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[edit] Nude bathing in East Germany

Stale. -- Banjeboi 21:28, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

I removed the section which claimed that nude bathing in East Germany is acceptable even outside of nudist areas. This is an urban myth which came into existance shortly after the German reunification. Back then East German tourism boards drastically reduced the number of nudist areas on the beaches because they feared that western tourists might be appalled. The local nudist population however did initially not accept or notice that what have been "their" nudist beaches for decades were suddenly not allowed for nude bathing anymore and that led to a temporary mixture of clothed and nude people lying on the same beach and some western tourists misinterpreted that view and assumed that it was common practice and acceptable in East Germany to be nude anywhere on the beach and spread the story back home. The legal situation is however very clear and the same all over Germany including the East: nude bathing is only allowed in signed nudist area

[edit] The brief bit on Islam

It mentions here that women in Islam are required to completely cover themselves due to purdah. I may be wrong, but isn't purdah an Indian custom? I agree there are some similarities in custom, but would purdah be the correct appelation? Also, while there are varying degrees to which women (and men) cover, or don't cover themselves in Islamic societies as far as I know the main stipulation based on religion was the Koranic injunction to dress modestly. The specifics as to what this (dressing modestly) means are spread across the multiple interpretations of Islamic law - not to mention those who attempt to go beyond the four (five w/shia) schools. While the article is good enough to mention that the hadith is the inspiration for much of the debate that followed, it would be more appropriate to note that there are many schools of thought regarding awrah. The sentence "For women, Islam requires them to observe purdah, covering their entire bodies, including the face (see burqa). A common misconception, however, is to cover everything but the hands and face," is incorrect in that it is reductionist and makes a POV judgment in regard to schools of thought that may differ from that which the editor had subscribed to. This is not to say the sentence is wholly wrong in that it may fit with a certain view, but it is only one among many. Perhaps, however, it might be wise to separate perceived religious injunctions from how people actually behave. After all, religious and cultural mores are very different between Saudi Arabia and Egypt, yet they are both generally considered Muslim countries. 18 February 2007 jankyalias

Considering the lack of response I am making a slight edit. jankyalias 21 February 2007

[edit] Judaism and male hair

"Under the laws of Tznius (modesty), both men and women cannot reveal the body parts considered to have sexual connotation (including upper arms, collarbones, legs, and — for married women and all men — hair, which is covered completely or partially)." This seems to say that men have to cover their hair because it has sexual connotation. Is that really why Jewish men wear hats? 142.68.133.227 (talk) 18:02, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Nude man problem

If you'll take a look at Nudity_and_children#Nudity_and_sexuality there is a problem (at least at my monitor's resolution) where the subtopic dividing line cuts right through the photograph of the naked man. Can someone please try to fix this so it is more aesthetic through shuffling the photos around? Tyciol (talk) 05:44, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Archiving

I've boldly added auto archiving of threads stale for two months - the bot will leave at least five threads so the page doesn't empty. -- Banjeboi 21:33, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Overuse of pictures

I noted that this article seems to have a picture, or even multiple, every few lines. Considering that the Manual of Style suggests using not that many pictures, would the editors who run the article like to cut down on the overuse of pictures? - NuclearWarfare ^{contact me}_{My work} 20:24, 8 November 2008 (UTC)

I think it's borderline at best. This article needs some clean-up first then aligning images to match text would be more appropriate. -- Banjeboi 20:46, 12 November 2008 (UTC)