QUOTES 8/5/2016

“I had an opportunity to talk to my Pastor with regards to me enjoying being nude. . . he advised me . . . As long as my wife and I are in agreement . . . In the end it was a good talk and as far as I can figure out he does not see anything wrong with nudity in the family and at the same time he also seemed interested in finding out more.” – Brent, http://www.naktiv.net/blog/1014/and-then-i-told-my-pastor/

“On top of being non-diverse and unrealistic/fake, the images of women’s bodies that we’re exposed to are also always sexualized in nature.  We see hot A-list celebs getting naked in sex scenes, dancers twerking in rap videos, advertisements that take the phrase ‘sex sells’ increasingly literally, and women in porn.  We almost always see women’s bodies posed and performing for the male gaze; if you pay attention to mainstream media, if becomes clear that women’s bodies are sexual objects for public consumption.  If a woman doesn’t stack up to our standards of sexiness . . . people feel so cheated in their collective right to be titillated, that the woman gets slammed with judgement, shame, speculation over her frigidity, and observations about her weight.  Very rarely do you see a naked woman who is not posing or being objectified and sexualized in some way.” - http://jessikneeland.com/why-im-getting-naked-on-the-internet/

“I first got interested in nudism when I was about ten years old.  I read the Adam & Eve story and wondered what it would be like to be nude outside.  So I went out to a patch of woods near our house and took off my clothes.  It felt great with the sun and air on my bare body.I was hooked from then on. I still go for walks in the woods for a nude hike.” - Bob H., Mannington, West Virginia, http://aanr.com/first-time-nudist-experience&page=70

“Nudists have celebrated the 50th anniversary of British Naturism with a naked boat cruise along the Forth.  Around 70 members got on board for the three-hour journey from South Queensferry on Saturday.  They stripped as soon as they left the pier and enjoyed a barbecue and live music on the cruise.” – ManofWicklow, https://www.truenudists.com/forum/viewthread.php?id=60570&page=1

“This year's weather on the Canadian prairie has been ideal for naturism - hot and dry!  With a near absence of rain, I've barely even encountered mosquitos.  Although my secret naturist romps have traditionally been in the dead of night, I've now switched mainly to freehiking across the plains.  This summer, I've found a safe place to park, at a Berry plantation 3 kms from a nudist beach.  After the first half kilometre or so, I'm out of the public's line of sight, and out of my clothes.  The rest of the way is through a dried-out river tributary, across a wheat feld, and through a meadow enclosed by forest.  I eventually emerge at the river, right at the nudist beach.  I'm able to stay nude all day, dressing again only near the end of my return hike, when nearing the public road that leads to the plantation.” – Nightwalker, http://freerangenaturism.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=055f0535afdecf562fdd98338a579f8e&topic=655.0