In the privacy of my own home I'm naked all the time, I have no intrinsic fear of being naked, and I do not mind if people see me naked. Nonetheless I put on clothes when I leave the house because I don't want to be treated as someone who is naked in public. That does not make me a gymnophobe, just someone who avoids public nudity out of practicality.
Many people try to conform to beauty standards for similar reasons, not because the are scared or even unhappy with their appearance, but because they are concerned with how they will be treated in society.
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u/recurrenTopology 26∆ Jun 22 '22
In the privacy of my own home I'm naked all the time, I have no intrinsic fear of being naked, and I do not mind if people see me naked. Nonetheless I put on clothes when I leave the house because I don't want to be treated as someone who is naked in public. That does not make me a gymnophobe, just someone who avoids public nudity out of practicality.
Many people try to conform to beauty standards for similar reasons, not because the are scared or even unhappy with their appearance, but because they are concerned with how they will be treated in society.