The Fundies Would Have Gone Insane In Graeco Roman Times Because

[TheMastersNemesis]

most of the public art featured nude statues. Many homes had "graphic" sex art on the walls. Many homes also had a picture of the god of sexuality with a phallus on the door. Some showed all the anatomy and some was outright pornographic. Roman theater even featured sexual activity on stage.

I was recently at the Getty Sculpture museum near Santa Monica. There was one statue that showed ALL the anatomy. Most of the statuary was not clothed. We are a prudish society about as sick as the Puritans.

[ZombieHorde]

1. Not only are we prudish about sex, but the visable sex in our society is mostly sexist. nt

[KurtNYC]

2. It is my understanding that the Romans had clothing on most statues

the eyes were painted to be life-like and they had tunics and togas but today in the age of "naked = art" clothing seems pretty silly on statues:

http://www.amusingplanet.com/2012/08/statues-of-louvre-dressed-up-as-modern.html

[TheMastersNemesis]

3. Excellent.

[KurtNYC]

6. The third one down is a ringer for Jeff Bridges as "the Dude"

(and I believe he is "abiding" in that pose).

[datasuspect]

4. plus

at least with the ancient greeks, the purest love relationship was between an older mentor type and a teenage boy.

[A HERETIC I AM]

5. HOLY SHIT!

NOW you've done it! You had the temerity to mention a historical fact.

That won't sit well with some on this board.

[datasuspect]

7. a shame, really

that i had to think twice before posting a historical fact.

[TheMastersNemesis]

8. It Was Anything Goes Then But ----

Caesar Augustus was was a family values emperor. He supported marriage and monogamy even though he would have made Hugh Hefner look like a virgin. He banned his daughter from the empire for her indiscretions. He also banned Ovid because of his writings. Ovid's openness about sexuality offended Caesar. Ovid died on some distant island in exile.

[A HERETIC I AM]

9. Well.....

You are speaking of ancient Rome.

Datasuspect was referring to ancient Greece.

[el_bryanto]

10. I suspect hygiene issues might drive any of insane before we got around to the nudes. nt

[malthaussen]

11. Dentistry n/t