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"Sure, some people might believe they are offended by nude bathers,
but, if you never encounter anything that offends you in your
community, you are not living in a free society."
- Corky Stanton
Isn't Nudism Bad? Are
Nudists All About Sex?
The lack of understanding and ignorance
affects naturists in a negative way. We are confined to very few
private (and expensive clubs) and our back yards. We don't have the
rite to use any parks or beaches because of the strong opinions
against nudism of MPP's and because we are such a small minority. If
half of all Canadians were naturists then we would have sanctioned
areas. Perhaps there are ways around restrictive legislature, but
finding that route is the difficult part. The bible describes Adam and
Eve, nude in the garden of Eden. There was no shame or immorality,
just beauty and happiness. This makes me wonder why so many religious
icons declare nudity immoral. Perhaps they chose to ignore the
meanings that Genesis demonstrates.
The anti naturist point of view is
that not wearing clothing is shameless. However, naturists can not
quite understand the fixation with shame. We can not quite understand
why one should be ashamed of their nude body. Perhaps shame comes from
being scared to acknowledge one's imperfections as normal. Naturists
agree that they are not shameful of the human body, perhaps it is this
that binds the community.
Mentally, there is an association for
many people between nudity and sex. Since there is an association that
is already present, it is sometimes assumed that there is overt sexual
conduct in the nudist/naturist environment. This is very much untrue,
since the nudism community has strict rules about no sexual behavior.
It is more Young in the naturism environment than it is in other
places because the naturism community is a family environment. The
nudity equals sex misconception is embedded deep within many people in
the world today. The only way in which naturists can counterbalance
this misconception is by educating the non-naturist people.
Short Reading About Nude Culture
Although I have been sleeping nude since my early teens, my first experience with social nudity just took place in August 1998. I had been reading about nudism on the Internet and grew curious how being a nudist might actually feel. I was going to San Francisco on business and did a search for Bay Area nude beaches. Having a free day in the Bay Area, I chose to try Baker Beach, just South of the Golden Gate Bridge.
I parked in the crowded lot adjacent to the textile part of the beach. Then, wearing a t shirt and trunks, I walked onto the beach till I reached wet sand. I hiked North along the water’s edge toward the Golden Gate, still not sure where the nude portion of the beach would start. The view along Baker Beach is truly spectacular! I began to see some naked buns up ahead on the wide, sandy beach. Then, there I was among a whole bunch of nude sunbathers! There were also some fully clothed people on that section of beach, walking dogs, just enjoying the ocean, or gawking at the nudists. Also, there were several groups of Asian surf fishermen. They had their lines out in the surf, the poles held upright by metal supports driven into the sand. The fishermen seemed content to fish and talk among themselves, ignoring the walkers and the nudists altogether.
I made my way to a large outcropping of rocks that sort of mark the end of Baker Beach. There, I was faced with where to go and what to do next. Still in a t shirt and trunks, I walked up into the soft sand and began to look for an inconspicuous spot to sit and map out my plan of action, or inaction. There were people in groups of 2, 4, or more along the bank at the back edge of the sand. I picked a vacant area along the bank where there were both men and women. There were two couples a short distance from me, nearer the water. One couple was nude, the other man was nude and his companion was topless. Another group of obvious veteran nudists were setting up a volleyball net in front of the couples.
I removed my shirt and sat down on the towel, trying to gather up my courage. There were so many butterflies in my stomach, my scalp tingled and my throat went totally dry. Some other people, I noticed, also had on trunks so nobody seemed to notice my plight. I did not want to be branded a gawker, so I decided to count to three, then take off my trunks. 1,2,3, Nothing! I was frozen in place. 1,2,3, still frozen! I must have counted to 90 by threes. That ploy, obviously, was not going to work. I then decided that whoever said the first time is easier for men than women had grossly overgeneralized!
After sitting on my towel like a stone statue for about 20 minutes, I finally got up the courage to carefully ease my trunks off without getting up. Nobody cheered, nobody giggled, nobody cared! I was now sitting completely naked among a hundred or more other people. The sky did not fall! My first reaction was one of relief. My second reaction was, Hmmm, this does feel pretty good. Third reaction, I think I might like this. Fourth reaction after another 30 minutes, Wow, I know I like this!
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