Monday, February 24, 2014

World's Largest Nude Ocean Swim

Hundreds of people stripped off Sunday to take part in the second annual Sydney Skinny in an attempt to break the world record for the largest nude ocean swim.

The photos in the article are safe for viewing at work.  A few butts, but not much more.  I'll do better next time, I promise.
Over 700 people took part in last year's inaugural swim, which aims to promote a positive body image.
Seven hundred people?  That seems kind of low for a world record, don't you think?   A world record should be thousands of people.  Heck, I was at this beach one weekend and there were many more than 700 nude people swimming.  Maybe that didn't count because the Declarers of World Records weren't there. Still, a mere 700 people is an unimpressive body count for a World Record.
Creator Nigel Marsh said that people use the Sydney Skinny "to throw aside concerns of body image, to connect with nature and celebrate living with more courage and kindness".
Not really.  People used the Sydney Skinny to look at each others' nude bodies.   Otherwise, why even bother? Connecting with nature and living with more courage and kindness can be celebrated anywhere.  This dealio was about getting nude with other people.  Not that there's anything wrong with that; it was probably a lot of fun, provided you were age 21-40 and in excellent shape.
"Such an amazingly fun and well organised event. Thank you to all behind the scenes and those making it smooth today."
It appears the event was indeed quite smooth.  Not a body hair visible in any of the photos.  In fairness, the photos are the posterior view only, but still, smooth is the operative word.  Because being smooth and the desire "to throw aside body image" are totally the same thing.  And big thanks to the photogs, by the way, for not troubling the reader with  images of overweight bodies.

Body image, my ass.  Ba dump bump!

Hey, Happy Monday everyone!

12 comments:

Shouting Thomas said...

Problem with these nudity things is that men always outnumber women by about 10 to 1.

So, for you men with your tongues hanging out, get it through your brain that you'll have to look at 10 dongles for every crevice, and a lot of the girls will be old, fat or otherwise unattractive.

Whoops! Forgot. We're throwing aside our concerns with body image!

Sure!

Unknown said...

Nice derrières.

ricpic said...

"Courage and kindness," huh? The inflation of EVERYTHING continues.

ndspinelli said...

ST, Like Inga.

edutcher said...

We're hardwired to look and assess, so approval, or lack of same, will foll;ow, even if the viewer keeps said opinions to him/herself.

PS Old or chubby is not always unattractive.

Icepick said...

So there were no problems with jellyfish, then.

Chip Ahoy said...

The courage is in show your precious little disadvantaged dick and the kindness is in not ridiculing sagging asses.

I guess.

The lockerroom scene at the gym near my house on Warren St. is a cartoon of psychology that falls into three types. Men who dress/undress rapidly completely privately within the public space, within a clearly constructed bubble that breaks when they're done. Another displaying type does things slowly expansively taking the whole space for performance and far more time than needed. And another type all older, there strictly for maintenance in and out with no psychology evident except for mortality.

Amartel said...

Butt nekkid but wearing bathing caps. Why?

ndspinelli said...

Chip Ahoy was channeling Titus.

Michael Haz said...

Butt nekkid but wearing bathing caps. Why?

Modesty. They are from Remulak. No one sees their cones until the wedding night.

Amartel said...

Ha! Submerge mass quantities.

deborah said...

lol Haz.