Nudism and Feminism Part 2 - Closets are for Clothes!
Naturism and Feminism Continued:
In my last post, I discussed a feminist blog about nudism, Go Nude; it's good for everybody (but especially for girls) by CP Reece. Reece concludes her bit by discussing society's general disconcerting malaise in reference to nudity and what we can do to change that. She says, Naturists are often handled as homosexual folks used to be.. How's that for some perspective? Are naturists as repressed as women once were? As gay people once were? (Or still are in many ways.) Can we really make that comparison? Gay people have long been dealing with discrimination, oppression and denial of human rights, and by no means do I wish to trivialize their challenge with this kind of comparison. But there are some similarities in how homosexual people and naturists are viewed by society. Naturists are afraid to come out with their friends and families and feel a have to hide behind pseudonyms and individual profiles because of their naturist identity. They worry companies or job recruiters firing or not hiring them because of it. They are treated unjustly by police and the law. Some U.S. states would have convicted Nigel Keer as a sex offender for taking a unclothed stroll out in a picturesque rural area. http://www.tuskproductions.com/__media__/js/netsoltrademark.php?d=nudism.name are denied the right to go naked in public and even on their own property if visible to others, because someone might get offended or upset. They are labeled perverts, swingers, and exhibitionists in addition to dangerous to children.
If you are a naturist, you've got likely spent much time and energy trying to dispel the misconceptions and puritan attitudes towards nudity (see: Shit Clothed People Say). But Reece says rationality and argument / influence might not be enough anymore. If we are eventually going to get equal rights like everyone else, we want radical action! And I think it is safe to say that we are much behind in America compared to many European states. The Supreme Court is currently dwelling itself counting how many seconds a behind can be shown on cable TV. Most of our World Naked Bike Riders can not actually be naked. Nudity is assumed to be allowed for the sake of protest or art, but arrests, fines and court dates are sure to ensue if you check it out. (But even when it's legal, you can still get detained. See: my Wall Street experience.)
Look at that awesome piece of jewelry she had on!
Nigel Keer says he intends to appeal the court decision of a 315 fine for his public order offence of hiking in the nude. And I truly hope he does! (If not for a nudism win, then for the sake of fighting them basing his guilt from an unknown distressed female casualty.) In any case, I think we need more activists like Nigel to push the envelope for naturists' rights! Some might say Nigel's activities were over the line, offensive and forcing his naturist beliefs on individuals. (Are not clothed folks pushing their beliefs on us?) I think he is a terrific activist and will hopefully help naturists obtain the right to trek bare, which isn't prohibited there in the first place! Of course he gets fined anyway because he is breaking the rules (Nudity rule #518: Thou shalt not reveal thy manhood on a nature trail). Reece says she will be going unclothed in her garden, at the beach and wherever she can. Here in beach party 'll be going unclothed or topfree wherever I will!
In addition , I desire to share this quote in the Nurba website:
"It's amusing, is not it? Comical that we can promote the right to be nude, to appreciate our body, to feel freedom, all in the comfort of our own home. And we can pretend to disregard the notion of shame, all the while we tuck ourselves away into the remotest corners, into the woods, into the desert, in our own house, where nobody will find us. We haven't fought for our rights, we have simply found locations where they aren't challenged. We haven't proven that we feel no shame, in fact we have established the exact opposite, that we do not have the bravery to be open, that we are complacent living in secret amongst everyone else: we have established that there is shame where there should be none. People fear what they don't understand, and we have nearly intentionally denied them the comprehension of nudity that we've constantly understood." - Nurba
A call to action! Does this describe most naturists and naturists? Are we being all too complacent and secret, perpetuating the nudity-is-shameful mindset? He's appropriate, it really is easy to be complacent, quiet and go naked where it's not challenged. But we want to challenge people and society.
To all of you reading this, I encourage one to push the envelope. To defy cultural standards. To blow off what society tells you to look like and just be as you happen to be. To get revolutionary. Ladies, to challenge patriarchal rules and put down that magazine telling you to diet diet diet, buy a lot of make up, and obsess about your looks / body. It's all junk; a pernicious manner of distracting women from their true power. To talk to as many others as possible about naturism. Hell, simply use the naked beach and visit nudist clubs, resorts and campgrounds to support them.
It is almost topless time. Who is with me?
Springtime is just about arrived, and summer will closely follow!
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