to strip or not to strip

i don't understand the ways in which our society works.

for instance, why is it acceptable to walk around in a bikini, yet scandalous to walk around in a bra and underpants? do they not hide the same things and reveal the same things? in fact i would say some bikinis actually reveal a little more than underpants do.

it goes the same with being naked. why is it so taboo to be naked, to be natural, to hide nothing.

we all know what's down there, we've seen our own, we've learnt about the way they work and i'm sure we will all, in our lifetimes, see other peoples. yet, if i walked down the street in the buff, i can guarantee you i would be yelled at, pointed at and even arrested.

even more confusing, is the fact that our society, although against the naked body, is obsessed with superficiality. if that were so, then wouldn't we want to show off our 'assets' so that we could truly judge and evaluate each other? why does our society spend so much money on plastic surgery; nips here, tucks there,  and waxes right there just to cover it up with clothes?

i don't know what else to say. apart from i am confused.