Female Nudity & Modesty

Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society

History Hit

Society, Sex, Scandal, Education, History

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Why is the naked body of a life model more respected than a glamour model? Why has there been a resurgence in virtue policing? And why was Kate completely naked during the interview with today’s guest?!

Today we’re casting off our clothes and slipping Betwixt the Sheets with academic, feminist, economist and naked protestor, Victoria Bateman.Hear about the cyclical nature of modesty culture in Ancient Egypt and Babylonia right up to now, and find out about society’s hypocritical attitudes towards women’s bodies.

You can find out more about Victoria’s book here.

Produced by Charlotte Long. Mixed by Stuart Beckwith.

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0:00.0	This is so weird.
0:08.0	Oh Charlotte, right, hello.
0:12.0	Hi, how are you?
0:13.0	I'm fine.
0:14.0	Yeah, I'm very glad that I'm not working in the office.
0:18.0	Yes.
0:19.0	How does it feel to log on and do this interview without any clothes on?
0:25.0	It actually feels quite exciting, you know.
0:29.0	It feels like a kind of like a naughty, like, you've got no gloves on.
0:33.0	I don't know why that just gives me quite a giddy thrill.
0:36.0	How do you feel?
0:37.0	It feels expensive for turning the heating up to full whack.
0:41.0	Yes, I've got my heating on too.
0:43.0	Now it feels quite normal.
0:46.0	It's so weird doing it, but just like being naked is just, it's really funny.
0:51.0	You just don't do it even though we've all got naked bodies.
0:55.0	It is weird.
0:56.0	Yes, I've got a blanket on my chair because it's quite abrasive material.
1:01.0	Fair enough.
1:02.0	So I thought I'm dedicating it to this.
1:04.0	You want to want that?
1:05.0	I'm dedicating it to you.
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