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MystrD's avatar

I think this raises a great point and kind of reflects how much the world has moved on and organised naturism has failed to keep up. In actuality this is a symptom of many volunteer organisations. Older people are typically the only ones with time and inclination to contribute to these things and often they’re utterly out of touch with current trends and technology.

As to photos and consent, I have had photos posted to Twitter without consent. The nudity didn’t bother me because my personal stance is that nudity is irrelevant.

There is an element of privacy at stake here, but the privacy shouldn’t have anything to do with nudity if we’re to assert that nudity is okay.

Looking at the whole aspect of accessibility, this is where public acceptance of nudity should arguably be the primary focus of effort and attention.

For those that like to surf, kayak, cycle etc. It should be possible to do these things in a public context.

Technically in NZ and the UK such activities are possible if one has the bravado to do so.

Photos in the public domain are fairly inevitable. I think people would only refrain from taking photos out of common courtesy.

Coming full circle to your initial point, if organised naturism wants to get with the program, they need to stop acting with a police state mentality. That is, assuming nobody will obey the rules, therefore a draconian approach is needed. That in and of itself is out of step with the more modern mindset of inclusion, diversity and acceptance.

Will it take another 2-3 generations to reach the current 21st century mindset within the broader Naturist community?

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Eric Darwin's avatar

Rokker's comment is based on logic; the fear of being seen/embarrassed is emotional.

But it is true that we live in a digitally connected world. When I am down south on a naturist beach I have my tablet with me, to read the daily newspaper from back home, and all those substacks I subscribe to, and some online newsmagazines. To say nothing of the ebooks from the library. So I am on my chaise on a naturist beach and doing what I do at home, plus conversations with folks who sit nearby or that i meet there, or take long walks down the beach for 90 minutes (or longer, as I get into conversations with other beachwalkers, mostly naturists but some not). And I have my phone in hand to snap a memory of pelicans or occasionally someone I chat to, for the photo frame back home on the kitchen counter.

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