[Tango-L] nakedness

[Chas Gale]

perhaps we should add nudity to the list of things we should not discuss 
among "friends" with religion and politics. instead, tell me how or if the 
photo in question relates to tango. i suspect ms. godoy would say it 
doesn't, necessarily. interestingly, the only 2 of us who have ventured a 
guess are argentine. argentines seem less hung up about the human form. at 
least the female human form. there is a marquee on a corrientes theater 
featuring 50 foot women wearing heels and strategically placed jewelry next 
to men in tuxedos. i feared every time i walked past that i would wonder 
into the street, or step in a steaming pile of dog shit. otoh, a few years 
ago, an argentine woman you all know and respect began a workshop with "IT'S 
NOT ABOUT SEX!". someone whispered "i must be in the wrong class."

if the human form is beautiful in all it's forms then surely the playboy 
cover is beautiful, right? otoh, there are more than a few who equate nudity 
with things sexual and therefore "bad". which brings me to my real question.

a few months ago i got this post from one of our local tango dancers:

""""""Dear Chas and Gaia,
While the tango house shoe page photos are impressive, the essence is
appalling.
This is not what tango is all about. I am disappointed and disgusted by what
you are representing here, but I am not surprised. """"""

so, my question is this: what is tango "all about", and do the pics on our 
shoe page, or the playboy cover, or any other of the thousands of 
provocative photos intending to depict tango represent tango in any way?

to see our shoe photos click "Shoes" at http://www.thetangohouse.com/

Chas "waiting for the wisdom of tango-l" Gale