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Conference moira::naturism

Title:	Naturism
Notice:	Site report index is in topic 7
Moderator:	GENRAL::KILGORE

Created:	Tue Jan 26 1988
Last Modified:	Wed May 07 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	457
Total number of notes:	3687

291.0. "Skimpy or none? Which takes more courage?" by SUBSYS::NEUMYER (sun your buns) Tue Jan 29 1991 13:08

	While browsing thru the rec_nude file, I ran across a question in 
one of the topics. The general theme of the question was : If you like to 
go nude just because it feels good, then why would you go to a place where 
there are other nude people, such as a beach?

	One reply was that it is partly because of feeling 'safe' in numbers
of people doing the same thing as you. Also that this way you are not 
different from the majority.

	This got me to thinking that this would contribute to the reasons 
that I would go to a nude or CO beach. But what about the times that the 
beach is textile only and you have to wear something and what you wear is 
not the 'normal' swimwear, such as a thong. At this beach you might be the 
only one attired this way.

	Does it take more conviction to wear 'non-normal' fashion at the 
textile beach or 'normal' fashion (none) at the nude/CO beach. This 
question is probable easy for the active naturist/nuder but how about those
that haven't yet tried either.

ed

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
291.1		KAOFS::D_BIGELOW	It's really quite simple actually...	`Tue Jan 29 1991 17:54`	28
	Well... in my opinion, it is much easier for me to go totally nude, at a nude beach, then to wear something "skimpy" at a textile beach. If I'm at a nude beach, I become one of the many there, strip and feel like I'm part of the crowd. No problem. But if I'm at a textile beach, I find myself uncomfortable wearing something very small. I tried this one time, wore a bathing suit that was almost like a thong (but had a bit more covering), and I got stares from everyone. Not just the women either, but the guys who wear swimsuits that look like giant boxer shorts. In fact, one of them yelled at me "Hey, wouldn't that thing look better on your girlfriend" ? While I was still within the boundaries of the law, it did make me feel very uncofortable. With the women at the beach, it was quite a different story. I passed a few women who made a point of pointing me out to their friends, but I'm not sure why. Women on the other hand, can seemingly get away with wearing next to nothing with no problem at all. They aren't hassled by other women, and the men stare at them with their mouths dropped open to their knees. While I admit that I like to look as much as anyone else, this behaviour bothers me, since it's obvious the guys see the women as merely sex objects. (The guys look at me and think I'm Crazy!). To make a longer story shorter, I feel more comfortable in the buff at a nude beach, where everyone else is nude too. I can just be myself and enjoy the company of likeminded people without any hassles. Darrell
291.2	Not pushing the social envelope	WHYVAX::FISHER	Building a faster pig	`Wed Jan 30 1991 16:46`	7
	I definitely find it easier to go nude at a nude beach. There's no denying safety in numbers. At textile beaches I wear a brief-type suit- I think I would feel uncomfortable in a thong (both physically and psychologically). I don't mind being unconventional, but I participate in nudity for my own enjoyment, not to make a statement or bend social mores. Carl
291.3		SUBSYS::NEUMYER	sun your buns	`Thu Jan 31 1991 13:01`	11
	re .2 >I don't mind being unconventional, but I participate in nudity for my own >enjoyment, not to make a statement or bend social mores. As do I, however by doing something for your own enjoyment sometimes is unconventional. When I wear a thong to a beach, it is because I want to get as much of a tan as possible. It doesn't change the fact that it could cause some uncomfortable feelings.