QUOTES 5/4/2018

“Last year, my cousin and I made an agreement to never wear clothes at home and to come to each other's house completely nude.  At first, I brought some clothes and put them in the car.  Now, I just go. . . So yesterday, I'd went to my cousin's house. . . She lives in a very secluded area, in a cul de sac.  You can't see the neighbors until you walk into the street . . . But all of her neighbors already know and saw her before and they are ok with it.” – NakedLoving, https://www.truenudists.com/groups/view.php?action=viewthread&id=2361&idt=88932&vpage=1

“Planting Time” (Video) - https://vimeo.com/264980518

“It’s a paradox that we see more nudity in media and advertising while at the same time young people don’t dare shower naked . . . If the model for what the body should be comes from porn and advertising, it’s natural that many people will feel bad about their bodies.” - Lars Egeland, http://youngnaturistsamerica.com/natural-nudity-lars-egeland-naturist/

“. . . it is a parent's reaction to seeing a topless woman that leaves the largest impression on children: not the act of seeing a bare chest itself. . . seeing breasts in public can be positive for a child's development, if discussed openly.  There are two conversations to have when it comes to nudity.  First, you want to talk to your kids about your family values and expectations.  Second, you want to address what they might see out in the world that [may not be] in line with your family values and expectations . . . Parents should have an open dialogue with their children.  From a young age, you want to make your children aware that they can come to you with questions and that you'll do your best to answer them.” – Dr. Mandi Silverman, http://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a15636/women-topless-in-public/

“Undress the mind to understand nudism.” - Centrobionudista, https://centrobionudista.wordpress.com/2018/04/07/desnudar-la-mente-para-entender-el-nudismo/

“. . . naked protest allows its practitioners to achieve a sense of autonomy and empowerment in the face of political realities over which they have little control.  Through their nudity, naked protestors reject available terms of political debate in favor of a type of performative speech that is at once absurd and penetratingly incisive. . . the act of stripping in public forces spectators to engage with the sense of personal moral outrage that it conveys.  In the end, the result of naked protest is undoubtedly political spectacle of the first order. . . By baring their bodies, naked protestors create bodily tableaux of ‘truth force’ that cannot be ignored.” – Isaac Souweine, http://www.nakedrambler.org/sons_of_freedom.html