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On 2009-01-13 17:42:40 -0500, Hermes Trismeg <CraigRichard@excite.com> said:
> On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:44:10 -0500, gu)stav <no@hushmail.rightnow>
> wrote:
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>> On 2009-01-12 14:59:50 -0500, Hermes Trismeg <CraigRichard@excite.com> said:
>>
>>> "Amor Victorious" is quite real. Caravaggio was very daring, but many
>>> wonderful things were tolerated during the Renaissance and afterwards.
>>
>> Well this does lend some credence to the thought that we are living in
>> some kind of new Dark Age.
>>
>> Thanks for all your generous posting!
>
> A Dark Age, indeed. By the way, what does FKK mean?
This is a traditional German term that is closest to the idea of
"naturism" in English. It was originally the name of a movement
emphasizing a more natural and direct relationship with nature that
began at the dawn of the 20th century (perhaps slightly earlier). FKK,
along with related movements such as Lebensreform (life reform) and the
Wandervogel youth movement, was in some ways a Romantic reaction
against the Industrial Age and the growing estrangement of people in
Germany (and elsewhere) from the natural environment and a traditional
way of living. FKK was distinguished from the others by its advocacy
of nudism, which was celebrated in photography and in such things as
nude dance performances and calisthenics. But it was never limited to
nudism and always emphasized a sort of holistic approach to natural
living, including diet and exercise and fresh air and sunshine.
In true FKK photos -- as opposed to simple nude pictures taken outdoors
-- you get the flavor of the movement, the emphasis on healthful
activity and direct contact with nature, of which nudism is merely one
aspect.
FKK was never an exclusively gay thing, but it always had a definite
gay current. You see that also in the oldest photos and publications
from the movement, and the tradition continues into modern times.
More of an answer than you wanted, I expect -- but I've always found
this subject particularly interesting.
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