Thank you for your thoughts. I agree, search engines and online moderators could treat simple nudity as a totally separate issue from pornography, but my fear is that the distinction is either too difficult for their algorithms, or too much bother for people to worry about. I also think that more important than the opinions of search e…
Thank you for your thoughts. I agree, search engines and online moderators could treat simple nudity as a totally separate issue from pornography, but my fear is that the distinction is either too difficult for their algorithms, or too much bother for people to worry about. I also think that more important than the opinions of search engine giants, is the opinions of the advertisers that generate their revenue. The search engines don't want to spook the horses, so to speak. They will have seen the consequences of public backlash when a celebrity steps out of line and how it affects revenue streams. Upsetting advertisers or risking upsetting them may be a bigger driver of what they perceive to be acceptable content.
Also I am happy to share my part of the beach with a textile... perhaps they will learn something. I know I learned a lot from their section of the beach. Specifically hypocrisy, intolerance, and bigotry.
Here in New Zealand there are no designated nudist areas, and it is not illegal to be naked in public, so technically all beaches are nudist beaches, although it is true some are more recognised as such. I have to remind myself that the rest of the world doesn't treat public nudity in the same way.
Keeping clothed people off public nude beaches simply perpetuates an "Us & Them" mentality which does no one any favours. Yes there is an injustice, but how about we take the opportunity to highlight the injustice and explain our position, rather than exclude people due to their attitudes around clothing?
Don't get me wrong, I really don't care if they are clothed on the nudist beach. It feels like a broader societal hypocrisy. But as there are sooo many beaches where swimsuits have to be worn, I do wonder why these people choose to swim at a nudist beach. I guess they are comfortable with public nudity, and it may just be a step on their journey into a nudist lifestyle.
Thank you for your thoughts. I agree, search engines and online moderators could treat simple nudity as a totally separate issue from pornography, but my fear is that the distinction is either too difficult for their algorithms, or too much bother for people to worry about. I also think that more important than the opinions of search engine giants, is the opinions of the advertisers that generate their revenue. The search engines don't want to spook the horses, so to speak. They will have seen the consequences of public backlash when a celebrity steps out of line and how it affects revenue streams. Upsetting advertisers or risking upsetting them may be a bigger driver of what they perceive to be acceptable content.
Also I am happy to share my part of the beach with a textile... perhaps they will learn something. I know I learned a lot from their section of the beach. Specifically hypocrisy, intolerance, and bigotry.
Here in New Zealand there are no designated nudist areas, and it is not illegal to be naked in public, so technically all beaches are nudist beaches, although it is true some are more recognised as such. I have to remind myself that the rest of the world doesn't treat public nudity in the same way.
Keeping clothed people off public nude beaches simply perpetuates an "Us & Them" mentality which does no one any favours. Yes there is an injustice, but how about we take the opportunity to highlight the injustice and explain our position, rather than exclude people due to their attitudes around clothing?
Don't get me wrong, I really don't care if they are clothed on the nudist beach. It feels like a broader societal hypocrisy. But as there are sooo many beaches where swimsuits have to be worn, I do wonder why these people choose to swim at a nudist beach. I guess they are comfortable with public nudity, and it may just be a step on their journey into a nudist lifestyle.