Sully23 wrote:I have another theory, is not that euros are hippies is something very cultural, I am American (continent) in my region there is no topless on the beaches, there is no Romanian baptism or botez not even the art is related to children, once I was surprised the nudist camps in Europe and even a scandal that there was but I will only limit myself to say it was just a scandal in the end.
Europe unlike in america the subject of the human body is different as they see it in Europe that's why it's my assumption about it.
In the beginning of the 20th century a back-to-nature movement started to influence all parts of european culture advocating among other thing a healthier life style with e.g. sports. Nudity was seen as natural. Out of this grew naturism, advocated especially for children. Greek athlets of antiquity did sports nude and so it was very in line with fascist aestheticism and the movement was rather right wing. But it never was mainstream in Europe - not even in the 70es or 80es.
When later in the 60es leftist anti-establishment propaganda lead to the claim of "sexual liberation" the theoretically already accepted idea that nudity and sexuality are natural things weakened the conservative resistance. In consequence nudity in films was not longer censored and even pornography legalized. Then it went for political correctness to advocate even the greatest liberality. Out of this climate came all these movies with an abundance of nude scenes. But all of this was only superficial and did not grew deep roots.
So, I wouldn't call this an essential part of "european culture", it's rather something accepted out of an indifference that is euphemistically called "tolerance". And this can today very well live side by side with a nearly victorian attitude when it comes to the sexuality of children, which is also accepted mainly out of indifference and is called "child protection".
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