QUOTES 2/21/2017

“Naked sport is booming in the sizzling summer heatwave - and what better way is there to enjoy the outdoors than in the buff?  Some of the more adventurous nudists took part in a clothes-free parachute jump that took place over the Baltic island of Usedom earlier this month.  And for tourists preferring more traditional sports, the nudist resort of ‘La Jenny’ on the French Atlantic coast claims it has opened up the world’s first and only naked golf course.” – Nicole G.

“Real nudists don't have any desire to shock anybody.” – Doug Fidel, http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/08/the_naked_truth_nudists_talk_e.html

“Promoting public naked as an acceptable choice for all requires naked people to be out in public so often that it becomes common and unremarkable by the public.  So my goal for this year is to practice what I preach by getting seen naked while doing normal every day activities.” – Bob Knows, http://freerangenaturism.com/forum/index.php?topic=32.135;topicseen

“. . . the terms naturist and nudist.  What is the difference? . . . in America they are used pretty interchangeably but . . . nudism is simply taking your clothes off once in a while meanwhile naturism is not only a lifestyle it is also of philosophy based completely on respect.  Respect for others, respect for yourself, and respect for the environment. . . Naturism is the lifestyle and philosophy of being naked whenever possible to better learn to respect yourself, others, and the environment.  Naturism tends to reverse problems caused by clothing and society such as vitamin D deficiencies and warped perceptions of the human body.” - https://naturistgamingexperimentation.wordpress.com/2016/07/29/here-is-an-essay-on-naturism-i-wrote-for-school/

“My first moment of public nakedness came on Day 1 aboard a sailboat, when I was going snorkeling . . .  slowly, one by one, other women started taking off their tops too.  I saw all their breasts; brown, pale, saggy, impossibly perky.  Mine were definitely the smallest.  In that moment, though, it didn't matter.  We jumped into the ocean, and swam.  By the time we climbed out, it felt like we'd all become close friends.  Nakedness, I found, forges female friendship quickly. . . I went with one of the other writers to sunbathe naked.  We talked and bonded easily, nude.  It was awesome, like this whole level of competition or reserve had been stripped away, right along with our clothes.  Everyone was flawed and lovely, and everyone had something to offer.” – Rachel Krantz, http://www.bustle.com/articles/161285-i-was-naked-in-front-of-strangers-for-4-days-heres-what-happened?platform=hootsuite