I actually didn't take it that way and I still don't, but I'm not offended, ILG. We've posted together for a long time. I like reading your posts and exchanging our views. I would say that I like you, but you might think I am gay! Sorry, I couldn't stop myself!
Um, apparently you DID take it that way, enough to have mentioned it twice now!
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It made me think you had some kind of hang up about sexual things - probably because you used to be Conservative.
Seeing as I never accused you of being gay in the first place, I guess you can put yours fears to rest!
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Seriously, or from your upbringing and past life. I don't know.
I think men are awesome, but I don't trust very many of them. I think my husband is actually the only man I have ever really trusted as far as I have. So, I do have my own hangups about things. I think we all do about certain issues to a degree. My mistrust of men doesn't hold me back and make me cynical, just cautious. So, it's definitely not a phobia. lol!
I know I have a hang-up about what I used to think verses what I think now, because I think differently than I used to. And if I have a hang-up, it's because of warped preaching, but not EVERYTHING I was taught was warped, so it's a matter of sifting things out. Is nude posing okay or not? Well, it's not something I really want in my social circle. But, I don't want to be judgmental either.
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All of us have somekind of used to be.. No matter if you have never been to church or you were sleeping under the pews at one week old. The key words are "used to be".
I have no problem with 'used to be'. If I did, I would hate me. But, I don't think he thinks it's wrong if he did it today.
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I wish I would have, it would have diffused the situation. I will really try to not treat him differently. It is not him that I am worried about as it is my inability to know how to categorize this in my brain.
There is a demand at times for models of this nature for reasonable purposes like medical texts, though most of that has been done away with by all of the CGI they do. Maybe there's an "innocent" explanation? I confess I would NOT touch that topic with this guy ever again, however.
If he ever brings it up again, just raise your hands and pray, speaking in tongues. That will usually clear your office or cubicle pretty quickly.
I did modeling work myself "about 100 pounds ago" (more like 50) and with a full head of hair. I was selected because I was a pretty snappy dresser in those days, a "conservative" sort of snappy. Ronald Reagan had just taken office so things were looking my way sartorially.
You can still find some of my "work" online and at selected Christian book sellers.
Kewl. Do you have a link you can share with us?
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There is a demand at times for models of this nature for reasonable purposes like medical texts, though most of that has been done away with by all of the CGI they do. Maybe there's an "innocent" explanation? I confess I would NOT touch that topic with this guy ever again, however.
If he ever brings it up again, just raise your hands and pray, speaking in tongues. That will usually clear your office or cubicle pretty quickly.
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Hebrews 13:23 Know ye that our brother Timothy is set at liberty
There is a demand at times for models of this nature for reasonable purposes like medical texts, though most of that has been done away with by all of the CGI they do. Maybe there's an "innocent" explanation? I confess I would NOT touch that topic with this guy ever again, however.
If he ever brings it up again, just raise your hands and pray, speaking in tongues. That will usually clear your office or cubicle pretty quickly.
LOL! Good idea, we both have to accept the other culturally now don't we?
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Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt the people doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
When I was young and clever, I wanted to change the world. Now that I am older and wiser, I strive to change myself. ~
I don't personally think it's something a Christian should be doing. But if I found out a casual acquaintance had done it, it wouldn't change my opinion of them. It would just fall under the 'hmmmm, that's interesting' category.
If I found out a fellow church member was doing it, I would be freaked out.
Um, apparently you DID take it that way, enough to have mentioned it twice now!
I never denied that I didn't take it that way. I still do.
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Seeing as I never accused you of being gay in the first place, I guess you can put yours fears to rest!
LOL!
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I know I have a hang-up about what I used to think verses what I think now, because I think differently than I used to. And if I have a hang-up, it's because of warped preaching, but not EVERYTHING I was taught was warped, so it's a matter of sifting things out. Is nude posing okay or not? Well, it's not something I really want in my social circle. But, I don't want to be judgmental either.
I'm sure that our warped thinking, in some areas, is due to life in general and not always warped preaching. It's probably because we didn't get the comfort from life that we thought we were going to receive and so we turn around and point fingers. For every warped message, God gave me truth.
The OT speaks greatly on not uncovering the nakedness of others. One spoke of not getting them drunk so you could look upon them naked. If you aren't married to that person, then I don't think it would be a good idea to view their naked body. So, no, I don't think posing nude is a good thing.
Way back in my MUCH younger days, I took some special art classes, including one "Nude Drawing" class. We worked from live, nude models. Every model who modeled for us was completely nude. HOWEVER, they were always posed in such a way that 'private parts' never became part of our drawing. We were NOT in this class to do pornographic art. We were there to do studies of muscles, bones, and human beings in general. The other thing we did not include was identifying facial features.
It was ART - NOT pornography. I was not at all uncomfortable doing the drawings or the art study. I don't know that I could have been the model, but then I'm sure many of the models could not have done the drawing either.
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But, I don't think he thinks it's wrong if he did it today.
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