I have to say I side with Odlov on this one. Its not that clothing is bad, or that people should be naked in public, but the general underlying feeling towards nudity is that it is something to be ashamed of. In my opinion it is part of a larger human condition issue, the basis of which revolves around us hating ourselves as much as we can.

This sort of thinking IS huge in the U.S. but it is even worse in strictly Muslim nations where the aforementioned Burkas are a law. You could blame the bulk of it on religion, but you also have to remember that religion is a product of humanity, and one that sprung about in us with very little, if any, outside motivation, we are naturally drawn to it to explain things. How exactly being naked became bad because such and such God/Gods said so is beyond me, but it IS there and it really DOESNT make any sense.

I have yet to read a single argument for the taboo on nudity that cannot be easily over turned, or that isn't based on an outlandish misunderstanding of the original claim. The fact is, people are afraid of how we look naked. All protection measures aside, there is no logical reason to be ashamed of how you naturally look. Maybe you shouldn't go to the store nude, but I'm guessing most people feel uncomfortable looking in the mirror, by themselves, if they are naked, and that makes absolutely no sense.

Another problem, also mentioned earlier, is that we fear that nudity will somehow poison the minds of the people who see it. Whether its is kids, or adults seeing it, it has a stigma to it that probably does far more harm than if it were common place in our lives and NOT something to be afraid of. When you tell people "No" they will almost always do it anyways, even if they hate themselves while they are doing it and believe they are sick, they will do it. If it were more common place however, it would lose a large amount of its taboo/against the rules sort of draw, the product of which actually can cause problems and, in my opinion, lead to perversions that can be harmful to the greater population.

EDIT:
Dude, I saw your pictures, you are far from the level of obesity that is almost normal in the US. And from what I have gathered at least some of the obesity I am describing comes from the fact that people who are morbidly obese feel invisible and ignored in the larger whole of society. So, while it is a stretch, he did have something of a point there...a long shot , I admit.