QUOTES 2/16/2019

“Naked bike rides have been organized for many years now . . . It's said to be a protest against car culture and oil dependency.” – Shams Surrey, http://www.surreymirror.co.uk/when-does-being-naked-become-a-crime/story-29537997-detail/story.html#wxiYq88w7h0pS5D0.99

“Folly Beach, SC   Dec 17, ‘18 #5” Video -  https://vimeo.com/307331382

“The monikers of ‘nudist’ and ‘naturist’ seem vague in their discrepancy, though most at the camp agreed that one difference is that— though both sets enjoy being nude, nudists are those who want to gather in a club with like-minded individuals.  Naturists enjoy being nude specifically amongst the wilderness, in a natural setting, either through the companionship of a group or all alone.  Neither seems to be mutually exclusive.” - http://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2015/08/10/swimming-nude-blue-moon/31418849/

“Touching the Earth.  Communing clothes-free with the trees and the animals and each other.  This is how we return to our spiritual home.” - http://thoughtsonnaturism.tumblr.com/post/143922251425/hiking-barefoot-touching-the-earth-communing

“You want the fence so you can sunbathe and walk around naked. . . a privacy fence . . . “I DO want to walk around and sunbathe naked… A LOT, but that’s why I have to build a non-offense fence, not a privacy fence.” . . . he felt forced to build the fence to avoid offending the neighbors---who would no doubt call the cops on him for nakedness.  But it was NOT out of any search for ‘privacy’ . . . PRIVACY implies that you want to be concealed or protected from others knowing what you are doing. . . a legitimate nudist . . . merely wants to avoid offending someone else.  He’s not an exhibitionist, but he couldn’t care less whether someone else saw him in his birthday suit.  The fence is a courtesy to those who do not wish to see his nudity. . . [He wouldn’t] spend money on a fence if others didn’t have hang ups about nudity. . . it [is] important we make clear that our fences are NOT to protect those within them so much as a concession to those on the outside?” – Bare Platypus, http://bareplatypus.blogspot.com/2012/06/is-it-really-privacy-fence.html?spref=tw

“I've encountered others when hiking nude a couple of times.  To me, the most important thing to do is NOT try to hide or cover up.  Just proceed as if nudity is the most natural thing there is... which it is.  I've stopped and talked with one couple for some time, and they seemed genuinely interested.” – Westcoaster, https://www.truenudists.com/groups/view.php?action=viewthread&id=132&idt=57646&page=2