naturism/nudism

[Anocxu]

I'm naked now, so if you want to come over, we can hang out.

Eww..
Better ways to lose your lunch guys..

Just publish our address here, Darius, and we'll be right over.

Or at least tell us which state so we can make travel plans.

[LJay]

"Eww..
Better ways to lose your lunch guys.."

He steals food?

[jimcrackcorn]

Whatever you do,,, don't go to a straight nudist camp..

There's nothing to look at except a bunch of shriveled up 90 year old prunes.

If you want to get naked with a whole mess of good looking men,,, go to your local gym and hang out in the showers!!!

Now,,, how did I know that (big grin)...............

Old Gym Rat,
Jimeroooo

[questioning9]

Isn't is a bit cold for that where you live?

To be honest, I like clothing, what can I say.

Freedom can come in many forms other than nudity.

Alas, if you want to, search and try. Do it. Or don't.

Honestly, I have never understood what goes on in the brains of those who love being naked all the time. Wouldn't it be nice if a neurologist took a scan on the brains of those who love going naked? I never understood it. Perhaps all that exposure to television or onscreen nudity promotes this act? I don't know. I mean, it isn't wrong, but I certainly would not do it as much as others would.

I wonder if nudism is common in countries where sexual expression is restricted.

[Pix]

Given that people were once given shock treatments and even lobotomized for being nudists, I think it's a safe bet that it's not TV.

Nudity on TV is usually sexual...but then most everything is, even when sexually repressive it's still got sexual undertones at least, because that's what draws viewers. In contrasts, nudists generally don't view nudity as erotic, and plenty of nudist colonies and such will make an effort to weed out those looking for a sexual thrill.

Interesting enough, in cultures where women typically wear full body clothing, even the sight of a woman's ankle will be intensely erotic and vulgar (one reason women might dare to wear ankle jewelry, to draw attention to her ankles) whereas in cultures where women go topless, breasts aren't seen as erotic and are completely casual. Of course people outside those cultures often don't understand that, because they believe the subjective reality they were raised in is an objective reality true of everyone.

Perhaps it's the allure of the forbidden fruit (people want what they can't have, and that seems doubly true of love and lust), or maybe just seeing something taboo excites the imagination, I don't know. But nudists seem to work from a different reality, though I'm sure there are erotic nudist camps and places as well.

And then there's the Victorian times. Porn and prostitution were generally heavily regulated if not prohibited (at least officially), but pix of naked children were surprisingly common, including of one's own children that were then hung up in the home for visitors to see. This didn't represent erotic titillation for them, but rather innocence. (Of course, people sharing naked pix of their children today will be called pervs while many of the things Victorians were harsh against--yes, I know it's exaggerated, but they were still harsh by today's standards--are now much more tolerated.)

Oh! Here's a bit on nudism in Germany (and how it shaped the hippie culture), it seems to be that it's about a quest for a return to innocence, and perhaps escaping the bonds of civilization:

http://www.hippy.com/modules.php?name=Ne...le&sid=243

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Honestly, I have never understood what goes on in the brains of those who love being naked all the time. Wouldn't it be nice if a neurologist took a scan on the brains of those who love going naked? I never understood it. Perhaps all that exposure to television or onscreen nudity promotes this act? I don't know. I mean, it isn't wrong, but I certainly would not do it as much as others would.

I wonder if nudism is common in countries where sexual expression is restricted.

Yes that would be an interesting experiment. The same can be said with many behavioral patterns.

I always thought that nudism has more to do with a sense of "freedom", of getting rid of social rules.

Media nudity is focused more on commercial aspects, trying to get an audience, mostly with the appeal of sexual scenarios. Although, those become appealing in the first place because of social restrictions and tabooes. I guess one finds appeal in the forbidden things.