SKYCLAD

The witch's word for "naked." The appearance of the magician in performing rites of magic or goetia usually requires nudity, bare feet or disheveled hair. Nudity increases self-consciousness, bare feet indicate new paths, disheveled hair calls to chaos, etc.

(See also: SKYCLAD, Magick, Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul, )

Some are opposed to large Critical Mass-type events in general because they claim the events interfere with automobile traffic. WNBR participants, like those in Critical Mass counter "We are not STOPPING traffic, we ARE traffic!" Critical mass and other biketivist groups promote awareness of cyclists, they feel, out of necessity — many cyclists are seriously injured and killed by careless drivers. That includes commuters, students, children, police officers on bicycles — all cyclists are at risk. Participants advocate living s ...

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World Naked Bike Ride, World Naked Bike Ride - History, World Naked Bike Ride - Issues, World Naked Bike Ride - Comparable events, World Naked Bike Ride - Footnotes

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Over two hundred studies have been published which examine the effects of violence in entertainment media and which at least partially focus on violence in video games in particular. Some psychological studies have shown a correlation between children playing violent video games and suffering psychological effects, though the vast majority stop short of claiming behavioral causation. Craig A. Anderson has testified before the U.S. Senate on the issue, and his meta-analysis of these studies has shown 5 consistent effects: "increased aggressiv ...

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Video game controversy, Video game controversy - A brief history of notable criticism, Video game controversy - Criticism of violence and crime in video games, Video game controversy - Criticism of sexuality and nudity in video games, Video game controversy - Criticism related to children's social development, Video game controversy - Criticism from religious organizations, Video game controversy - Criticisms of alleged dishonouring, Video game controversy - Criticisms of the gameplay in and of itself, Video game controversy - Non-critical points of view, Video game controversy - Video game legislation around the world, Video game controversy - United States, Video game controversy - Australia, Video game controversy - Canada, Video game controversy - China, Video game controversy - Germany, Video game controversy - Japan, Video game controversy - United Kingdom, Video game controversy - Elsewhere, Video game controversy - Typical criticism from within the industry, Video game controversy - Uninteresting and uncreative games, Video game controversy - Notable controversial video games, Video game controversy - Video game rating systems, Video game controversy - Video game censorship around the world

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Male nipples were for a long time considered a biological mystery, since they appeared not to serve any direct biological function, and so their development appeared to present a problem for the theory of evolution. Modern biology now regards the existence of male nipples as being consistent with the theory of evolution. Indeed, the development of male nipples may be regarded as a good example of both the mechanisms by which evolution of the genome expresses itself in the phenotype, and the undirec ...

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Nipple, Nipple - Anatomy, Nipple - Male nipples

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The Immoral Mr. Teas was the first "above ground" movie to show female nudity without the pretext of naturism. It is considered to be the first commercially viable "skin flick." This movie exhibited a wry humor and an admirable respect for and appreciation of the beauty of the female form—comparable to that of sculptors and painters throughout the ages. The movie consists of a series of short scenes. In a sense, no one is actually naked; we only see the nudity through the viewpoint and vivid imagination of Mr. T ...

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The Immoral Mr. Teas, The Immoral Mr. Teas - Etymology, The Immoral Mr. Teas - Background, The Immoral Mr. Teas - A breakthrough, The Immoral Mr. Teas - A typical scene

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There has been a revival of body painting in the Western society since the 1960s, in part prompted by the liberalization of social mores regarding nudity. Even today there is a constant debate about the legitimacy of body painting as an art form. Today, body paintings are typically worn at football matches, at rave parties, and at certain festivals. There are also body painting artists who do work for publicity or artistic purposes. Because full body paintings usually involve nudity, most body painting arti ...

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Body painting, Body painting - Traditional body painting, Body painting - Modern body painting, Body painting - Body paints

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WNBR is similar to Critical Mass, with the distinction that Critical Mass rides tend to happen more frequently (often monthly) and WNBR participants are encouraged to wear as little as they feel comfortable. WNBR is one of many clothing-optional/or partially clothing-optional cycling events around the world which include: the painted naked cyclists of the Fremont Arts Council's Summer Solstice Parade (Seattle, Washington, USA) (Since 1990s) Manifestación Ciclonudista Mundial in Spain (Since 2001) Critic ...

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World Naked Bike Ride, World Naked Bike Ride - History, World Naked Bike Ride - Issues, World Naked Bike Ride - Comparable events, World Naked Bike Ride - Footnotes

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There has been a revival of body painting in the Western society since the 1960s, in part prompted by the liberalization of social mores regarding nudity. Even today there is a constant debate about the legitimacy of body painting as an art form. Today, body paintings are typically worn at football matches, at rave parties, and at certain festivals. There are also body painting artists who do work for publicity or artistic purposes. Because full body paintings usually involve nudity, most body painting artists would not paint persons ...

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Body painting, Body painting - Traditional body painting, Body painting - Modern body painting, Body painting - Body paints

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The World Naked Bike Ride concept was created by Conrad Schmidt[3] in 2003. Prior to WNBR, Conrad had organized the Naked Bike Rides of the group Artists for Peace/Artists Against War (AFP/AAW)[4] which took place in the early part of the same year, as well as other high-profile political/media events leading to the cre ...

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World Naked Bike Ride, World Naked Bike Ride - History, World Naked Bike Ride - Issues, World Naked Bike Ride - Comparable events, World Naked Bike Ride - Footnotes

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The movie is based on the true story of the world famous Windmill Theatre in London. Eccentric 70-year-old widow Mrs Henderson purchases it in the 1930s, and appoints autocratic manager Vivian Van Damm. They start variety shows with female nudity like already exists in the Moulin Rouge in Paris, but is unprecedented in the UK. Authorities allow this under the condition that the nude performers do not move. Since the theater is below street level it is relatively safe during The Blitz and performances continue. At some stage, authoriti ...

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Mrs. Henderson Presents, Mrs. Henderson Presents - Plot, Mrs. Henderson Presents - Cast

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Still, sex rarely if ever raised its head until the New Wave science fiction of the 1960s and 1970s, which reflected its times by attempting to break earlier taboos about what could and could not be the subject of science fiction. The men's magazine Playboy published regular serious science fiction stories throughout this period, by both male and female authors, offering them significantly more scope than some other publications. Two different themes emerged: one trying to explore the boundaries of what "sex" could mean in a wo ...

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Sex in science fiction, Sex in science fiction - The Golden Age of Science Fiction, Sex in science fiction - The New Wave, Sex in science fiction - Notable works with sexual themes, Sex in science fiction - Other works, Sex in science fiction - Themes explored, Sex in science fiction - Other sub-genres, Sex in science fiction - Movies and TV Series

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A number of works of mainstream erotica, including the Gor novels by John Norman, have also used the science fiction format. There is now a separate sub-genre of science fiction erotica that aims to integrate the two genres: writers in this genre include Cecilia Tan, whose small press Circlet Press caters especially to adult science fiction fans. Science fiction erotica is frequently associated wi ...

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Sex in science fiction, Sex in science fiction - The Golden Age of Science Fiction, Sex in science fiction - The New Wave, Sex in science fiction - Notable works with sexual themes, Sex in science fiction - Other works, Sex in science fiction - Themes explored, Sex in science fiction - Other sub-genres, Sex in science fiction - Movies and TV Series

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During the Golden Age of Science Fiction, the stereotype of sci-fi pulp magazine covers was that of a woman in a brass bikini swooning in the clutches of a bug-eyed monster, while a spacesuited hero comes blasting his way to her rescue. Even a cursory examination of the covers of old pulps shows the stereotype to be very much mistaken. In a significant number of the covers, if not a majority, women are depicted in strong, positive roles. True, the women may be scantily clad, but there is no mistaking the fact they are very much in charge of ...

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Sex in science fiction, Sex in science fiction - The Golden Age of Science Fiction, Sex in science fiction - The New Wave, Sex in science fiction - Notable works with sexual themes, Sex in science fiction - Other works, Sex in science fiction - Themes explored, Sex in science fiction - Other sub-genres, Sex in science fiction - Movies and TV Series

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Numerous science fiction television series and science fiction films have used science fiction plots as an excuse to fit in gratuitous sexual or fetishistic content: one of the conventions of much filmed science fiction appears to be that the future will be peopled exclusively by attractive people wearing skin-tight clothing in shiny materials. Nevertheless, some science fiction-themed TV shows, such as Farscape, have been acclaimed for their handling of such themes. The series Lexx features sexual themes in almost every episod ...

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Sex in science fiction, Sex in science fiction - The Golden Age of Science Fiction, Sex in science fiction - The New Wave, Sex in science fiction - Notable works with sexual themes, Sex in science fiction - Other works, Sex in science fiction - Themes explored, Sex in science fiction - Other sub-genres, Sex in science fiction - Movies and TV Series

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Humiliation of one person by another is often used as a way of asserting power over others, and is a common form of oppression or abuse. However, it can also be consensual, as part of an agreement with a lover of sexual humiliation. In either of these cases, it may be motivated by sadism. In addition, many punishments are deliberately designed to be humiliating, e.g. tarring and feathering, pillory, mark of infamy (stigma). Humiliation may include (also in combinations): forced nudity forced cross-dressing < ...

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Humiliation, Humiliation - Humiliation of the self, Humiliation - Humiliation of others, Humiliation - Humiliation in video games, Humiliation - Humiliation in sport

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The certifications for Cowboy Bebop are TV-14 in the USA, M and MA in Australia, PG in Singapore, 14+ in Canada, and 12,15, and PG in Britain (different episodes received different ratings). Cowboy Bebop contains language, some violence (mostly in episodes 5, 20, 25, and 26), and brief nudity. The language and nudity has been edited out of the English translation aired on Cartoon Network, but ...

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Cowboy Bebop, Cowboy Bebop - History of Bebop, Cowboy Bebop - Plot, Cowboy Bebop - Background, Cowboy Bebop - Characters, Cowboy Bebop - Spike Spiegel, Cowboy Bebop - Jet Black, Cowboy Bebop - Faye Valentine, Cowboy Bebop - Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV, Cowboy Bebop - Ein, Cowboy Bebop - Vicious, Cowboy Bebop - Julia, Cowboy Bebop - Punch and Judy, Cowboy Bebop - The Three Old Men, Cowboy Bebop - Sessions episodes, Cowboy Bebop - Soundtrack, Cowboy Bebop - Staff, Cowboy Bebop - Influences, Cowboy Bebop - Controversial episodes, Cowboy Bebop - Content ratings, Cowboy Bebop - Longevity

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Nudity

Exposure in dreams is a powerful event. Many people report dreaming of themselves nude or dressed only in undergarments in a public situation. These dreams often reveal the vulnerability that lies just below the surface of our more confident selves. This vulnerability comes from the self that we hide from others. The hiding may be conscious, such as taboo behaviour, or less conscious, stemming from a general sense that if you were fully known, you would not be fully accepted.

See also Vulnerability

Source: iVillage, http://www.ivillage.co.uk

(See also: Dream Archives, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Dream Dictionary - Nudity, Meaning of Dreams about Nudity, Dream Interpretation Nudity)

The certifications for Cowboy Bebop are TV-14 in the USA, M and MA in Australia, PG in Singapore, 14+ in Canada, and 12,15, and PG in Britain (different episodes received different ratings). Cowboy Bebop contains language, violence, and brief nudity. The language and nudity has been edited out of the English translation aired on Cartoon Network, but not on CNX. It is retained in the DVD releases. ...

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Cowboy Bebop, Cowboy Bebop - Longevity, Cowboy Bebop - History of Bebop, Cowboy Bebop - Plot, Cowboy Bebop - Background, Cowboy Bebop - Characters, Cowboy Bebop - Spike Spiegel, Cowboy Bebop - Jet Black, Cowboy Bebop - Faye Valentine, Cowboy Bebop - Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV, Cowboy Bebop - Ein, Cowboy Bebop - Vicious, Cowboy Bebop - Julia, Cowboy Bebop - Punch and Judy, Cowboy Bebop - The Three Old Men, Cowboy Bebop - Sessions episodes, Cowboy Bebop - Soundtrack, Cowboy Bebop - Staff, Cowboy Bebop - Influences, Cowboy Bebop - Controversial episodes, Cowboy Bebop - Content ratings, Cowboy Bebop - Licensing authors and publishers

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A brassiere (from French, lit: arm-holder) or bra is an item of women's underwear consisting of two cups that totally or partially cover the breasts for support and modesty. Being topless is the state of having bare breasts. For more on modesty regarding breasts, see Nudity. ...

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Breast, Breast - Anatomy of the female breast, Breast - Lymphatic drainage, Breast - Function, Breast - Size shape and composition, Breast - Development, Breast - Terminology, Breast - Cultural status, Breast - Disorders of the breasts, Breast - Infections and inflammations, Breast - Benign breast disease, Breast - Malignant breast disease

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Berkley gained prominence for her role as Jessica "Jessie" Myrtle Spano in the sitcom Saved by the Bell, which she played from 1989 to 1992. Besides her work on Saved by the Bell, Berkley is best known as Nomi Malone, the lead character in the controversial 1995 film Showgirls. The sex and nudity-laden movie, given an NC-17 rating in the United States, was a box office bomb, was widely panned, and is generally c ...

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Elizabeth Berkley, Elizabeth Berkley - Career, Elizabeth Berkley - Trivia, Elizabeth Berkley - Quote, Elizabeth Berkley - Selected Filmography

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NYPD Blue gained notoriety for profanity and nudity never previously broadcast on American network television. As Milch noted in a May 2002 interview: It took an extra year to get on the air to negotiate with ABC what could and could not be done. The good thing about that delay was that I got to spend an extra year with cops to research and come to understand more about what i ...

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NYPD Blue, NYPD Blue - Overview, NYPD Blue - Selected cast, NYPD Blue - Controversy, NYPD Blue - The Final Episode, NYPD Blue - Trivia

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The film's subject matter was relatively controversial, but relevant: rape, lesbianism, and interracial relationships were just some of the topics explored. The concept of doing anything to achieve fame and success had never before been addressed at this level. However, the extreme nudity and simulated sex in the film (coupled with what was regarded as one of the most tasteless rape scenes ever recorded) and writing deemed incredibly poor (the screenplay was written by previously-successful Joe Eszterhas, who had worked with Paul Verhoeven b ...

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Showgirls, Showgirls - Plot, Showgirls - Reaction, Showgirls - The V.I.P. Edition

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