QUOTES 1/28/2019

“Americans do have a schizophrenic relationship with the human body.  We’re the sons and daughters of Puritans, one of the most sexually repressed people in all of history.  It’s actually a miracle people so uptight they put buckles on their hats ever managed to reproduce at all.  Today we’re still embarrassed to talk honestly to our kids about sex, yet we gladly shell out $85 a month for ShowTime. . . I was raised in a sexually repressed Irish-Catholic household typical of the early to mid-60s where every baby seemed to be a case of Immaculate Conception.  Before Instagram and Tumblr, porn was the bra section of the Sears catalogue or my father’s Julie London album covers.  My mother actually took a magic marker to Herb Alpert’s ‘Whipped Cream and Other Delights.’ . . . the beach is often the place where Southern Californians wear the most clothes.  Fear of melanoma and premature crow’s feet have women more covered up than they were at the prom.” – Doug McIntyre, http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20150502/nudity-is-a-privilege-not-a-right

“Annual Bodypainting Day 2016, New York!” (Video) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3MfwdX_IMY

“Floating in the nude in a private hot pool, I was as far from adrenaline-pumping Queenstown as I could get. . . I went for some relaxation and found the perfect place to work on that goal: the Onsen Hot Pools.  These six steaming tubs were located on a cliff overlooking the Shotover River canyon, a scenic 10 minutes’ drive from central Queenstown.  My Japanese-style tub, which could fit four, was housed in a private cedar-lined bathing room, complete with shower, changing area and a jaw-dropping mountain view.  I touched a button and the roof and window retracted.  If I jumped out of this tub I could reach down and pick wildflowers.” – Leah McLnnan, http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-ideas/there-are-many-great-places-to-get-nude-overseas/story-e6frfqer-1227589287729

“Without clothing, you are who you are.” – Jeffrey Connealy, https://twitter.com/Nudist_Jeffrey?t=1&cn=ZmxleGlibGVfcmVjcw%3D%3D&sig=ddc25100d21db519ea9c484244f149cda4963591&al=1&refsrc=email&iid=c2aeb003e48e4ef895ca70cb669e4c69&autoactions=1450735477&uid=396523018&nid=244+123

“Really quite comfortable. I always kept a towel handy in case I had to cover up. “I love to travel nude but it does tend to make you a more careful driver.” – John, https://www.truenudists.com/forum/viewthread.php?id=860&page=1

‘‘Your confidence in who you are should not be based on the artificiality of your clothing’’ - Stéphane Deschênes, http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/08/23/magazine/how-to-be-naked-in-public.html?_r=5