Do we live in a culture that devalorizes the body?

[Eric6420]

It seems to me that we are living in a culture where the body is devalorized.I mean, when I was a kid and we were taking vacation in Wildwood, New Jersey in the seventies, in the morning, we rent bicycles at the baldwalk to do a little sport before breakfast. Most of the men (espacially young men) were wearing only shoes, short shorts and were topless.

Today, at least in Quebec, men cannot go topless in most sports centers. In many places, t-shirt with sleeves is mandatory.

Montreal is known as the most liberal city in North America, yet,most people do not want to rent their swimming pools to naturists.

I think that (as a society) we have a lot of problems with the body. Just think of the obesity problem, people not doing enough sports.

We could talk also of the drug problem, that is very common.

I think a lot of problems are related to the fact that most people do not respect their body.

We still live in a society were two men are not allowed (socially) to show any sign of affection for each other.

I think that a lot of our problems come from the fact that society continues to devalorize the body and its needs.

[Eric6420]

It seems to me that we are living in a culture where the body is devalorized.I mean, when I was a kid and we were taking vacation in Wildwood, New Jersey in the seventies, in the morning, we rent bicycles at the baldwalk to do a little sport before breakfast. Most of the men (espacially young men) were wearing only shoes, short shorts and were topless.

Today, at least in Quebec, men cannot go topless in most sports centers. In many places, t-shirt with sleeves is mandatory.

Montreal is known as the most liberal city in North America, yet,most people do not want to rent their swimming pools to naturists.

I think that (as a society) we have a lot of problems with the body. Just think of the obesity problem, people not doing enough sports.

We could talk also of the drug problem, that is very common.

I think a lot of problems are related to the fact that most people do not respect their body.

We still live in a society were two men are not allowed (socially) to show any sign of affection for each other.

I think that a lot of our problems come from the fact that society continues to devalorize the body and its needs.

[Journeyman]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Eric6420:
It seems to me that we are living in a culture where the body is devalorized.I mean, when I was a kid and we were taking vacation in Wildwood, New Jersey in the seventies, in the morning, we rent bicycles at the baldwalk to do a little sport before breakfast. Most of the men (espacially young men) were wearing only shoes, short shorts and were topless.

Today, at least in Quebec, men cannot go topless in most sports centers. In many places, t-shirt with sleeves is mandatory. [QUOTE]

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Eric, do you mean the body is devalued? Not as much importance is given to it? I don't know if in English there is a verb "devalorize".

I think men are asked to wear shirts at sports venues for hygenic purposes, especially when using various kinds of weight-lifting equipment in gyms and many guys don't clean off this same equipment after they're perspiring all over it.
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[QUOTE] Montreal is known as the most liberal city in North America, yet,most people do not want to rent their swimming pools to naturists.[QUOTE]
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This is quite surprising, considering that when I lived in Toronto, there'd be no fewer than 3 monthly nude swims in different public pools all over the Greater Toronto Area! I never thought that T.O. would be more accepting of nude swims than Montreal. But what would this have to do with a culture "devaluing" the body?
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[QUOTE] I think that (as a society) we have a lot of problems with the body. Just think of the obesity problem, people not doing enough sports. We could talk also of the drug problem, that is very common.I think a lot of problems are related to the fact that most people do not respect their body. [QUOTE]
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Well, that's one way to look at those problems, I guess. But I think there are many more reasons an complex issues behind obesity and illegal drug use.
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[QUOTE] We still live in a society were two men are not allowed (socially) to show any sign of affection for each other.

I think that a lot of our problems come from the fact that society continues to devalorize the body and its needs. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
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With respect, I'm still not sure I understand the point you're trying to make.

cheers
J'man