Why are we conditioned to be turned on by nudity.

This is something I have always wondered about and confess I am the same as anyone else.

Once you have seen a naked male and female that has gone through puberty, then you have pretty much seen every naked person on this planet. Of course people are different, but you can look at a persons build and guess what they look like naked, ditto with a woman's breasts, they may be hidden under clothes, but their size is not. The only thing that breaks this rule is that men hide there penises under clothes so you can not make an evaluational.

So why do we love to be or see nude people?

Because we are not supposed to. On the one hand, the television and almost all advertising sell sex as the basis for the lure to their product. On the other, we have been told from childhood that sex isn't nice for all little girls and boys.. Double standard for sure, and human nature points us directly at what we are not supposed to do. They say the human male has a sexual thought every 3 seconds. I do believe that. 'm not a psychologist by any stretch of the imagination, but I know why I'm draw to nudity, and those little hormones are still kicking in. procreation and the need to continue the species is a powerful magnet.

When you are nude, you can't hide anything. That's what we are and that's what we are interested in. Sometimes when I see a good-looking female walking in the street, I could not help thinking about what she looked like if she had no clothes on. Very typical thinking as a male but still I wonder if there is also women who think like this way. I am sure there is. We are all humans.

At least here in North America, we are still subject to the morals of our puritan roots. In societies where clothing isn't used (tropical tribal people), nudity doesn't elicit sexual response, it's a normal state. Here, we are socialized to consider nudity only appropriate in private or during sex.

Those of us who are nudists, where the lack of clothing isn't abnormal, don't get turned on by simple nudity. Personally, I've gone from the typical pubescent boy who loved Playboy and Penthouse to a mature adult (at least by age) who is more turned on by provocative clothing and actions.

For me, growing up, the sight or thought of seeing or doing something " naughty", was the big turn on. Once grown, and nudity was more common place, it was no big deal. When one is naked, they are exposing their true physical self. No push up bras to hide sagging, or a penis that is not as big as we would like it to be, as well as all our little imperfections that we prefer to keep hidden) It is a matter of "what you see, is what you get.

Pammy32 I don't think we are conditioned to be turned on by nudity during our developmental years by nature, for instance young children see nothing wrong with running around nude. Its how society socializes us to consider nudity only appropriate in private or how the media has sexualized and sensationalized it. Its not a week that goes by that some celebrity is in the media for example the Kim Kardashian cover.

In other clothing optional societies you don't see people turned on by nudity so its not the case that we are conditioned from birth to be turned on by nudity. There was a recent incident involving a BBC film crew and a young female anthropologist and her being undressed and dressed in their native wear. No one thought it provocative or sexual in fact it was the female members of the tribe that were more interested to get her to experience it and their way of life.

I think at times as we go through puberty that we become more interested in the opposite sex and and what they look like nude its only natural, but if you look at the nudists you don't see every boy or man becoming sexually aroused at the sight of a fellow female nudist regardless of how attractive they are as they don't see or perceive nudity as sexual.

Of course their is the other side to the argument that some love to be exhibitionist and get a sexual trill or frisson from the experience of exposing themselves because they have sexualized the experience.

In a professional capacity I have literally seen thousands upon thousands of nude males and females, and its not a sexual thing or am I turned on. I am more concerned about ensuring they get the best care I can give, detecting and treating any problems, maintaining their safety etc, in fact at times I'm more concerned about their modesty than they are.

As Jds4med mentioned I'm more likely to be turned on by clothing that accentuates or highlights the female form rather than the actual nudity.

But this is such a subjective topic that it affects each of us differently and that is based on how we were socialized growing up and other influences in our formative or developmental years.

For most people you only get naked for two purposes: bathing and doing the wild thing. Seeing a naked woman outside of the latter context might draw my attention, but it doesn't necessarily "turn me on" the way my woman does letting me chase her around the house naked...

Then again, have to admit I broke down and Googled that Kim Kardashian cover picture, and it was pretty marvelous, I must say...

Societal conditioning aside, clothing has its benefits. It keeps us warm when the weather is cold, and can help keep us cool when things are hot. It also provides protection against overexposure to the sun's rays, and shields us to a degree from insect and bug bites.

Like jewelry, clothes are used to adorn the body and to emphasize or distract from certain parts of the body,

Nudity is fine, but so are clothes.

I am not a sociologist, but I do find it interesting that all the world's cultures that I'm aware of, are clothes wearing. The styles, materials, colors, and patterns differ widely, yet all the cultures evolved with clothes. I wonder if at some point in ancient history if there was a culture without clothes. If so, I wonder why they didn't survive.

Jds4med said, "At least here in North America, we are still subject to the morals of our puritan roots."

How true. We were settled by Puritans, and the Aussies were settled by convicts. They got by far the better of the deals.

As to clothes, I heard an anthropologist say that in a climate consistently 78 degrees Fahrenheit or warmer, people can live without clothes or shelter. Seems that skin cancer from UV exposure might be a problem, though.

Jds4med said, "At least here in North America, we are still subject to the morals of our puritan roots."

How true. We were settled by Puritans, and the Aussies were settled by convicts. They got by far the better of the deals.

As to clothes, I heard an anthropologist say that in a climate consistently 78 degrees Fahrenheit or warmer, people can live without clothes or shelter. Seems that skin cancer from UV exposure might be a problem, though.

The tribal people that still live primitive lives usually have dark skin that's less susceptible to skin cancer. They also have a lower life expectancy.

I sort of disagree, Pammy. Having seen one female naked, I have not seen them all!

I can't tell if a lady has large or small or light or dark areola. Are her breasts firm, does she have large, protruding nipples?

I can't tell the color of her pubic hair. I can't tell if she is sporting a world-class bush or if she is shaved, trimmed, etc.

I don't know if she has a pronounced pubic hump or dangling labia or a large clit.

I could go on. . . .

In cultures where clothing is seldom worn, especially in small tribal groups, it appears that often some form of trigger is needed to release sexual responses. For instance, the group might practice certain rituals, dances, ceremonies, substance intake and such in order to promote a sexual response, in order to stimulate the libido - probably because nudity in and of itself just isn't enough in such situations.

Maybe that's also a partial reason why cultures have so overwhelmingly taken to wearing clothing - aside from the environmental factors of course which seem to conspire anyway against full time nudity for humans. If it's hot enough to do without, the sun can burn the skin and moreover temperature isn't constant day and night anyway, except in a few (uncomfortable) climates. And of course clothing reflects status and admiring and desiring an elevated status is so basically human a trait.

When I was young, I remember that it was then thought to be sexually evocative if women (in the Mid East) were veiled. There was the mystery of wondering what a woman looked like, the challenge of unveiling and so on ... just watch any 40s or 50s movie with a harem scene or a dance scene set in the East - you'll see what I mean. It was part of the lure of the East, the made-up partial fantasy world invented by Orientalists and artists who turned the exoticism of a foreign culture into paintings and stories that tickled the imagination of Westerners, especially of the colonial powers then. It almost seemed that the more clothed one was, the greater the power of attraction and mystery and appeal. The inverse of being turned on by nudity.

Now, such ideas are anathema of course, passée and out of fashion.

I think it is more the challenge of defeating a taboo. If nudity wasn't prohibited, and was commonplace, we wouldn't be as turned on by simple nudity.

"When I was young, I remember that it was then thought to be sexually evocative if women (in the Mid East) were veiled. There was the mystery of wondering what a woman looked like, the challenge of unveiling and so on ... "

This brings to mind the recent resurgence of the Burlesque show, and that sometimes it isn't what you see, but what you don't see. Pure nudity abruptly stops the imagination cold, other than the thinking of what you would like to do with said person in the bedroom. But even a small amount of clothing is titillating in that it causes you to think of the small intimate details of their body you can't see, i.e. the nipple color, size, erectness, "carpet or tile" and whether the curtains match the drapes etc. Most of the acts carefully hid the final "intimate bits" but you got the full benefit of a striptease act as the layers of clothing slowly came off.

A few years back I saw one Burlesque show skit where the gal actually started out nude, and got dressed as the act continued. Still in a teasing, highly erotic manner and with the usual selection of provocative lingerie, heels, and a very well fitting dress, but it seemed as the skit went on my imagination was built back up, and now knowing what she looked like underneath, and remembering that as the panties, bra, stockings, slip, and dress went on, it was all the more intriguing and erotic. The whole time I'm thinking, "I wish my woman would get dressed like that in the morning..."

Nudity is exciting or embarrassing more in situations when it is not supposed to be. being topless at a beach where several others are topless is ok for most of the people, being caught undressed is very different

We are hard wired to be turned on by nudity because it makes more of us.

It's the intimacy of seeing something that we're not supposed to see. Also, I disagree that you've seen everyone once you've seen one naked male and female. Its the little differences in skin and colors and textures and so on that is so wonderful. Exploring each person's particular body, esp the intimate parts is what is so irresistable.

In places where people wear clothes and bodies are hidden from view for the most part depending on various states of dress, the unknown and imagination are left to run wild by filling in the blanks of what the clothing covers. We think about sex all the time and so when we get to see a nude person that were are attracted to, the instinctual sexual drive seems to really kick in. As Jds4med has said, that when people are nude all the time, then nudity in itself is less of a turn on- it takes a provocative action to trigger sexual turn on.

So it would seem if you are living in place where people are covered up with clothing, then seeing nude people provides quite a sexual shock to the senses and can be a real turn on.

As Susie says we are hard wired to be aroused by nudity in the opposite sex (or perhaps the same one) because of the biological imperative. In animal behavior sex is just for reproduction.

The question isn't WHY but HOW. We are conditioned to be aroused by nudity by of our society's taboo against nudity. We are conditioned to see nudity as an invitation to sex.

Tropical tribal people who don't wear clothes aren't conditioned to be turned on by nudity. Even European people who engage in social nudity (sauna, swimming, nudism) aren't turned on by simple nudity. There has to be overt or covert sexual behavior to elicit arousal.

Actually, humans are the ONLY animal that engages in sex for reproduction. All other animals engage in sex for pleasure and have NO IDEA that it is related to reproduction.

^^^ Don't bet on it...The animal kingdom knows exactly what their bits are for.....David Attenborough Docos come to mind as does Gorillas In the Mist--study of primate behaviour.

Actually, humans are the ONLY animal that engages in sex for reproduction. All other animals engage in sex for pleasure and have NO IDEA that it is related to reproduction.

I think you got that backwards AND it's not correct. The great apes and dolphins have been observed having sex for fun. I think there are others

If other animals did it for pleasure, they wouldn't wait until the females were in estrus to have sex.

Humans and other primates are the ones who usually do it for pleasure. There are exceptions like dogs that hump everyone's leg.

The more I feel comfortable - or confident, in my body, the more I want to be seen naked by someone I trust. Having my clothes taken off - turns me on, being naked, or the only one naked, more or less forces me to accept my own body. Being naked with someone or for someone - and to see them look at you, and like what they see, makes me feel good, and I like that. Thats part of why I love to be or see nude people.

Actually, humans are the ONLY animal that engages in sex for reproduction. All other animals engage in sex for pleasure and have NO IDEA that it is related to reproduction.

Also, if humans were limited to sex for reproduction -

1. Nobody would be gay

2. There would be no hetero sex after menopause

3. We would never have invented birth control

4. Swinging wouldn't exist

5. Nobody would masturbate

6. We'd all be Catholic 😉

Also, if humans were limited to sex for reproduction -

1. Nobody would be gay

2. There would be no hetero sex after menopause

3. We would never have invented birth control

4. Swinging wouldn't exist

5. Nobody would masturbate

6. We'd all be Catholic 😉

Very funny, especially #6.

I feel similar to Laura. Having my clothes taken off turns me on. it's like a dramatic revealing, and it can be hot. Of course it's also hot and a real turn on for me to remove a woman's clothes, especially unhooking a bra & sliding the straps down over the shoulders & down the arms. Unbuttoning her shirt slowly is also very hot for me. Disrobing a woman & that feeling that she is giving herself to me can be very exciting on different levels, & even stir feelings of love.

Ironically my medfet began with a doctor who would slide down my undies. or sometimes just lift & stretch the waistband to view, reach in, & touch, during annual physicals without any verbal indication as i lie on the exam table. It's the act of individuals desiring my exposure to them, whether to check and feel me professionally, or a lover desiring me for physical pleasure.

Because I am clothed and not exposed most of the time to most people makes becoming exposed all the more dramatic. Someone who wishes to expose me wishes to see &/or touch. The desire to see &/or touch me and my awareness of that is hot. If I thought my exposure to mature women would be pleasurable to them, i would be tempted to want to perform for them in some capacity. From that, i derive a lot of my fantasies.

My jockstrap fetish deals with being exposed with straps over nude buttocks, and being solely covered by a pouch that i suspect draws attention of some. It's exciting to be thought of as being looked at while wearing one. I touch myself over my jockstrap and imagine it is someone else touching me, playing with & teasing, until they eventually want to lower it and dramatically expose me, and have that met with smiles, giggles, and perhaps admiration, even if facetious, over what the overt effect the experience has on me.

Funny indeed.. But hey many RC's I have known over the years could be amongst the most perverted,debauched & depraved individuals out there---just sayin...Thoroughly enjoyed their wickedly bent ways too.. 😁

And you could naturally suspect RCs to be that way because of the high degree of inhibition & conservatism. That makes the perversion even more dramatic. Hand in hand with that is the fetish for nunsploitation. That forbidden desire for those or by those who are supposed to be the most pure, the most inhibited.