Nudism

These are real thoughts and situations I faced before concluding I'm a nudist.

• When the weather is comfortable, you'd rather be nude outside than clothed
• You have a dislike for winter because it's too cold to be nude
• You get a new roommate or join a dorm, and your first thought is "Darn, guess I can't be nude anymore"
• When the weather is comfortable, you usually only get clothed to be in public
• You ask a friend if they would be nude all day if they lived alone. You find out they wouldn't. You answered the opposite.
• You forget if you're even wearing clothes, until you feel a breeze, or grab your waist
• You dream about being nude in public, but instead of being scared or anxious, you're indifferent or proud or happy
• You dream you are slowly losing clothing, and while you're focused on finding them, you give up and just accept that you're nude, or just don't care
• You are curious about (or even interested participating in) communal nudity

(I first posted on Reddit)

I have some questions I haven't seen answered elsewhere. I'm asking in sincere curiosity, and to shed light on ambiguity.

1. Is casually fondling genitals normal in nudist places, or is there implied rules that you just don't touch your genitals?

I think theres a difference in masturbating vs. Holding or fondling for comfort.

2. If nudity was the default, how would Public places change, if at all?

3. If nudity was the default, should people be raised with clothing being optional/determined by weather/work/necessity?

Children in non nude families will be bullied to wear clothes, first by parents, then by society. Children in nude families can be bullied for the opposite reason, so they feel obligated to not wear clothes in order to fit in and not be harassed.

In a normal world, I think clothes would just be optional: you can go out nude, or fully clothed, and nobody would care. It would be a non issue.

UPDATE: Ownership will be transferred to @paul and the instance will remain active, announcement post

Ninja, the owner of the instance, is retiring from naturist advocacy for personal reasons, and is therefore closing the instance. He mentions he's open to transferring admin to somebody else as long as his data privacy concerns about the transfer are addressed, otherwise the instance closes in July.

pl.nudie.social is only one of two Mastodon instances oriented towards the naturist community, the other being body.social, which is notorious for not requiring Content Warnings for nudity, which naturally puts it at odds with other Fediverse instances.

We’re (MF-30s) heading out to zipo May 18-25. Would love to meet others. Anyone else going around the same time?

Hi everyone!

I've been living in Georgia (Sakartvelo) country for last 1.5 years. And it seems like there are no any nudist/naturist places or activities here.

So, I would like to ask the community: do you know any naturist, nudist or clothing optional campings, beaches, hotels or guesthouses here in Georgia country?

I went recently to naturist beach in the Orient Bay in Saint Martin and I highly recommend it!

Hey, I'm planning to go to Tenerife to some nudist beach next weekend. Any recommendations? I like small hidden places, ideally with some facilities, where it's safe and easy going atmosphere. Ideally places where locals and regulars would hang out. Not sexual, where people of all ages and shapes hang out, both young and old, couples and singles, enjoying nature in peace. Any hints?

1. If you had the opportunity to appear naked in a netflix show talking about nudism, would you do it? and why?

2. What are some thoughts that you would like to make the world aware about nudism?

I and my girlfriend went to Portugal this week and spent some time on one of their nude beaches. Not many people, and it was nice to get into the ocean. How was your weekend?

We had our annual skinnydip record attempt on saturday, with a total of 367 people in the pool at the same time. This did not break our record of last year, which was our all time high of 371.

‘People that are naked don’t want to end up with their photos on social media’

What are folks planning to do either in the final days of Summer? How will you continue enjoying nudism in the colder days of fall and winter?

We just got home from Moon Groove 2023 at PSHS.

This was our second year attending, and across the board everything was bigger and better than last year. I'd estimate the crowd grew by about 20%, but not enough to feel "crowded". My wife and I attended by ourselves last year, but this time around rented a camper and brought along another couple. It was their first time here, and they absolutely loved it.

The weather this year was perfect. Daytime highs were in the mid 70s, a welcome reprieve from last years 100*F days. Things got a bit chilly at night, but that is just a good excuse to grab a blanket or cuddle up with whoever you were with (or your dog). Due to our experience last year, we made the call that we didn't want to tent camp again, and rented the air conditioned camper. We've since learned that AC has been added to the motel rooms on property, as well as two of the rental cabins. Hopefully by pointing that out we don't screw ourselves out of reserving one for next year 😃

Due to last year's heat, none of the acts wanted to perform during the day (and I can't say I blame them!), so the schedule went completely out of the window. Music was starting up late in the afternoon and going all night. This year with better coordination, more manpower, and agreeable weather, the schedule was adhered to very closely. Stage resets were quick and smooth, with music shifting to alternate stages during changeover, so there was no real break in the music.

We remarked multiple times about how unbelievable it was that an event hosting hundreds of young, naked, and often inebriated people had zero issues throughout the weekend. No garbage anywhere, no inappropriate behavior, no visibly drunk or unruly people, absolutely nothing out of line whatsoever. We even left some items in the field in the front of the main stage one night, and when I returned in the morning to look for them, they were neatly stacked up under an awning.

All of the musical acts were great. Most of the performers were returns from last year, but I'm certainly not complaining. These are great bands performing mostly original music, and while there were covers, they all had a unique twist to them, this was not a weekend of generic tribute bands playing "Sweet Caroline" or "Cheeseburger in Paradise". I'd love to see new acts for next year, but at the same time can't see any of the existing acts not coming back. It was a nice touch to wake up to a (naked) guitar player doing a Hendrix arrangement of "The Star Spangled Banner" each morning.

Just to demonstrate that I'm giving the event a fair shake, I do have to share some negatives, and that would be the food. There were at least two food vendors advertised for this year, but apparently one pulled out at the last minute. This left a "BBQ" vendor, who was not very good. We resorted to leaving the grounds to eat dinner, and ordered delivery with Uber Eats. There are a few good food options nearby.

We have had a few fun/odd interactions with Uber/Lyft/delivery drivers over the years at nude places, and this was no exception. I made sure to write in a note with the order that it was a nudist place, and to expect to see naked people. Despite this, I greeted the driver in a towel, since they didn't respond that they were ok with nudity. She jumped out of the car, and was glancing all around, and said "I never even knew this place was back here! This is so cool!". I told her it was a music fest weekend, and gave a very brief elevator pitch on nudism. As I walked off, I dropped my towel to free up my hands to carry the food, and she shouted that she forgot to ask for the delivery code, which prompted me to turn around and shout it back. She didn't bat an eye at the nudity. I wouldn't be surprised if PSHS has a new visitor sometime this summer.

If you've considered attending this event before but never got around to it, you absolutely need to commit. It is an absolutely incredible, one of a kind event. We all agreed that it was not only one of the only (if not the only) event we'd attend even if it was clothed, but also that it was the most "naked is normal" events we've been to. We (both couples) have visited many clubs/resorts/beaches over the years, but for some reason we all remarked that the crowd here and people's interactions, state of dress, etc seemed to be entirely natural and neutral, hard to put a finger on it exactly.

https://imgur.com/a/3txYh9a

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1332293

I can wear a dress to work and nobody criticizes me. I’d be really sad if I had to wear pants all the time, they’re just not as comfortable. Let’s normalize pretty dresses for dudes!

I'm doing some outdoor construction work, with as little clothing as possible. Then a backyard party at a friends house, sans clothing on Sunday.

It is Monday - time for trip reports!

I sure a lot of us are working from home for a portion of our time. I'm home about 60% of the time these days. I'm in so many meetings it's a real pain to dress and undress if I want to enjoy some nude time.

What do other folks do? I'm thinking about making a no-camera Monday or something like that. Both to avoid camera fatigue with the team but also let me better enjoy working from home (especially in the summer).

Would love to hear how other folks take advantage of working from home situations.