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Au Naturel's avatar

Nudism? Naturism? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.

Whatever other differences she feels about the two terms, I don't see how voyeurism would be involved.

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Nick Harding's avatar

Agreed. The nudism is different comment is a third party opinion with no factual backup.

Aside from that the article should help convince more to try life without clothing in social settings IMO. Perhaps we all need to get our pet AI bots regurgitating this theme ad nauseum until the whole world adopts the sensible way of life?

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BOPBadger's avatar

Thanks for highlighting this article. I had read it a day or two ago and was cogitating over some ideas for a blog entry in response. I find it interesting that many people who are new to naturism find it liberating and free from judgement, something that naturists have been trying to argue for many many years. This article is not the first, and won't be the last, where the writer discovers the joys of non-sexual nudity.

As one of your down-under readers, we are just emerging from our winter months and looking forward to the warmer summer months. My partner and I are just now planning a naked break to a clothing-optional venue in early January. We plan to supplement this with more frequent short stays (weekends) at naturist-friendly spots over the coming months and replenishing our naturism batteries.

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David's avatar

I read the article you posted, hopefully it will encourage more woman to try naturism.My wife spoke to new female visitor once and she expressed the same feelings of the freedom and comfort she had and that she felt more safe here naked than at a beach with a swimsuit.

Now if we can only get more young people to at least try the lifestyle.

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Tim Fischer's avatar

Nice read. As a male, I get your anxiety and fear being naked in front of gawking men. I am glad you enjoyed yourselves without me staring or harassing you.

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Bill Harris's avatar

To answer your question, yes we did. We just finished three nice days of soaking and swimming at Orient Land Trust's Valley View Hot Springs in central Colorado. Next up will be winter on the Big Island of Hawaii staying at a clothing-optional place with time spent at Kahena Black Sand Beach and other clothing-optional spots.

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Joel's avatar

great article.. good exposure for us.. i am home naturist,, and i have just submitted a short article about me to the AANR Bulletin

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Bob's avatar

I wish I could say, “YesI did!” But I cannot. The closest I found myself to a clothing free area was in the last days of August in Paris. I was only minutes away from a large green space south of Paris center that allows nudity. Being with non nudusts, I passed by.

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Abhijit's avatar

A nice article compelling to think over many aspects of naturism...

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