Changing room showers, under 25's

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Something has happened. Maybe school showers are private. It does seem to me that young people’s attitudes about nudity are much more sexualized and young people’s concerns about sexuality are much more heightened than when I was their age.


you hit the nail on the head mate. nudity is seen as sexual. being in a room with a bunch of naked guys seems homoerotic, and we all know how homophobic teenagers are.
i know cuz it was the reason i used to run for one of the 2 cubicles after swimming. then i met someone who changed my life, shes gone but her impact stayed. now i JUS LOVE being nakid any chance i can get lol
PS i do realise that there are other reasons im just highlighting mine.

haha - seriously though people are worried about recession, they should be worried about the continual sexualisation of society and the impact that has on our youth.

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Even between straight men. I'm 100% straight. I've never had sex with a man in my life, nor do I ever wish to. This is not simply a straight versus gay issue. Just because I support open same gender nudity doesn't mean I'm gay and want to have sex with guys. I can certainly appreciate a well built guy because I know how difficult it is to obtain and maintain a great physique, and lets face it, a fit looking guy is far nicer to see (not gawk at but see) than an overweight guy. Just because I'm secure enough in my sexuality to say that looking at a young fit attractive guy is more pleasant than looking at an old out of shape ugly guy doesn't mean I want to have sex with the guy. Maybe this explains why you don't see old out of shape ugly guys in advertisements that are aimed at all guys (straight and gay). Any guy who can't admit that another guy is good looking has issues and doubts about their own sexuality in my opinion.

Couldn't agree more........ Except the part about you being 100% straight, being willing to be naked around other naked men or even being willing to admit when one is in better shape is a lot different than finding "young" "fit" guys to be "attractive" and "pleasurable" to look at. Anybody who had no interest wouldn't care if they showered net to brad pit or louie anderson, even though I can't count how often I see morbidly obese men showering at the gym. The only reason you could want naked people and only the ones you deem pretty to have to shower in front of you is cause you wanna slide in and go for a test drive but your to scared to ask...... So you just admire the body work.


All of you have these stories about being naked as a kid and this and that and how it became natural. And I guess you're trying to say it improved you in so way but honest to god the only thing I hear is naked and FORCED. And there are all kinds of bodies and brotherhood and blah The truth is a lot of kids are "ugly" "fat" and "out of shape", and perhaps not as interested in the male form as our above quoted closeted friend, but there are always the ones who wanna
Make the point just as much. So what's the fucking difference? Not showering at all is hygiene but only having the option of showering in front of who ever when you don't want to for WHAT EVER REASON is like women being forced to change in the isle of the store or shop some where else. I WOULD LOVE THAT !!!!!!!!!! But I am up front enough to admit and obvious truth, why can't everyone so "supportive" of open showers (just for men at gyms) just drop th e- What about the children love thy brother- song and dance that is stupid when regan did it and he wasn't trying to get naked young people to take showers with him when nancy was out of town
 

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Interesting discussion.

I have body issues in relation to my weight and height. I'm skinny, and I don't like it. And that is the only reason I have any issue with group nudity. I love my dick, and I've had many compliments about it, so that wouldn't prevent me from using a locker room or showering naked with other guys.

If my body shape was more to my liking you'd have a hard time keeping me out of locker rooms!

My best mate is the opposite. He has a great body and goes to the gym several times a week. He has no problem showing off his abs and flexing his muscles, but he's really paranoid about his cock.
He's told me he doesn't get naked in the shower at the gym, but claims to have no problem with nudity. He's even commented to me before now about a guy he works out with who is hung like a horse and walks around the showers with it flopping about for all to see. He's told me he really wants to see the guy hard too, just to see how big it is.

But he has nothing to be worried about himself. We wank together and his dick is great! His Mrs has no complaints either.
It did take a while for us to get to that point, and the first time we wanked together he hid his dick from me the whole time. He did it all in his jeans.

I've come to the conclusion that things are vastly different in locker/shower room norms between the US an Europe. I've seen loads of discussions in recent years about how the US is becoming increasingly shy about the dick. Urinals are increasingly partitioned. Showers are replaced to be separate stalls.
In the UK I think we're continuing on with the support of nudity. We seem to have fewer qualms about showing our dick and appreciating other's.

And unlike the US, in the UK it is becoming more common to state that you're bisexual or bi curious as a teen, IMO. Bisexuality is definitely on the increase here, with more younger people willing to discuss it and openly explore it.

There is still a divide between intellect in relation to it though. The more common, sport label and gold-jewellery wearing younger person (or "chav" to us Brits) is still as ignorant as ever. But the "other", more sensible, well-rounded youth, are being more open about sexuality and choosing to leave their options open so they can experiemnt more freely.
 

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I've said it before and I think people have hit on it here.... today's mega churches and their conservative right wing nut job preachers preach that nudity = sex. We - those of us who were born in the 50s, 60s and even the 70s - were not exposed (no pun intended) to this brain washing bullshit. We showered in group shower settings, went skinny dipping, saw our friends naked, etc and never labeled it as sexual. I'm convinced that people hearing this crap being spewed from the pulpits are forming their realities.
 
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A Comment Regarding Life in Modern Times In The U.S.A.

We have not had the military draft since the early 1970s.

Males have not been required to exist in crowded situations anymore.

Therefore it is a common fact of life that many, not all, are scared to show their bodies in public.

Just my thought on the matter.

Enjoy life.
 
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Therefore it is a common fact of life that many, not all, are scared to show their bodies in public.

That's the thing that baffles me: they are not afraid to show their bodies at all, they are afraid to show what's in their underwear, primarily their junk.

Even single and in their 20s, with zero excuse to be out of shape, they'll prance around in their surf boards in the wet co-ed area, where some hot young chicks (or dudes) can be found, blissfully oblivious to their jiggly waistlines and misplaced body hair...

But once back into the lockerroom, some will use the most pathetic, irrational techniques to never expose a square millimeter of their "bikini" area.:wtf1:
 

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24 here and I'll admit it I am a reformed towel dancer. I did didn't grow up showering after pe classes so my first gym experiences were all about going home all sweaty and stank and the after getting the courage, dancing the hell out of my towel. For me it was simply i was uncomfortable showing myself. it had nothing to do with anyone else. I didn't want to be considered small or be stared at. It's an insecurity. After awhile though i forced myself to go naked in the locker room and now i feel really comfortable
 

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Three possible reasons for so much coverup in the locker room:
1. I think that the internet has made so much porn available that guys may think they don't measure up.
2. There is so much hysteria about sex in our society.
3. Why do guys refer to their genitals as "junk?" Not a very positive term.
 

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Three possible reasons for so much coverup in the locker room:
1. I think that the internet has made so much porn available that guys may think they don't measure up.
2. There is so much hysteria about sex in our society.
3. Why do guys refer to their genitals as "junk?" Not a very positive term.

Indeed.. in my day mens genitals were referred to as "the family jewels" not "junk".. such disrespect for being a MAN. Maybe there really is a conspiracy to emasculate men. :mad:
 
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Three possible reasons for so much coverup in the locker room:
1. I think that the internet has made so much porn available that guys may think they don't measure up.
2. There is so much hysteria about sex in our society.
3. Why do guys refer to their genitals as "junk?" Not a very positive term.

Indeed.. in my day mens genitals were referred to as "the family jewels" not "junk".. such disrespect for being a MAN. Maybe there really is a conspiracy to emasculate men. :mad:

I agree guys. I have always hated the term "junk" as well. In my day they were called the "family jewels" also. The first term implies worthless garbage while the second term implies value and importance. I have always believed that this was the feminazis way of making men feel worthless and emasculated as well as if their genitals were something to be ashamed of. I wonder how well it would go over if women's genitals were referred to as their "trash". I'd bet not very well! :mad:
 
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Mea culpa guys. I hate the term "junk" as well. I just mindlessly went with the flow.
 

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i think its really what you get used to growing up. I think if u play a sport in HS u get pretty used to it, i found it ended up being more of a team building camaraderie thing i cant imagine the debate team showering together lol
 

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this is one of those questions that I think is mostly directed at the wrong group of people.......I think most everyone that has found this site and engages in the discussions is pretty damn comfortable with there bodies......but I am just saying.....
 

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I have never felt shy about being naked in the showers with other dudes. First i remember was at a 6th grade camp. we all had to stand in line naked, shower, then pick up a towel, dry and walk back to our sleeping area naked to put on our underwear. I take my 14 year old son to the gym, we shower with everyone else. Just normal. It is nice the the two of us have the biggest dicks in the shower (most of the time). My brothers and i used to shower and bathroom together too. Just never worried about it.