Friday, September 25, 2009

Staff strip naked to improve morale

Staff strip naked to improve morale, article.
One of the underlying pins of Domai's philosophy is that if we manage to break down emotional barriers which surround nudity, other barriers will follow.
Of course nothing is a panacea (a cure-all), including this, but I strongly feel it'd be a step in the right direction.
I admit I would be uncomfortable myself about trying this, but maybe it could help with that.

19 comments:

Philocalist said...

Hmmm ... I remember this from a couple of months back ... it was a local company (to me), and ran in the local paper at the time. Apparently all is not as it seems ... 'strategically placed socks and flesh-coloured underwear played a vital part' :-)

Alex said...

Was it therapy, or a way to make a new reality show?

Pascal [P-04referent] said...

Good one, Alex! :-)

"I admit I would be uncomfortable myself about trying this"
Why? I don't get it: you work alone, and at home! ;-)

I'm not too familiar with business talk. What does "taking redundancies" mean?

I agree that getting naked in front of everyone implies accepting an attitude of extreme trust. The most common feeling associated with nudity itself is vulnerability. You abandon all the protection that clothes bring, both protection from the outside world (rather necessary in our species) and from the gaze of others.
This is especially true today, where body shame towards differing from the fake images in the media has reached a paroxysm.

This initiative would be unthinkable in Lebanon for other reasons. The taboo of "nudity = sex" means that only a Doctor has the privilege of being trusted with the sight of your exposed body. Also, it is unfortunately true that to a majority of arab men, a naked woman amounts to an irresistible invitation to sex.
Even a "swimsuit day" would likely meet fierce opposition, even though most people don't mind wearing them... at the beach!
But this attitude [that wearing a swimsuit is "improper/shocking"] is even witnessed in the most progressive European countries sometimes. Some mayors in France nowadays want to outlaw walking in town in swimsuits... and they're seaside towns with lots of tourists coming to the beach!!!

Yes, "we" (generally speaking) are still stuffed to the gums with silly and arbitrary inhibitions. A formidable source of neuroses.
These do change with the times. But their number definitely refuses to decrease.

Pascal [P-04referent] said...

An interesting reflexion on nudity and how attitudes (the beholder's eye) affect how comfortable we are with it: Prudes & Prejudice.
The blonde cutie, Willow, is both a nudist -at the local resort, the Koala Bares- and a vegan. And yet, the initiative of her schoolmate makes her very uncomfortable, as she explains later on.
(The story's still unfinished, but trust me, you'll soon know the end.)
The author is himself a naturist/nudist. And his is, to my knowledge, the only nudist webcomic, showing nude people that are completely innocent with it. "Nudity in almost every page", yet not at all "dirty". :-)

http://sukiho.com/ said...

I used to go to nudist beaches, actually I dont recall there being any great change in moral or openness, altho most of the people there were naturally pretty open anyway, in fact after a few years I stopped going naked just to be rebellious

Eolake Stobblehouse said...

Thanks, Pascal, I think I'll link to that comic in next Domai newsletter.

Eolake Stobblehouse said...

Alex, yes, upon reflexion, it does sound like the whole thing could have been initiated mainly to make a tantalizing TV show.

Alex said...

I'm too cynincal, maybe the therapy worked, or at least the appearance fees got paid for real therapy.

Anonymous said...

Ah, yes, the noble, progressive views of domai...a website which shows that society can be immeasurably improved by everyone becoming young, "barely legal," beautiful white girls. Just admit it, you're only another of a billion sleazy purveyors of pornography. You're scum.

Pascal [P-04referent] said...

"Scum"? I'm not sure that's the correct term.
Maybe you meant froth? Foam? Cuckoo-spit? Dross? Meerschaum? Bog? Oligist? Bubbles? Spray? Spindrift? Moss? Lather? Aerogel?
Or perhaps you could try Jetsam? Flotsam, maybe?

Anyway, "scum" is colloquially mistaken for some dirty refuse by the ignorants. In reality, this is how SOAP is made: by skimming the scum from the solution. Really.
So, basically and technically, beautiful naked barely legal babes use scum to keep clean and pretty and smelling good. :-)

Samely, most despicable criminals did NOT have a prostitute mother. Contrarily to common belief.
Next time, I'll woo you with an avalanche of vague synonyms of "sleazy".

P.S.: Where can I sign up for that TV show?
8-p~~~
I'll bring my owb soap scum.

M.A.T.T. (Masked Acronymist The Terrible) said...

Nice drooling goo-goo-eyed smiley, P-4...

"S.O.A.P." : Scum Of Anonymous Proportions.

"You can just call me... Ivan."

Anonymous said...

Scum is:

* A layer of impurities that accumulates at the surface of a liquid (especially water or molten metal)
* A greenish water vegetation (such as algae), usually found floating on the surface of ponds
* The topmost liquid layer of a cesspool or septic tank
* Derogatory term meaning worthless person or persons (with the above meanings in mind), used e.g., in the Bible in I Corinthians.

Before you accuse others of being ignorant, try checking your facts. Also, work on your English.

Anonymous said...

Doesn't take away from the fact anyway that someone like Stobblehouse is no different, at all, than Larry Flint. He tries to cloak his pornography in some kind of pseudo-philosophical bullshit, but it wouldn't fool anyone. His subscribers know it's porn.

Sukiho said...

I prefer to cloak my pseudo-philosophical bullshit in porn but everyone knows its still pseudo-philosophical bullshit

Eolake Stobblehouse said...

Yeah, you couldn't make it explicit enough to hide the philosophy. :-)

neeraj said...

@Pascal
As far as I know "taking redundancies" means to fire employees.

@Alex
It didn't come to my mind, that it could be a TV reality show, or an advertising gag or something like this. Maybe I'm too naive about this kind of human ego trips.

However, it has no practical meaning for me, because I know for sure that being nude as a group (assumed the people involved are ready for this) working together in order to achieve a common aim creates a friendly intimacy as a natural matter of course without sexually harassing undertones. In this kind of atmosphere many communication problems simply dissolve.

Pascal [P-04referent] said...

Larry Flint? I *LOVE* that guy! (What's not to love about him, anyway?)
Oh, and Hugh Heffner is ALSO my god. My sex god, naturally.
So, counting the Stobblehousemeister, I'm clearly a polytheist. A sex-obsessed polytheist.
But at least I'm open about it, honestly assuming all the ins and outs. That's the booty of the thing, innit? I'm not too cocky about it, but not a pussy either. I might be a dick, some even think I'm a boob, but hey, I'm having a ball. Wet's not to love? To love deeply? Butt enough nip-tickling. Before you give me any lip, assk any guy. We cun't resist the joy of sex, it's juiced... I mean, just too hard on us! Heck, we're regular sex machines, ain't we all? (Go on, don't be afraid, clit on the link. You know you want it bad...)

"His subscribers know it's porn."
I wouldn't know. I'm no subscriber: I won a free membership thanks to being published in the weekly newsletter.
I've never paid for sex yet.
Come to think of it... maybe I should... I might get a little bit more if I paid...

Neeraj,
Thx for the explanation.
"Simply dissolve"? You mean, the way all their clothes dissolved? (pant, pant, drool)

TC [Girl] said...

Anon, you obviously don't know, nor understand, Eo, nor his intent, very well, to be comparing him with Flint. Perhaps you'd better head on over to get yerself some of Flint's CRAP for review!!

One has to wonder WHY you bother hanging around here...other than to harass everyone. Would you like to join in on the postings? GREAT!! Just DROP the snarky attitude! What the HECK is your problem?! GO AWAY if you don't like what you see, here!

neeraj said...

... the way all their clothes dissolved?

Ah, yes ... the secret is under covers ... established by God when throwing Adam and Eve out of paradise ... it whispers in my ear the old paradox "to be vulnerable is the only victory" ...

(pant, pant, ...

breeeeeathe, soft and deeply ... and again ... and

... drool)

... now better? Less? Or more?

:-)

captcha "dance" ;-)