Amanda Beard in Playboy

You mean, kinda like a person should be able to make a personal decision to eat foods prepared with trans fats? That's a stretch, geek.

I just noticed that I have a lot of posts following one another. The reason I logged on was to tell you all what happened this afternoon at work. It is not SR but it belongs to this thread. I was just logging on this afternoon and of course the first thing that shows is the title Discussion Forums. My boss (also the owner) is walking behind me just as I'm starting the session and reads my screen from a distance. He asks me, "What are you discussing?" I reply, "Oh, just an american woman swimmer posing in Playboy." In a huff, he says, "OK! Fine, If you don't wanna tell me, that's fine!"

For those that want to look at this discussion from a Christian point of view... read Matthew 5:28

I've never understood the weird obsession in this country about why someone without their clothes on is "immoral" or will cause you to go to the place with the guy with the pitchfork and pointy tail lives. I'm sorry, but assuming that her pictures don't look like the pictures on the gyn medical board exams, what's the big deal? We've all seen women without their clothes on (except me & Bork, but we're math nerds) and I rather doubt that swimming will be corrupted in any way by this. (Although some swimmers may need to shave the palms of their hands when tapering and shaving from now on, not to mention getting powerful prescription goggles...) -LBJ

Well 3Strokes, when you're at the wall, gasping for enought air to start the next interval, and the swimmer in the adjacent lane is swimming backstroke,the mirrored (or dark) goggles let you enjoy the view without being too obvious. :woot: Thanks for the tip. I hadn't thought of that one. That's what this Forum is about; getting useful, true and tried tips for improving...................

For those that want to look at this discussion from a Christian point of view... read Matthew 5:28 Not guilty for reason of: 1- I am not married. Adultery Etymology: Middle English, alteration of avoutrie, from Anglo-French avulterie, from Latin adulterium, from adulter adulterer, back-formation from adulterare : voluntary sexual intercourse between a married man and someone other than his wife or between a married woman and someone other than her husband; 2- I am a Muslim. Not adamantly, anyway. :drink:

how does one shave their naughty bits, and what color's the nip?!? :agree: :p And if that's what floats your boat (or anything else), whatever, to each their own. You don't actually shave, it leads to in-grown hairs then stubble . . . YUCK!! Try laser hair removal or electrolysis or waxing as a last resort. For coloration issues try skin bleaching to lighten or tattooing to darken.

All babes are born nude.

I agree, Leonard. I think we make too much of nudity in this country. I lived in Germany for some time in my 20s where public, or semi-public, nudity is more commonplace and isn't a big deal. I think it's healthy for your own body image to see normal people in states of undress, 'cause no real person has the "perfect body". We come in all different shapes and sizes with wrinkles, scars, flab and muscle. (standing still, waiting for the lightening bolt to strike...) Edit: I feel the need to point out, after reading Geek's posts, that I'm talking about adults here. My daughter is a little young to be aware of Playboy and the genre, but I agree with his point. I think children's values are formed at home, though, and would guess his daughters as well as mine would be perplexed why Amanda would choose to pose nude.

Has it been confirmed that she's posing nude yet? There's a big difference between artistic nude and pornography...but hey let's make sure our kids don't see a boob or a willy. Much better to have Tom and Jerry electrocuting each other in cartoons, or Wile E. Coyote, tossing anvils onto a defenceless bird (or attempting to) or every damn show on Disney highlighting the importance of "dating" someone even for pre-teens. There's things far worse than getting your kegs off, and a bit of more un-erotic nudity wouldn't do anyone any harm. Barb..I'll PM you my Gran Canaria nudist horror story....