Nudism Revealed! Why Is It That Most Nudists Are People You Don"t Want To See Naked?
Stereotyping is a dangerous practice.
Take nudism, for example.
If we believe what's presented in the media, we could be excused for gaining the impression that all nudists would score eleven-out-of-ten on the Voyeur Index.
We're led to believe that all nudists have such amazing bodies that you'd surely want to join their clubs if only to get an even better view.
The truth could be, however, that many nudists would definitely look better if they kept their clothes on: their bodies (with the aid of gravity) seem to have minds of their own.
It's easy to get locked into particular ways of seeing things, where generalisations are the order of the day.
A similar situation exists for ageing.
It comes as no surprise, therefore, judging by what's presented in most media, old age doesn't have much to offer.
Even though more than 60 per cent of those who've made it to 65 are alive today, over-65s appear in fewer than 2 per cent of television advertisements.
And, whenever a photograph is required for an ageing-related story, the subject is usually pictured in an extreme situation-either parachuting out of a plane or sitting in an armchair suffering from dementia.
The remaining 85 per cent fail to get any attention (in the U.
S.
that number is more than 80 million), even though that group accounts for a significant proportion of consumer spending.
If the view from over the hill is so spectacular, why aren't we hearing more about it (like the 60 year old who recently joined the circus)? There seems to be a reluctance among those who've made it over the hill to tell their stories and help to remove the negative stereotype of ageing.
This group seems to be as nervous as a nudist crawling through a barbed-wire fence.
Sixty-five pluses are fast becoming a dominant group in society and need to become better organized and more vocal.
We're now reaching a stage when more and more people will die of old age.
George Burns got it wrong when he said, 'People who've made it to 100 have got it made.
Few people die aged more than 100'.
In Australia, the number of centenarians is doubling every 7-10 years.
Stereotyping (positive and negative) must be avoided.
There are some nudists we'd like to see more of and others who should explore other modes of self-expression.
When the subject was 'ageing', Mae West got it right when she said, 'You're never too old to become younger'.
Take nudism, for example.
If we believe what's presented in the media, we could be excused for gaining the impression that all nudists would score eleven-out-of-ten on the Voyeur Index.
We're led to believe that all nudists have such amazing bodies that you'd surely want to join their clubs if only to get an even better view.
The truth could be, however, that many nudists would definitely look better if they kept their clothes on: their bodies (with the aid of gravity) seem to have minds of their own.
It's easy to get locked into particular ways of seeing things, where generalisations are the order of the day.
A similar situation exists for ageing.
It comes as no surprise, therefore, judging by what's presented in most media, old age doesn't have much to offer.
Even though more than 60 per cent of those who've made it to 65 are alive today, over-65s appear in fewer than 2 per cent of television advertisements.
And, whenever a photograph is required for an ageing-related story, the subject is usually pictured in an extreme situation-either parachuting out of a plane or sitting in an armchair suffering from dementia.
The remaining 85 per cent fail to get any attention (in the U.
S.
that number is more than 80 million), even though that group accounts for a significant proportion of consumer spending.
If the view from over the hill is so spectacular, why aren't we hearing more about it (like the 60 year old who recently joined the circus)? There seems to be a reluctance among those who've made it over the hill to tell their stories and help to remove the negative stereotype of ageing.
This group seems to be as nervous as a nudist crawling through a barbed-wire fence.
Sixty-five pluses are fast becoming a dominant group in society and need to become better organized and more vocal.
We're now reaching a stage when more and more people will die of old age.
George Burns got it wrong when he said, 'People who've made it to 100 have got it made.
Few people die aged more than 100'.
In Australia, the number of centenarians is doubling every 7-10 years.
Stereotyping (positive and negative) must be avoided.
There are some nudists we'd like to see more of and others who should explore other modes of self-expression.
When the subject was 'ageing', Mae West got it right when she said, 'You're never too old to become younger'.
