviously the landwhale i posted doesn't love or respect her body, or even the people around her. if you treat yourself like that, if you abuse your own body then you are incabable of treating others well.
anws. using something society doesn't accept as a form of activism (aka change peoples mind about something) is still attention whoring.
you can use good-ol' arguments and still make a point.
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i understand that you mean by society, but don't you think that this 'society' is a little too diverse to be considered as a homogeneous whole? what i mean is obviously the rules and stereotypes that exist in every different community or every different society can reveal a lot of things and usually reflect internalised status-quo and power dynamics. in this sense, deconstructing all different kinds of stereotypes (by whatever means you find useful) would mean to deconstruct those power dynamics and restore some elements of justice.
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