Sensual Nudity an emerging trend in fashion threatening dignity(Must Read)

Gabriella Sabatini looked sexy on court. She was
elegant and late Ayo Oshitelu once wrote that the
Argentine tennis girl would easily win a beauty
contest if she entered for any. Her figure was
amazing and facial beauty incredible. Walking from
the net to the baseline after making a point was
thrilling. There was music in her steps. Ositelu, in
one of his trips to Wimbledon wrote that her beauty
attracted more fans to the arena than the game she
played. Sabatini appeared sexy in her times but the
reigning players now have made her show a child's
play.
At the Olympic Games, World Championships and
other international events the skimpy wears of
athletes have become part of the game. They
entertain the eyes. Ever wondered why people spend
hundreds of dollars to buy tickets for events that
would be aired on television? You can't beat the
stadium atmosphere. The television cameras do not
pick all the fans enjoy in venues. The elegance of
athletes entertains. The athletes appear to be aware
of the imagination they create in the minds of fans
and they make efforts to outdo each other. We are
talking about female athletes. They make sure that
fans have value for their money. Nobody goes to the
Olympic games and regrets it. You are thoroughly
entertained by the actions on the courts and the
apparels of the female athletes.
It is not only in sports that women have taken upper
hand in entertaining fans. Male musicians sometimes
wear jackets which they fling to the fans or simply
pull off while performing. Not so with women. They
must entertain with some nudity. And the fans like it.
Female artists the world over have opted to debase
the sanctity of womanhood in their acts, a
conservative person may argue. But the world is
changing and sex sells. From the ancient days to
now, the dignity of a woman lies in her body. But
female entertainers in the music industry, drama,
sport and modelling have carried their performances
beyond the ordinary. To them, there's dignity in the
creating imagination in the minds of all. From
America, Europe and down to Africa performing
almost nude on stage and posting nude photographs
online have become a phenomenon.
Jennifer Lopez, a global figure and a mother of two
stirred the honest nest in her stage performance at
the recent America music award and a British female
journalist,ANNABEL COLE writing in The Daily Mail
captured her with these words: "She mounted the
podium decked on a tight-hugging body suit, fish-net
tight and lashing of lipsticks. Critics liken her display
to that of an aspiring starlet who was in a hurry to
make fame in the competitive music world.
From one end of the stage to another, Lopez gyrates
provocatively treating the audience to eye watering
views of her naked body as she rendered the lyrics of
her new song, titled, Booty. For the audience, it was
as if the popular female musician was
communicating the lyrics of her song with her
anatomy. As she craws suggestively across the stage,
displaying her famously curvy derrière and at a point,
spanking Australian rapper, Iggy Azalea who is young
enough to be her son.
"This overtly sexy act by Jennifer Lopez has elicited
divergent reactions even among her fans.'But
watching this aggressively titillating performance
from the comfort of his sofa, one of her adult male
fans said; ''I was overwhelmed by the desire to hide
my face behind the cushions. My 15year- old
daughter, Elsa, watching alongside with me was even
less charitable. Yuck! She shrievelled. She's way too
old to be doing that.''
Ironically, thrice divorced Jennifer Lopez is surely not
the only artist who wants to show global audience
how sexier they are as singers despite their age.
Madonna, who's 56 also seems to be trying in putting
her young rivals on the edge. She frequently appears
on stage in her sheer bra tops that leave almost
nothing to the imagination of the audience. Her
regular stage costumes of fishnet skirts and
suspenders flashing her knickers at the audience did
not suggest otherwise.
"Still on the trail of nude female singers is 68 years
old Cher whose latest dress to kill tour would have
been dabbed Dress To Die Of Embarrassment. Cher
recently performed in a sheer fringed body stocking
with her modesty covered by pink sequinned nipple
tassels. But unfortunately, it does not seem as
though any woman of her age would want to flaunt
her body in such debasing manner.
"Just last month, 44 years old Mariah Carey was
reported to have worn a mini skirt that appears to
show her gusset, while her ample embodiment was
barely held in check by her strapless, jewelled bustier
in a concert in China".
Nigeria Female Entertainers Go Nude Too
From the music scene to Nollywood, Nigerian female
artists seem to embrace this trend. Today,
performing almost nude has become another way of
showing how sexy they are. This openness to
emotional susceptibility has demonstrated that the
female artists have the emotional capacities to
achieve their pursuit of sensual pleasures.
Available reports showed that celebs going naked is
not exactly a new phenomenon. Last year witnessed
more of them shedding their sensitive parts in the
name of promotion. At the moment, Nigerian female
celebrities nude photos inspire instant fascination
from fans. With the likes of Singer Maheeda, Dencia,
actress and Afrocandy model, Ify Jones, Tiwa Savage,
Cossy Orjiakor, Tonto Dikeh, Ini Edo, the most
beautifully girl in Nigeria [MBGN], Munachia Abii now
rapper, Eku Edewor and others blazing the trial, the
trend is on fire in Nigeria. Female celebs have a way
of converting every advantage into an opportunity to
display their attributes, be it on the red carpet or on
instagram photo. This trend has assumed
unprecedented dimension as these female artists
crave to forge ahead in their career as actors or
models. For a beginner, it starts with dressing half
nude just like a test with one weary foot before
committing the whole body.
Nude Maheeda spills iced cream and milk over
herself. But the singer has dismissed her critics,
saying ,''it's deliberate. I know what I'm doing. The
pictures are not targeted at anything. It's all about
attention and there's no mistake about it. This
business of music is called show business and I'm
convinced I'm on the right track. I owe no apologies. I
just realised this way will be faster hit than any other
way. The pictures are working for me".
In Churches Too
Not even religious temples are spared by women
who opt to dress in the name of sex appeal. Today,
women also dress up in sexy styles in churches. And
they are causing sensation.
. The Archbishop Emeritus of the metropolitan See of
Lagos, Anthony Cardinal Olubumi Okojie attested this
much in a recent gathering. "Most girls nowadays go
around almost naked all in the name of fashion with
the so called ''Spaghetti" or micro mini" kind of
dresses. It is more disheartening when one finds
mothers with the sacred parts of their bodies
exposed, all in the name of fashion''.
This trend which seems peculiar to new generation
churches has become a sight too in orthodox
churches known for their conservative disposition. As
bizarre as it may sound, married women have joined
the foray. On worship days, residents in the
neighbourhood of Oregun in Lagos are treated to
free eye watering view of sexy dressed female
worshippers who throng the churches domiciled in
the vicinity. One of the residents who gave his name
as Ifeanyi Olise said, Sundays in Oregun is
interesting.
"We feed our eyes with all manner girls who dress
sexy and women alike as though they are in beauty
contest trying to outdo one another in the house of
God. But the most painful of this experience remains
the married women, who too, want to show off how
trendy they could be in their tight-hugging skirts or
blouses".
But in a swift reaction, a female worshipper in one of
the churches who would not want her name in print
told Saturday Vanguard that women must not risk
losing their husbands to teenagers because they
want to dress conservatively.
Lead us not into temptation
Pastors have had to restrain themselves from the
tempting display of sexy wears by some of these
women in churches. They are human and sometimes
they fall to these temptations.
Nollywood Too
Apart from the romantic scenes which dot most
Nollywood films, their sexy costumes have become
another source of attraction. This trend is peculiar to
renowned Actress as Tonto Dikeh, Mercy Johnson, Ini
Edo and host of others. But the trend is global and
they are just trying to keep pace with the changing
world of entertainment.
Why Going Nude?
For
female
entertainers all over the world, going almost naked
shows how sexy they are. It helps promote their
works and also elicits imagination from the fans. But
for the old generation artists, as Jennifer Lopez and
her contemporaries, they want to remain relevant in
the industry that is fast becoming wild.
Most upcoming female artists who indulge in the act
want to hit limelight in a jiffy which in turn could earn
them mileage in terms of promotion.
Interestingly, a recent psychological study showed
that men who regularly lust to view exposed breasts
of women could live longer. According to the report,
viewing the breasts arouses excitement that releases
some hormones in men that make them live longer.
Though much as this fact cannot be empirically
verified, the much touted claim that laughter also
promotes good health could attest to this claim.
In sports, Nudity is the game
In the exciting world of sports, nudity is part of the
game. Female athletes dazzle fans with their skimpy
wears. Apart from their sheer brilliance in the game,
spectators fall over heels in sheer admiration of what
they see.
From the tracks to the tennis courts, and from the
beach volleyball to the gymnasium and to the
swimming pool, the entertainment in today's sports
is also in fashion. The female athletes who, apart
from their dexterity in the game, thrill the spectators
with their skimpy sport wears and tight-hugging
apparels attract admiration. This disposition of the
female athletes adds colour to the entertainment
they bring forth.
Besides the cheering of the spectators, the photo
journalists go wild with their cameras clicking from
every impossible angles in order to capture the
'potent' part of a female athlete. It's part of the game.
Hence, papparazis and photo-journalists would
always take front-row seat awaiting any wardrobe
malfunction or a slide that will show the full weight of
what lies down under. Check out the likes of Serena
Williams.
And the fans seem to be conscious of the fact that
nudity sells in sports. A recall of how tickets to the
female Beach volleyball matches at the London 2012
Olympics were sold at record prices in the first hour
of being made public in the weeks before the global
sporting extravaganza attests this. Surprisingly, most
of those who bought front-row seats to watch these
sexy beach volleyball ladies were mainly white-collar
job guys.
In Nigeria, the queen of the track, Mary Oyenli
Omagbemi, Olympic long jump medallist, Chioma
Ajuwa, a host of other athletes of that time and now
Blessing Okagbare had, in their various athletic
exploits, given fans a lot to cheer. It's all part of the
game.

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