I'm calling prudes Philistines from now on because it fits perfectly.
I love nude Greek & Roman statues, old Renaissance paintings, and photos of the human form. Not for sex, for art.
CW: pic attached is naked Venus statue
The curves, the unique marks and features that make each body a masterpiece.
This fascination led me to study Kinesiology as my undergrad. I wanted to understand the human body in movement, in peak performance, so I could teach others to inhabit their bodies with strength and grace.
But I also pursued Psychology simultaneously because I was obsessed with how the mind shapes the body. How thoughts become posture. How trauma lives in tissue. How confidence changes everything.
Mens Sana in Corpore Sano i.e. a sound mind in a sound body. The Romans got it.
Philistines see a nude body and think 'sex' or 'shame.'
Artists see 'story,' 'strength,' 'beauty.'
The difference isn't what we're looking at. It's what we can see.
