Male vs female nudity perception in west

Arthur244

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hello all, i have travelled to many different countries and have noticed that in western world/culture, female nudity is much more acceptable that male nudity from what i have seen in gyms, beaches, parties etc (please feel free to correct me if i am wrong) and i have no problem with that.. but when it comes to male nudity, most people i have met (both men n women) are very opposed to male nudity, i will share some comments that i have heard from them: male nudity is objectionable and bad while female nudity is beautiful; men should not wear briefs/bikini briefs underwears as its weird but women wearing g strings/thongs are good; men shorts should not be less than knee length but women's shorts can be as small as it can be, men who wears short clothes must be gay (but for some reason they say women wearing short clothes are not lesbian haha)...and from my experience, its not a fringe group that has the above beliefs/notions.. and i have been to many countries where most men wear briefs as underwears and its is not at all related to being straight or gay n not looked down upon...n both male n female nudity (in public) is equally acceptable or equally not acceptable by the society in general.. so i would love to hear from people from western culture (north america, europe, etc) and other cultures about how they view male n female nudity?
 

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Most nudity in the west is all about advertising. Female nudity is more normalized because it tends to get more attention, whether it’s due to the ads working as intended or controversy revolving around the depiction being too sexual/demeaning/etc. Meanwhile, male nudity just doesn’t work as effectively for ads. It can work in specific communities like with gay men. But for straight men and women, it’s more effective to have the man depicted in opulence. Why have him shirtless when you can have him in a Versace suit? With the assumption being that he has the lifestyle to afford the suit, thus making him more desirable or aspirational as a man.

One could argue that being scantily clad is seen as a feminine trait in the west, so there’s no reason for men to appear as such outside of situations where it would make sense, like swimming. But I dunno if that idea would hold up to scrutiny. After all, there’s not really an issue with men being casually shirtless while women in bras and swimsuits are usually only found in appropriate settings. For example, Abercrombie is infamous for having their guys shirtless in ads, and they’re a clothing company.