I have been thinking about how nudists view others and whether or not we are more enlightened than non-nudists or not. My guess is that we are not.
"But we accept others' bodies more than textiles." You might say. Well, I think the big reason why we are so accepting of others is that we are not exactly in the majority and many others actually consider what we do as criminal, sinful, sexual, etc. We usually have to fight for our rights to be naked and in some places, it is technically illegal to be naked where the people are gathering.
That in mind, I think nudist beaches have the largest amount of body acceptance as well as acceptance of other lifestyle choices. That can be a double-edged sword, especially on beaches that are not official as these "others" could cause PR problems.
And nudist parks would have the less amount of others' body/lifestyle acceptance as these places have some security and privacy and can be picky about who enters. They feel safer there so they can relax and contemplate other people whom they see. In fact, a whole back, there was a study done where a woman worked and lived at two nudist parks during the summer and observed the nudists' attitudes. She concluded that nudists have the same hang-ups as non-nudists.
So my opinion? We are no less enlightened concerning body attitudes than our non-nudist counterparts, however, when we are in nudist venues, we amongst our peers and those who share our ideas of this social isue and we are just nicer to each other, thus less likely to be rude or mean to one another.
What do you think?
Bob S.
"But we accept others' bodies more than textiles." You might say. Well, I think the big reason why we are so accepting of others is that we are not exactly in the majority and many others actually consider what we do as criminal, sinful, sexual, etc. We usually have to fight for our rights to be naked and in some places, it is technically illegal to be naked where the people are gathering.
That in mind, I think nudist beaches have the largest amount of body acceptance as well as acceptance of other lifestyle choices. That can be a double-edged sword, especially on beaches that are not official as these "others" could cause PR problems.
And nudist parks would have the less amount of others' body/lifestyle acceptance as these places have some security and privacy and can be picky about who enters. They feel safer there so they can relax and contemplate other people whom they see. In fact, a whole back, there was a study done where a woman worked and lived at two nudist parks during the summer and observed the nudists' attitudes. She concluded that nudists have the same hang-ups as non-nudists.
So my opinion? We are no less enlightened concerning body attitudes than our non-nudist counterparts, however, when we are in nudist venues, we amongst our peers and those who share our ideas of this social isue and we are just nicer to each other, thus less likely to be rude or mean to one another.
What do you think?
Bob S.
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