QUOTES 2/8/2017

“Try naked meditation in nature.  It's so relaxing and it's a great way to try naturism for the first time.” - https://twitter.com/ohionaturist/status/717696509890936832

“It is still important for people to have a solid place to experiment hands-on in.  A level of comfort needs to be learned.  They need to know and project that naked people are nice people, safe people.  That's what the early clubs tried to project as an image to attract people and gain acceptance.” – Jbee, http://freerangenaturism.com/forum/index.php?topic=696.15;topicseen

“In life, there are people who take off their shoes when they get home and those who keep them on.  I fall very much in to the former category.  When I get through the front door, less is most definitely more.  There is nothing I love more than the feeling of removing my bosoms from my bra after a long day in the office or a sweaty Tube ride home; how joyous it is to fling my frock into the washing basket without worrying about what anybody might think of my wobbly bits. . . when you’ve seen it all, it all soon gets a bit boring. . . And then there’s women like me, who have spent decades ashamed of our bumpy bodies, only to suddenly start feeling proud of them, precisely because they are bumpy, and don’t look anything like the ‘perfect’ creations that belong to the glamour girls on TV.  Women like me, who are sick of hiding our flaws behind expensive clothes that don’t ever feel like they fit; who are rebelling against the notion that to take those clothes off you have to look like a centerfold.  Women like me, who are realizing that in a world full of cosmetic fillers, plastic tits and skyscraper heels, it’s OK to be naked.” – Bryony Gordon, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/the-joy-of-being-naked-and-how-rio-has-helped-the-british-discov/?utm_content=buffer68059&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

“For clothing-optional gatherings . . . there’s actually a type of dress code: provocative lingerie, dresses, or tight jeans aren’t welcome sights.  That’s sex appeal, not a nude body.” – Jake Rossen, http://mentalfloss.com/article/83164/9-nudist-resort-rules-etiquette

“The reason people retouch bodies is because they're just trying to sell you something . . . Brands reflect the world as we’d like to see it, in order to sell magazines, beauty products, or . . . swimsuits.  That’s why retouching alters everything from waist size to body hair.  Even though we know that everyone has pubic hair, ‘if someone saw a picture of stubbly pubes, they probably wouldn’t buy the thing.  They'd be like, ‘This is like a really weird picture.  Why would I buy this?’  We’re used to seeing very specific bodies made even more homogenous with digital fixing — and when we see something different, we notice.  Most of the time, when it comes to purchasing habits, that’s a bad thing.  Unless you’re completely immune to cultural standards of beauty . . . you’re going to be attracted to sameness and disconcerted by difference.” – Sara, http://www.refinery29.com/2016/07/117242/victoria-secret-photoshopping-tricks-interview?unique_id=entry_117242