Looking fine
Song gets me thinking
So I am putting my iPad through it's
paces.
And yes, there is a Pagan related point to this.
You see, there are certain songs that I really groove on. Since I was a sex-starved teenager when MTV hit, there are certain music videos that almost became part of my DNA. They did become part of my music. Uptown Girl by Billy Joel is one of those. And I love singing along with it. So of course I had to hunt up the video on the YouTube app and see if I could find a decent hi-res version. I'm installing a new Airport Extreme this week sometime, that should boost the wireless speed for the iPad. But right now I have to be content with the slower and older previous model. Still, it brings YouTube in very well.
It struck me when I was watching the video for the first time in a while that one of the big differences between the "uptown girl" (who looked so fine) and the "downtown man" was the deep tan on the lady. Since the uptown girl was played by the luscious Christie Brinkley at her best and she was still married to Joel, of course she looked fi-yi-yine. Exceptionally so. And I found myself wondering just how far that tan went. Which of course was the point.
In our culture, the all over even tan is one of the biggest symbols of a leisure class. You need time and privacy to do it right. It's also one of the symbols of sexual availability. The two got mixed up because we mix nudity and sex. You can't do an all over tan with strategically placed bits of cloth. And if someone gets naked outside, of course they're doing it because of the sex.
Right.
I'm certainly a sun worshiper, and a moon worshiper too. But I don't have the time to devote tending an all over tan. I come from farmer stock besides and I was raised in Arizona, so the "farmer tan" is much more common in my experience. Since my nipples are dark enough to show through many light colored fabrics, I usually end up wearing a t-shirt underneath the polo/golf shirts that I favor. So I have tan lines on my arms and neck.
On the other hand, I'm a lusty sort of guy. I may be reasonably polite about it, but often sex is a part of my friendship with the ladies.
I can't help but think that our culture would be much better off if we lost that fixation that nudity equals sex.
Sun is sun. Skin is skin. The only reason some folks find the sight of exposed nether regions sexually exciting is because most of the time those regions are hidden.
That is one area where I agree with Oberon Zell-Ravenheart. Christians really screwed up society with that one.
Fortunately I live in a very rural location. It's not hard for me to find a deserted place to greet the dawn when the occasion demands. And yes, I do it with arms and legs spread, feeling the sunlight and warmth on my dangly parts.
I know not everyone is comfortable with casual nudity. And the gods know I wouldn't want to force it on anyone. But that is certainly one of the few parts of the "Pagan past" that I would like to see. It's like a secret vice. You are only "allowed" to feel the sun between your legs if you are an Elite.
Of course I hear all this stuff about objectifying women any time the subject is brought up. As if the only female body worth admiring is young and firm and oh-so-physically fit. Pah.
All Women are Goddess and deserve to be Cherished, unless they prove otherwise. That doesn't have a heckuva lot to do with looks. Our society has bound sex and nudity into a single shameful sin that Must Not Be Revealed except to your One True Love.
Double Pah.
Hiding nudity objectifies women. Admiring the human form is built into the biology, why shouldn't we do it? Why shouldn't I be able to appreciate how a lady looks? News flash, her attitude is more important. That's what's likely to catch my lasting interest.
As much as I love the feel of the sun, I have to admit that keeping peace with my neighbors matters more. So does staying out of jail. So except for private areas, I won't be nude anytime soon.
Oh, just in case you're interested, the most popular entry on this blog is Sex & the Modern Pagan. It's about five times as popular as anything else except the default front page.
And yes, there is a Pagan related point to this.
You see, there are certain songs that I really groove on. Since I was a sex-starved teenager when MTV hit, there are certain music videos that almost became part of my DNA. They did become part of my music. Uptown Girl by Billy Joel is one of those. And I love singing along with it. So of course I had to hunt up the video on the YouTube app and see if I could find a decent hi-res version. I'm installing a new Airport Extreme this week sometime, that should boost the wireless speed for the iPad. But right now I have to be content with the slower and older previous model. Still, it brings YouTube in very well.
It struck me when I was watching the video for the first time in a while that one of the big differences between the "uptown girl" (who looked so fine) and the "downtown man" was the deep tan on the lady. Since the uptown girl was played by the luscious Christie Brinkley at her best and she was still married to Joel, of course she looked fi-yi-yine. Exceptionally so. And I found myself wondering just how far that tan went. Which of course was the point.
In our culture, the all over even tan is one of the biggest symbols of a leisure class. You need time and privacy to do it right. It's also one of the symbols of sexual availability. The two got mixed up because we mix nudity and sex. You can't do an all over tan with strategically placed bits of cloth. And if someone gets naked outside, of course they're doing it because of the sex.
Right.
I'm certainly a sun worshiper, and a moon worshiper too. But I don't have the time to devote tending an all over tan. I come from farmer stock besides and I was raised in Arizona, so the "farmer tan" is much more common in my experience. Since my nipples are dark enough to show through many light colored fabrics, I usually end up wearing a t-shirt underneath the polo/golf shirts that I favor. So I have tan lines on my arms and neck.
On the other hand, I'm a lusty sort of guy. I may be reasonably polite about it, but often sex is a part of my friendship with the ladies.
I can't help but think that our culture would be much better off if we lost that fixation that nudity equals sex.
Sun is sun. Skin is skin. The only reason some folks find the sight of exposed nether regions sexually exciting is because most of the time those regions are hidden.
That is one area where I agree with Oberon Zell-Ravenheart. Christians really screwed up society with that one.
Fortunately I live in a very rural location. It's not hard for me to find a deserted place to greet the dawn when the occasion demands. And yes, I do it with arms and legs spread, feeling the sunlight and warmth on my dangly parts.
I know not everyone is comfortable with casual nudity. And the gods know I wouldn't want to force it on anyone. But that is certainly one of the few parts of the "Pagan past" that I would like to see. It's like a secret vice. You are only "allowed" to feel the sun between your legs if you are an Elite.
Of course I hear all this stuff about objectifying women any time the subject is brought up. As if the only female body worth admiring is young and firm and oh-so-physically fit. Pah.
All Women are Goddess and deserve to be Cherished, unless they prove otherwise. That doesn't have a heckuva lot to do with looks. Our society has bound sex and nudity into a single shameful sin that Must Not Be Revealed except to your One True Love.
Double Pah.
Hiding nudity objectifies women. Admiring the human form is built into the biology, why shouldn't we do it? Why shouldn't I be able to appreciate how a lady looks? News flash, her attitude is more important. That's what's likely to catch my lasting interest.
As much as I love the feel of the sun, I have to admit that keeping peace with my neighbors matters more. So does staying out of jail. So except for private areas, I won't be nude anytime soon.
Oh, just in case you're interested, the most popular entry on this blog is Sex & the Modern Pagan. It's about five times as popular as anything else except the default front page.
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