I am somewhat sensitive about nudity because in the community where I live, if I walked out on the street nude, I might soon be visited by police. I agree with the sentiment in that old joke, "If God wanted me to be naked, I would have been born that way." But, i don't need the notoriety of a legal challenge. Similarly, I don't drive to a "nudity expected" resort nude. If I became part of an accident scene, something quite similar could arise. Within a nudity-expected facility, nudity is expected, thus I feel more at ease.
I love being naked but my wife not so much. She is a dyed in the wool textile. She doesn’t give me any grief for my nudism but she adamantly doesn’t want me to share it with my kids, relatives or mutual friends. We used to go to clothing optional vacation places but they increasingly ended up being more nakedness required and she felt uncomfortable so we stopped. As you point out, nudism is about freedom and that freedom also requires respect for the law and for those who are not able to embrace naturism.
Thank you for sharing this. I agree that the desire is to move toward “unconscious” nudist, where we no longer think of being naked, while remembering that laws and societal structures play a big part in the ability to do so.
There was one statement you made that bothered me, and it was; “ It’s also a way to build a life surrounded by people who love you for who you are, not for the clothes you wear.” Buried in this is the sentiment that textiles love you for your clothing, and it’s hard to imagine a more offensive argument to a textile in a conversation on naturism.
I do not think you meant to imply that textiles love people for their clothing, and this is an easy mistake to make in a discussion such as this, but it is an important distinction we should be very aware of when we make it.
I am somewhat sensitive about nudity because in the community where I live, if I walked out on the street nude, I might soon be visited by police. I agree with the sentiment in that old joke, "If God wanted me to be naked, I would have been born that way." But, i don't need the notoriety of a legal challenge. Similarly, I don't drive to a "nudity expected" resort nude. If I became part of an accident scene, something quite similar could arise. Within a nudity-expected facility, nudity is expected, thus I feel more at ease.
I love being naked but my wife not so much. She is a dyed in the wool textile. She doesn’t give me any grief for my nudism but she adamantly doesn’t want me to share it with my kids, relatives or mutual friends. We used to go to clothing optional vacation places but they increasingly ended up being more nakedness required and she felt uncomfortable so we stopped. As you point out, nudism is about freedom and that freedom also requires respect for the law and for those who are not able to embrace naturism.
Marc,
Thank you for sharing this. I agree that the desire is to move toward “unconscious” nudist, where we no longer think of being naked, while remembering that laws and societal structures play a big part in the ability to do so.
There was one statement you made that bothered me, and it was; “ It’s also a way to build a life surrounded by people who love you for who you are, not for the clothes you wear.” Buried in this is the sentiment that textiles love you for your clothing, and it’s hard to imagine a more offensive argument to a textile in a conversation on naturism.
I do not think you meant to imply that textiles love people for their clothing, and this is an easy mistake to make in a discussion such as this, but it is an important distinction we should be very aware of when we make it.
Keep up the great work and positive messaging!