QUOTES 7/27/2018

“I discovered that there was a clothing-optional beach just a short drive away from me.  One Sunday afternoon I led my wife and a close friend out that way for a hike.  I roughly knew where the nude beach was and I deliberately led them to the outskirts, keen on gaging their reaction to this. . . As soon as we got within line of sight of a single naked man standing predominately on a tall rock my friend, who has extremely poor vision, took this opportunity to pipe up.  ‘Wow,’ he said. ‘I’ve never been so happy to be blind in my entire life.’  Undeniably funny, yes, but it made me think: ‘Why do you feel so threatened by this?  Do you think that he’s suddenly going to run over here and start doing gratuitous squats in front of you?’” - –Wayne Brake, Young Naturists & Nudists America, http://youngnaturistsamerica.com/naturist-epiphany-part-1/

“World Naked Bike Ride, London 2018. Ending at Wellington Arch” (Video) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ipagd8rj97Y

“In terms of social values and the regulation of society, it’s not difficult to see that in societies where there are high levels of regulation, permitted dress is also tightly controlled.  A clear illustration is the strict dress codes in many Muslim countries.  Likewise, in highly regulated states such as communist controlled countries, and conservative US states. . . Almost anyone flamboyantly expressing their individuality is dismissed, and often by extension this is applied to women also based on their general attire.” – Shane Davis, http://www.naktiv.net/blog/931/authority-fashion-and-regulation/

“The difference between porn and nude art is . . . While both are portraying a naked human body . . . the purpose of pornography is to sexually arouse.  The purpose of nude art is to get people to think about the beauty, mystery, and complexity of the human body.  Many people look at Michelangelo’s David.  But they don’t do so in order to masturbate or fantasize.  They do it for the same reason they’d look at art of, say, a sunset: To appreciate beauty. . . The non-living antithesis of pornography being nude art.” - https://timothyach.wordpress.com/2015/12/06/nudism-and-the-problem-with-pornography/

“Kayaking is very nice, in the nude is better!” – Pallicchero, https://www.truenudists.com/forum/viewthread.php?id=6&page=5

“Most in the west do not have a general prohibition with simple nudity, so as long as you are not in a developed campground; in a relatively secluded dispersed site simply camping naked is not a problem.  I have done this many times.  And the BLM lands . . . have the same situation.  Have I encountered others at my campsite while nude?  Several times, with no problem, even by a game warden one time.  As long as you are not being blatant, there are many, many places where you can be in your campsite nude.” – Daves_ndt, https://www.truenudists.com/forum/viewthread.php?id=18781&page=1