I continue to marvel at how, in Los Angeles, the town that spews out nudity in media, won't allow it anywhere. And in Palm Springs, a back country hike in the nude leads to a jail door.
Ever since I joined the American Association for Nude Recreation (AANR) in October 2021, I have been able to visit four naturist resorts and one nude beach. While growing up, I never knew that these places even existed. My parents raised me and my three siblings (older brother, twin brother, and younger sister) in a household that treated nudity as something very private.
In one of the houses my family resided in, my brothers and I shared a bathroom. My twin brother and I had our own bedroom. Our older brother had his own bedroom. Occasionally, I would be comfortable taking baths and showers with my twin brother, as we are identical. My sister had a bedroom with an attached bathroom, leaving her with complete privacy. My older brother preferred to take his baths and showers by himself when he didn’t want to bathe with his twin brothers anymore.
I didn’t discover naturism until after graduating high school. When my twin brother and I shared a dorm room in college starting in our freshman year, I started sleeping in the nude. On rare occasions when I had the dorm room to myself, I would enjoy being comfortably in the nude.
Upon graduating college in 2019, we moved together into two apartments, the latter one being more expensive in rent than the first. It was in this apartment when I celebrated my birthday in my birthday suit for the first time, enjoying a slice of red velvet cake.
My twin brother was a bit skeptical, but I assured him that naturism is healthy, safe, and family-friendly. After visiting my first naturist resort for a day visit in May 2022, I was amazed that naturism is great for those dealing with body acceptance issues, an issue I dealt with occasionally while growing up.
Thankfully, my twin brother and I visited the same naturist resort the following year. He asked me how do these places are able to exist? I informed him that people need places where they can enjoy nude recreation in a safe and family friendly manner. I would later visit this naturist resort for Labor Day Weekend, enjoying a comfortable stay in one of their cabins.
In conclusion, I’m grateful that naturism is one of my hobbies. It is wholesome to embrace being comfortable in my own skin. I look forward to enjoying nude recreation when I can this year. Thank you, and have a good one!
It's kind of a mixed bag, that I'm not sure I understand. On one hand it seems people are more accepting with porn, and there must be millions who think nothing of filming themselves in the nude and doing things 10 years ago we wouldn't think of exposing it to the world. And yet on the other hand if someone sees a nude person they are immediatly on their phone reporting it. Thats why I have a hard time wondering why naturism isn't on the rise with the younger folks. Younger people have no problem on video so you would thing they would be open and have no thoughts of participating in naturism. Maybe its exhibitionism on the rise.
I hope that we get a global culture of "regulatory backlash" toward removing any restriction that isn't a direct health&safety concern. Nudism can ride that wave into commonality.
In the 1970s 80s and 90s it was very common for women to be topless on many European beaches. Nudity was also common but in some cases rising numbers of tourists in some traditional naturist areas have led to nakedness becoming less acceptable. Toplessness is far less common today than it was 30 or 40 years ago.
I can't speak about the world but with respect to England, it's complicated. The law is clear that public nudity in and of itself is not illegal and WNBR and naturist beaches are clear evidence of that. On the other hand I feel there is an orchestrated pseudo-moralistic theme that uses inferred offending and implied affront to oppose body freedom. It is not evidentially based and someone saying 'I was shocked' is assumed to be telling a truth while a naked person who says they had no intent to cause offence is disbelieved. Ordinary people do not have the resources to hire expensive lawyers nor much belief in authority's stated legal principle of innocent until proven guilty. The situation is exacerbated if you are male. Sadly, I must admit that I no longer have the appetite or courage to confront prudes and bigots. I no longer have any confidence in the law...
So much depends on where you are in the world and who you are with. With people moving fluidly from conservative areas where there is a long tradition against being clothes-free, and people from liberal areas where they have had body freedoms that are being expressed more in social media with the glamorous look of "naked dresses" but who may not go top-free in some nations that pride themselves on freedom. It appears the youngest generation is much more open to inclusion of others regarding many attributes, albeit they have yet to come forward to embrace body freedom. I am hopeful, based on their other behaviors they will and that is promising.
I think it’s kind of a mixed bag. Most likely it’s individual personal preferences than social changes. Also, there may be a chicken and egg thing with the ages and gender of some nudists, who, in my experience, are mostly older men. It can be intimidating for a younger person who wants to get into it. Also, getting made fun of in comedy certainly doesn’t help
I’ve been participating in World Naked Bike Rides across the country and in the UK for some years now. I’ve always seen a wide of ages participating. Having conversed with a number of younger riders, their participation in social nudity is not limited to the rides, though they may not be members of associations or clubs. And I’ve seen a wide range of ages at nude beaches on both coasts. So I’m optimistic about continuing acceptance and participation in naturism, but perhaps not in the way as in the past years. .
I can only speak from a US perspective, but many people I talk to (mainly in their 20s/30s) who don't regularly engage in nudism have no real problems with nudity other than fear of legal/job repercussions. Things like resorts and cruises don't really interest them, but they're not weirded out by casual nudity and understand the concept of non-sexual social nudity before I even have to explain it. Some of my close friends don't even mind if I'm naked when we're hanging out, and have sometimes become unclothed, themselves.
Not a huge sample size, to be sure, but it does keep surprising me that I continue to meet non-nudists who are not as icked out by nudity as the internet would have me believe. It gives me an inkling of hope that a more body-free world could be on the horizon.
The biggest obstacle to a future free from the shame of nudity is the view that naturism is debauchery. The entire ideology of the fight against nudism is based on this belief.
censorship in the media, TV as well as the internet, is always going to be there as long as parents shy away from having "the talk" with their children. But there is increasing restrictions on individual freedom to be nude in your own home.
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From what I’ve seen, it appears older people are still used to going to the resorts they had to go to over the year due to public disapproval. It seems that young people go nude whenever and wherever they want to, and they don’t feel a need for organized locations.
I think it's pretty difficult to know. We'd need academic studies on that to have a better idea. Being in a connected world can skew our perception. For example, if a naturist beach has issues on the other side of the world, we hear about it and that shapes our perception.
I continue to marvel at how, in Los Angeles, the town that spews out nudity in media, won't allow it anywhere. And in Palm Springs, a back country hike in the nude leads to a jail door.
Ever since I joined the American Association for Nude Recreation (AANR) in October 2021, I have been able to visit four naturist resorts and one nude beach. While growing up, I never knew that these places even existed. My parents raised me and my three siblings (older brother, twin brother, and younger sister) in a household that treated nudity as something very private.
In one of the houses my family resided in, my brothers and I shared a bathroom. My twin brother and I had our own bedroom. Our older brother had his own bedroom. Occasionally, I would be comfortable taking baths and showers with my twin brother, as we are identical. My sister had a bedroom with an attached bathroom, leaving her with complete privacy. My older brother preferred to take his baths and showers by himself when he didn’t want to bathe with his twin brothers anymore.
I didn’t discover naturism until after graduating high school. When my twin brother and I shared a dorm room in college starting in our freshman year, I started sleeping in the nude. On rare occasions when I had the dorm room to myself, I would enjoy being comfortably in the nude.
Upon graduating college in 2019, we moved together into two apartments, the latter one being more expensive in rent than the first. It was in this apartment when I celebrated my birthday in my birthday suit for the first time, enjoying a slice of red velvet cake.
My twin brother was a bit skeptical, but I assured him that naturism is healthy, safe, and family-friendly. After visiting my first naturist resort for a day visit in May 2022, I was amazed that naturism is great for those dealing with body acceptance issues, an issue I dealt with occasionally while growing up.
Thankfully, my twin brother and I visited the same naturist resort the following year. He asked me how do these places are able to exist? I informed him that people need places where they can enjoy nude recreation in a safe and family friendly manner. I would later visit this naturist resort for Labor Day Weekend, enjoying a comfortable stay in one of their cabins.
In conclusion, I’m grateful that naturism is one of my hobbies. It is wholesome to embrace being comfortable in my own skin. I look forward to enjoying nude recreation when I can this year. Thank you, and have a good one!
It's kind of a mixed bag, that I'm not sure I understand. On one hand it seems people are more accepting with porn, and there must be millions who think nothing of filming themselves in the nude and doing things 10 years ago we wouldn't think of exposing it to the world. And yet on the other hand if someone sees a nude person they are immediatly on their phone reporting it. Thats why I have a hard time wondering why naturism isn't on the rise with the younger folks. Younger people have no problem on video so you would thing they would be open and have no thoughts of participating in naturism. Maybe its exhibitionism on the rise.
I hope that we get a global culture of "regulatory backlash" toward removing any restriction that isn't a direct health&safety concern. Nudism can ride that wave into commonality.
In the 1970s 80s and 90s it was very common for women to be topless on many European beaches. Nudity was also common but in some cases rising numbers of tourists in some traditional naturist areas have led to nakedness becoming less acceptable. Toplessness is far less common today than it was 30 or 40 years ago.
You think so? I have the impression that some European countries have become more accepting of nudity and toplessness. Especially Spain.
Maybe compared with 10 or 15 years ago but not compared with 40 years ago
I see! Interesting perspective (and a shame).
I can't speak about the world but with respect to England, it's complicated. The law is clear that public nudity in and of itself is not illegal and WNBR and naturist beaches are clear evidence of that. On the other hand I feel there is an orchestrated pseudo-moralistic theme that uses inferred offending and implied affront to oppose body freedom. It is not evidentially based and someone saying 'I was shocked' is assumed to be telling a truth while a naked person who says they had no intent to cause offence is disbelieved. Ordinary people do not have the resources to hire expensive lawyers nor much belief in authority's stated legal principle of innocent until proven guilty. The situation is exacerbated if you are male. Sadly, I must admit that I no longer have the appetite or courage to confront prudes and bigots. I no longer have any confidence in the law...
So much depends on where you are in the world and who you are with. With people moving fluidly from conservative areas where there is a long tradition against being clothes-free, and people from liberal areas where they have had body freedoms that are being expressed more in social media with the glamorous look of "naked dresses" but who may not go top-free in some nations that pride themselves on freedom. It appears the youngest generation is much more open to inclusion of others regarding many attributes, albeit they have yet to come forward to embrace body freedom. I am hopeful, based on their other behaviors they will and that is promising.
I think it’s kind of a mixed bag. Most likely it’s individual personal preferences than social changes. Also, there may be a chicken and egg thing with the ages and gender of some nudists, who, in my experience, are mostly older men. It can be intimidating for a younger person who wants to get into it. Also, getting made fun of in comedy certainly doesn’t help
I’ve been participating in World Naked Bike Rides across the country and in the UK for some years now. I’ve always seen a wide of ages participating. Having conversed with a number of younger riders, their participation in social nudity is not limited to the rides, though they may not be members of associations or clubs. And I’ve seen a wide range of ages at nude beaches on both coasts. So I’m optimistic about continuing acceptance and participation in naturism, but perhaps not in the way as in the past years. .
I can only speak from a US perspective, but many people I talk to (mainly in their 20s/30s) who don't regularly engage in nudism have no real problems with nudity other than fear of legal/job repercussions. Things like resorts and cruises don't really interest them, but they're not weirded out by casual nudity and understand the concept of non-sexual social nudity before I even have to explain it. Some of my close friends don't even mind if I'm naked when we're hanging out, and have sometimes become unclothed, themselves.
Not a huge sample size, to be sure, but it does keep surprising me that I continue to meet non-nudists who are not as icked out by nudity as the internet would have me believe. It gives me an inkling of hope that a more body-free world could be on the horizon.
The biggest obstacle to a future free from the shame of nudity is the view that naturism is debauchery. The entire ideology of the fight against nudism is based on this belief.
censorship in the media, TV as well as the internet, is always going to be there as long as parents shy away from having "the talk" with their children. But there is increasing restrictions on individual freedom to be nude in your own home.
The WWE/MMA Is Still Being Televised Internationally. The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Is And Should Be Televised. The World Naked Bike Ride Is Not Televised And Should Be.!
From what I’ve seen, it appears older people are still used to going to the resorts they had to go to over the year due to public disapproval. It seems that young people go nude whenever and wherever they want to, and they don’t feel a need for organized locations.
I think it's pretty difficult to know. We'd need academic studies on that to have a better idea. Being in a connected world can skew our perception. For example, if a naturist beach has issues on the other side of the world, we hear about it and that shapes our perception.