<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[The Dish]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://dish.andrewsullivan.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Andrew Sullivan]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://dish.andrewsullivan.com/author/sullydish/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Why Are Old Men Always Naked In The Locker Room?&nbsp;Ctd]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><img alt="Image" class="asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451c45669e20162fd1c494b970d" src="http://andrewsullivan.readymadeweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/6a00d83451c45669e20162fd1c494b970d-550wi.png" style="width: 515px;" title="Image" /></p> <p>A reader writes:</p> <blockquote> <p>I have always theorized that older men were so much more <a href="http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2011/11/why-are-old-men-always-naked-in-the-locker-room.html" target="_self">comfortable with nudity </a>because they were all in the military at some point and are just used to it.&#0160; They also grew up in a time where it was not instantly assumed that two men naked in the same space must be gay for each other.&#0160; I&#39;m 34, gay, and have spent plenty of time naked in&#0160;locker&#0160;rooms (steam rooms, saunas, hot tubs, etc) and analyzing what I felt to be bizarre behavior. I personally have no body shame and get naked as often as possible, but yeah, frequently the younger guys seem to be a little more inhibited than the older guys.</p> </blockquote> <p>An older guy writes:</p>]]></html><thumbnail_url><![CDATA[https://sullydish.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/6a00d83451c45669e20162fd1c494b970d-550wi.png?fit=440%2C330]]></thumbnail_url><thumbnail_width><![CDATA[231]]></thumbnail_width><thumbnail_height><![CDATA[330]]></thumbnail_height></oembed>