QUOTES 9/27/2016

“We were born naked and should stay that way.  There is nothing shameful or dirty about the human body.  In fact, it is clothing which causes sexual perversion; humans are always tempted by that which is hidden.  Clothing suffocates and weakens the body which needs to breathe and absorb sunlight in order to function properly.  The chemicals and detergents used to make and clean our clothes are detrimental to our health.  Nakedness is natural.” - https://clothesfreelife.com/2016/06/06/on-being-clothes-free-in-the-caribbean/

“I am comfortable being naked.  I attribute this to my mother, who thinks it necessary to be fully clothed in a domestic setting only if male visitors are due to arrive.  She will cheerfully answer the door to her girlfriends . . . All of which makes her sound like some kind of free-love, earth-goddess hippy.  She isn’t.  She’s one of that breed of practical, commonsensical Irish farm women who thinks squeamishness about bodies is nonsense.  Sure, don’t we all have bits?” – Emer O’Toole, http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/jan/02/nudes-art-painting-manet-goya-spencer-tunick-emer-otoole-women

Bare-chested at Assateague Nov 2015 (Video) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=613vuoNchPw&feature=youtu.be

“All women need to wear sports bras for breast health or physical comfort?  No type of bra is a necessity for breast health and wearing a sports bra is an individual’s choice.  Some women may experience pain while running or engaged in a lot of movement without a bra, while others may not.  This pain can be a result of someone always having worn a bra and this pain could dissipate as the body adjusts.  Other women wear a sports bra because they want to restrict their breasts’ movement during physical activity.  Perhaps naturist settings offer the best proof that sports bras ae not an absolute necessity for women.  While some naturists do wear them, there are also plenty of women, of all breast sizes, who participate in sports or other physical activity while braless and with no discomfort at all.” – Felicity Jones, http://youngnaturistsamerica.com/breasts-boobs-anatomy-body-image-american-culture-guide/?utm_source=MadMimi&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Last+Chance+to+Support+Bodypainting+Day+2016+on+Kickstarter%2C+PSHS+Meetup+%26+More&utm_campaign=20160428_m131111770_Last+Chance+Kickstarter&utm_term=Guide+to+Breasts+and+Body+Image+in+American+Culture

“Some people may cringe at the thought of going nude outside of the bathroom, let alone in the great outdoors.  So what’s the attraction?  To be totally honest I have trouble describing it myself.  I've been doing it so long that I kind of take it for granted, and feel weird if I bushwalk clothed.  My wife summed it up nicely when I took her for her first nude walk. ‘This feels amazing… I can understand why you rave so much about being nude in the outdoors, the feeling of the breeze and sunlight all over your body, just feels so nice.’ . . . It can be a lot more comfortable than walking clothed.” – Michael Connolly, http://www.bushwalkingblog.com.au/guest-post-nude-hiking-whats-it-all-about/