QUOTES 12/30/2016

“The major problem isn’t that the media shows us a few scantily clad white girls and says ‘these are the ideal.’  The problem is that we are collectively so ignorant of what human bodies actually look like that we have no well-established basis for comparison.  The power of these images lies not in some magical forces wielded by the advertising industry, but in the fact that they are exploiting a massive gap in our knowledge. . . Most of us don’t really know what human beings actually look like.  Out of the many thousands (or millions?) of times we see a human being, we see them naked only in a tiny fraction of cases.  Then, when we look at ourselves or our lovers, we lack an accurate standard by which to judge the aesthetics of what we’re seeing.  The suffering this seems to cause is incalculable.” - https://medium.com/@reformnaturism/keep-your-shame-to-yourself-teaching-gymnophobia-is-immoral-rough-needs-work-b7846e2e2a69#.7ohiv3soo

“I always live nude when we visit our cottage at Voss in Norway.  In warm summer days I walk in the mountains naked.  This lifestyle is fantastic, feel free and feel the sun and wind on the whole body.” - ariks_e, http://www.sheknows.com/health-and-wellness/articles/1077937/naked-experiment-7-days-without-clothes

“I was born naked, so I’m going to sleep that way.” - http://outgoingnudist.tumblr.com/post/119181808487/httpthelovenotebooktumblrcompost117579895704

“What item of clothing is more useless than a swimsuit?  What purpose does it really serve?  It doesn’t keep us dry.  It doesn’t add anything.  Do people really expect a small piece of fabric to really preserve their modesty?  The truly modest are those who don’t care about if they are wearing a swim suit or not.  They care about having fun and being themselves.  Embrace life.” - http://thenakedtao.tumblr.com/post/112376020237/nomadicnudistuseless-suitswhat-item-of-clothing. 

“To me naturism is about a life where I am nature, trying to live in accordance with that fact.  Nudity brings me closer to that ideal.  But being a naturist, also means being an environmentalist.  I have to protect the environment to protect the nature of which I am part.  To protect the nature is therefore also self-protection. . . Nudity is not a goal in itself, but a means to experience being interconnected and whole.  I then gladly sacrifice nudity if that conflicts with the environment, and enjoy nudity when it is in harmony with the environment.” - http://mind-in-nature.tumblr.com/post/130764433324/naturist-and-environmentalist