QUOTES 3/8/2018

“Ideally, people would be allowed to live in a world free of prejudice, judgment, social expectations, and restrictions.  If this were the case, people could practice naturism in both the comfort of their homes and their local communities.” – Jordan Blum, http://youngnaturistsamerica.com/nudism-guide-a-comprehensive-resource-about-nudism/

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“The prudishness about nude statues isn’t limited to the Islamic world.  Here are just a few other examples: In 2012, a five-star hotel in Shanghai covered up two statues of a man and a woman after Internet users criticized them as pornographic.  In 2005, the mayor of Canadian city Penticton insisted on covering the genitalia of a newly installed nude statue with a metal plate . . . In 1995, Hong Kong, then still a British colony, covered up a statue of a life-size nude man after a court declared the artwork obscene, outraging art lovers. . . (the decision was later reversed). . . In 2004, a garden center in Tennessee covered up a number of classical-style nude statues with . . . ‘two-piece crimson velvet sarongs’ after complaints from the public (the center later said that the newly-clad statues were helping sales). In 2002, the U.S. Justice Department was reported to have spent $8,000 on curtains to hide a number of nude statues from photo ops, only to have them removed in 2005.  There were calls, ultimately unheeded, to clothe two nude statues outside the entrance of the L.A. Coliseum ahead of the 1996 Olympic games.” – Hontouniheart, http://clothesfreelife.com/2016/01/27/americans-get-offended-by-statues-of-naked-people-too/

“Naturism is a way of life in harmony with nature characterized by the practice of communal nudity with the intention of encouraging self-respect, respect for others and for the environment.” – Internal Naturist Foundation, http://youngnaturistsamerica.com/naturism-official-definition-international-naturist-federation-inf/?utm_source=MadMimi&utm_medium=email&utm_content=NAC+Action+Alert%2C+Body+Image+TEDx+Talk+and+More&utm_campaign=20160113_m129271610_NAC+Action+Alert&utm_term=The+Official+INF-FNI+Definition+of+Naturism

“My sister and I have been sunbathing nude by this pool all of our lives.” – Suzi, http://nudisuzie.com/2018/03/springtime-for-a-teenage-nudist/

“It can be a real struggle to be naked when everyone else is clothed.  When you refuse to conform to society’s standards and cover up, you definitely make people feel awkward. . . Other people will make you feel bad for constantly being naked, but that’s just because they’re jealous of your liberation.” – Gigi Engle, http://elitedaily.com/life/nudist-world-full-of-clothes/1172391/