QUOTES
12/7/2019
“Naturism is not immune to divisiveness, but, for the
most part, it remains one of the few places that people from diverse
backgrounds and world views are able to come together and relax, shedding their
anxieties along with their clothes, and experiencing a bit of what it means to
be open to hopes, dreams, and possibilities.” - Freeman Noone, https://youngnaturistsamerica.com/new-naturist-art-music-festival-new-hampshire-july-2017/
“Naturism to me is more a
spiritual thing, commune with the elements one with Nature while in the all-natural. While the term Nudist simply implies getting
naked for the sake of getting Naked and yes naughty. Personally, I feel that movement needs to
abandon ‘Nudist, Nudism’ all together and return its roots. Little out of way country campgrounds,
trails, club houses quiet in the country swimming pools etc. Gated community with a well checked
background membership. We can still do
public advocacy and such, but the term Nudist should be dropped because
honestly, it’s a loaded term and will always attract the more prurient
interests and elements. In other words,
the term can't be salvaged and made respectable.” – Nightshade, https://www.reddit.com/r/nudism/comments/5yz015/nudism_vs_lifestyle_swinging/
“In Ancient Greece
nakedness was the badge of heroes.
Olympic athletes competed naked and statesmen and gods were depicted in
the nude. Athletes trained at the
gymnasium – a name derived from gymnós, meaning naked. Gymnasiums also held lectures and discussions
on philosophy, literature, and music. . . Most disciplines were deemed suitable
for nude athletes, with the notable exception of chariot races!” - http://www.bbc.co.uk/timelines/z96fsg8#zxcwdmn
“Clothes were for tricking people. . . It was
unacceptable to just ‘wear’ my clothes, I had to arrange them in a way that
created complicated optical illusions, so as to not offend anyone or give the
wrong impression. When I got dressed, it
was my responsibility to manipulate the thoughts of everyone who saw me that
day. Everything I wore was designed to
draw the eyes of onlookers to one place on my body, and to keep their eyes from
going somewhere else. . . Every morning for over a decade, I performed a
complicated ritual of deciding how I wanted to trick people that day. What did I want them to see? What did I want them to gloss over? . . . I
eventually realized this habit was causing me to live in fear of people finding
out what my body really looked like.” - http://jessikneeland.com/nakedness/
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