I look back a the history of nudism and see that when it began in the 1930's the country was a very rural place, with discreet nudity common in outlying areas. Now that nudism has been around for 70 years it seems that any mention of social nudity gets a lot of press.
Nudism is trying to make our world a more nude-friendly place. The fact of the matter is that social nudity throughout history has been a byproduct of something that was already occurring. Back then, nudity in public (athletic games, bathing in rivers and housetops, laborers in the fields) was due to the technological and cultural circumstances of the time. There was no nudist movement because none was needed. As the 20th century became more mechanized and urban, the nudist movement began in response.
Now nudism has evolved into naturism with its emphasis on acceptance. Gone are the emphases on health and hygiene. The British magazine H&E has evolved from a respectable model of personal living into a vehicle for bringing soft porn into the mainstream under the guise of naturism using the credo of acceptance.
As a result, the foes of naturism, such as those who oppose the kids camp in Florida, have some ammunition to throw at naturists. Non naturists also suffer because of the bad name that social nudity gets through naturism. Nudism sufferes because of its close association with naturism.
See my article entitled "Ordinary Nakedness" at www.reject-shame.com
Nudism is trying to make our world a more nude-friendly place. The fact of the matter is that social nudity throughout history has been a byproduct of something that was already occurring. Back then, nudity in public (athletic games, bathing in rivers and housetops, laborers in the fields) was due to the technological and cultural circumstances of the time. There was no nudist movement because none was needed. As the 20th century became more mechanized and urban, the nudist movement began in response.
Now nudism has evolved into naturism with its emphasis on acceptance. Gone are the emphases on health and hygiene. The British magazine H&E has evolved from a respectable model of personal living into a vehicle for bringing soft porn into the mainstream under the guise of naturism using the credo of acceptance.
As a result, the foes of naturism, such as those who oppose the kids camp in Florida, have some ammunition to throw at naturists. Non naturists also suffer because of the bad name that social nudity gets through naturism. Nudism sufferes because of its close association with naturism.
See my article entitled "Ordinary Nakedness" at www.reject-shame.com
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