[Last_Bastion]

Really dumb it's not about sex it's about Archery

Nobody is saying it's about sex. We have a serious problem in this country that the human body is always seen as sexualized when nude. I see it more as showing the differences in body shape/type in the context of the sport and how muscle development and "fitness" compares when showing top athletes in each sport.

I think it's a pretty interesting project.

 

[Last_Bastion]

..and how many of you reading this thread are sitting there in your birthday suit?

Not me! HR got mad the last time I did that at work...

 

[Last_Bastion]

I am suddenly wondering what the discussion would be if this happened in reverse. Say a model (who is known for being scantily clad or doing nude shoots) decided to put their energy into archery and rises to an elite level. This, hypothetical, person has a trove of people who look up to them as a role model. Would y'all still be upset saying that young archers shouldn't look up to them?

A badly formed argument, I know, but I don't have a lot of time to type right now lol

 

[Last_Bastion]

I have a nephew who shoots JOAD and like boys his age (he's 12) he found a way to see the Body Issue. We're very close, and we had a talk about it (his idea). His reaction? nonplussed. This is because his parents raise him in an environment where the communication between members of the family about the human body and sexuality are frank and honest. He looks up to the US archers, and aspires to be an olympian some day. He realizes that Khatuna posed for the issue of her own volition, and that her reasons for doing it are hers and hers alone. I agree with those who say that the people freaking out about this body-positive movement are simply reflecting their own insecurities about the human form in all its frailties and vulnerabilities.

+1
Couldn't have said it better.