QUOTES 4/25/2020

“. . . for nudism to remain innocent, something for families and children to enjoy, there can be no stance on sexual mores one way or the other. . . If we are to remain inclusive, our position on sexual mores needs to be mum.” – Nick Alimonos, https://writersdisease.net/2014/10/03/sex-marriage-and-morality/

“Naked cycling in Grunewald” (Video) - https://vimeo.com/106064867

“Since then I have been 'caught' so many times, but mainly because I don't try to hide - I'm naked so what.  In the earlier days, yes I absolutely did try to hide and it just creates an awkward situation - implies you're doing something else that people shouldn't see. . . people do drop in, and they have seen me and just talk normally to me - so no offense or distress . . .” – JMNude, http://www.naturist-corner.net/community/index.php?topic=22912.0;topicseen

“Children cannot be porn-proofed if a porno-prudish view of the body is continually reinforced in the home by how we act, even if the mindset is mentally and verbally renounced.  Parents can pass on a true family legacy of body acceptance only if they practice it.  In other words, nudity at home should be routinely seen without ever being treated as obscene. . . Only by keeping children grounded in the truth about the body can they walk in freedom from the lie of porn” - Pastor David Hatton, https://www.truenudists.com/members/blogs/

“The first step to effectively educating textiles about naturism is to understand how they think about it. . . This is how I believe the chain goes, when a textile (Alice) catches another textile (Bob) in the nude: (1) Alice sees a naked body, and is a bit surprised but realizes that naked bodies do exist and are generally harmless.  (2) Bob is completely embarrassed: Body shame, bad luck of being naked at that moment, feeling vulnerable, whatever.  Bob's life is changed forever, or so it seems.  (3) Alice feels guilty for embarrassing Bob, conveys that she's very sorry.  Both pretend that it never happened, and both feel bad about it in separate ways.  Naturists have a different attitude in the second step: You've seen me naked?  Good!  That means I don't have to get dressed next time you come over...if that's OK?  Since the middle step is different, the final step should never happen.  Why should Alice feel bad about seeing Bob naked, if Bob didn't care at all about it?  Alice is not guilty of embarrassing Bob. . . A similar thing can be said about meeting a hunter while freehiking . . . Getting textiles to not feel guilty about seeing nudity would be a good step for general acceptance. . . Maybe we're wrong about how we notify others?  The signs at Haulover warn ‘ATTENTION - BEYOND THIS POINT YOU MAY ENCOUNTER NUDE BATHERS’.  Perhaps the right approach is something like ‘There's friendly naked people beyond this sign, and we won't mind if you stop over and chat with us!’ – The Academic Naturist