Comments on: Hilary Swank: I Allow a Six Year-Old to See Me Nude

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By: Holly_Berry

Holly_Berry — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:10:53 +0000

That is an interesting question and I'm not sure. I would ask my mom, but sadly she has passed. I don't recall being taught nudity was necessarily shameful. In fact, I was taught that the human body is a work of art and sex is a beautiful act b/w two people that love and are committed to each other. Also, What little I do remember about it, the act itself didn't seem wrong at the time (I know contradictory but true nonetheless) She just asked me had I been touched in certain areas and I said yes and then the whole thing just blew up. This was also in the early 80's and according to my mom, when I was teen, there was little she could do. I would say more, but unfortunately I don't know how else to go into it without giving gory details.

I'm not really ashamed of this episode in my life, as you can tell by my having brought it up, but as I said, it has affected me greatly in my adult life. And thus why I am particularly harsh towards people that don't take this issue seriously.

By: Just Curious

Just Curious — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:07:15 +0000

Isn't she a tranny?

By: British Naturism

British Naturism — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:34:43 +0000

This story has been popping up all over the Internet for a week or two! I worry that this attention will trouble the lad involved where the initial nudity clearly doesn't. This boy has been happily tripping into the bedroom every morning since he was 3 years old & is clearly not being 'traumatised'. If he was, he wouldn't do it. Now that so much fuss has been made he is probably facing a barrage of questions and comments at school and all because of prejudice!

There is no evidence that non-sexual nudity harms children, but there is plenty that teaching them there is something shameful about a naked body by insisting it should be hidden away, is harmful. The rate of teenage pregnancy in the US is 10x that of Denmark, where a much more liberal attitude exists. Try telling a group of 10 pregnant teenagers that in Europe 9 of them wouldn't be there. I'm sorry to say that the UK is not as good but even within the UK it is clear that the more prudish Scotland is worse than England. The same applies to STI's where the ratio from worst to best can be as high as 70:1 for some diseases! Staggering isn't it?

By: British Naturism

British Naturism — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:56:17 +0000

I'm sorry to here that you had a bad experience as a child and well done for being honest with your mum.

Although I have commented in favour of Ms Swank (in the replies to the above post) I will agree that inappropriate behaviour by an adult can and does harm children.

Please ask yourself this question: Would it have been any easier to tell your mum about this man's inappropriate behaviour, if you and your mum had the kind of relaxed attitude to nudity that Hilary and her step-son have?

Brian Taylor

By: British Naturism

British Naturism — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:46:37 +0000

Yes, I will explain how it does. It affects them in a very positive way by creating a relaxed and confident child growing up without the shame many are programmed to feel about their bodies. Children are not born ashamed of their bodies, it is adults who teach that shame and clearly such teaching is widespread!

There is a very strong connection between a nation's attitude to-wards nudity and their rates of teenage pregnancy, abortions and STI's. The more liberal the nation, the LOWER are their rates. The ratio for teenage pregnancy between the worst (US) and the best (Denmark) is about 10:1. For gonorrhoea the ratio is 70:1

The attitudes shown to Ms Swank's comments by people in the US prove your position as the least liberal nation. In Denmark, the reaction would more likely be "doesn't everyone?" Even here in the UK there would be few who would question her wisdom, but sadly we do still have more hang-ups than Denmark and correspondingly higher rates of the above problems as a consequence.

Brian Taylor

By: Darogr

Darogr — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:27:43 +0000

What the kid is thinking is "Why is my Dad's boyfriend walking around naked, and where's his pee-pee?"

By: Holly_Berry

Holly_Berry — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:36:52 +0000

BTW, Rick, if I were a prude, I wouldn't have typed the above post.

By: Holly_Berry

Holly_Berry — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:35:31 +0000

I can see everyone's view point. As I stated in one of my posts, one's perception is their reality. My perception comes from someone, when I was a small child, being highly inappropiate with me. Luckily, it didn't get to a really bad point, but it has affected me over the years. Thank goodness my mom was very assertive in asking me if these things had happened to me and was able to stop it before it got bad.

By: davimcg

davimcg — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:22:09 +0000

Come on now, Hilary is just neing authentic, true to herself. She could give a crap about how it affects her boyfriend's six-year-old son. Apparently her boyfriend doesn't care either. Who are we to judge such a care-free celebrity? He (or she) who has never walked around nude amongst six-year-olds may cast the first stone.