assertive defense of social nudism...

topic posted Mon, June 19, 2006 - 5:08 AM by  Leon
I might be the most nude guy In my large community.
I know plenty of folks who are happy to go nude at a sauna party or hot tub... But I think its a bit of a stretch to do other things to be comfortable beyond the hotspring.
I always find it nice to be at rainbow gatherings and burning man where there is more opportunity (although the weather is a bit harsh for me in the desert) to enjoy the time spent nude.

I was at a burner party the other night and I was enjoying the small parade of nude streekers through the party but... I cant say that there is any 'thrill' in it for me after all these years, I am happy to be supportive though...

Later in the evening at this party (its happened at other parties too) where someone will come up and mention that my nudeism is offending them and... blah, blah, blah....
In this particular case I was able to give an articulate defense...
I said "At these sorts of events, you are likely to encounter... at least 4 things that you wont find in ' average/general' public areas...
1 open drug use
2 open homosexual acts of affection
3 loud music
4 nudism
I mentioned that as politically incorrect as it would be to wander over to a couple kissing and say, "you guys mind not doing that, its bothering me, I find that disturbing..."
Just the same, I didnt feel its right to try and project body shame on mine...
I thanked her for coming and being open to communicating, but also raised the issue that perhaps there was things inside herself that she needed to work on ...
I told her that recognizing the environment, it really was a boundary issue she was having, and projection was not helping her problems...
What Ive also found that there is generally more aceptance for woman being nude than men... Women being asked less often or not at all to put on clothes...

L
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Leon
Canada