Don't go to a nude beach and complain when people look

[fatpizzaman]

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2209270798

[Jima]

I have to agree with this title. First I should note there is a difference between occasional looking and staring. Actually this topic touches on what appears to me to be a more important question:. If nudity is "no big deal" why is it so important to us.? With all the web site an blogs and discussion groups related to the topic, i suggest the nudity is a big deal. If we enjoy being naked in a social setting, it seems we should acknowledge that seeing others and being seen is part of that sort of setting.

[Stanley Windrush]

I wouldn't complain about someone looking around but I would complain if I felt someone was invading my personal space by staring.

[Jima]

Exactly. Expect to be seen but not stared at.

[Traction]

Agree 100%. I go, and never complain unless I'm being bothered. Gawk all you want.

Jen

[Daimawr]

It's funny, I think the original Facebook poster was making a comment about Facebook privacy policies by drawing an analogy with nude beaches. However most of the comments there seem to have taken him literally.

Nice to see so many Facebook users are actually more interested in using nude beaches.

Dai

[Traction]

One guy on that group said "Agree 100% Not only am I gonna stare, I'm gonna take pictures too!" LMAO!

[Paulo]

I think that there's a difference between looking & staring. Obviously on a beach people will see you, but staring can just freak you out wherever you are, whatever your wearing.

[sandy_beach_cat]

I have to agree with this title. First I should note there is a difference between occasional looking and staring. Actually this topic touches on what appears to me to be a more important question:. If nudity is "no big deal" why is it so important to us.? With all the web site an blogs and discussion groups related to the topic, i suggest the nudity is a big deal. If we enjoy being naked in a social setting, it seems we should acknowledge that seeing others and being seen is part of that sort of setting.

I think the point is that most of us have discovered, or are in the process of discovering that it (nudity) isn't any big deal. The only big deal about it is that being naked when clothes have no practical use, like when swimming, or when it's hot, is lots nicer & sensible. The websites would be pointless if everyone shared the same view. However to a lot of people, nudity is a big deal. As in:

One guy on that group said "Agree 100% Not only am I gonna stare, I'm gonna take pictures too!" LMAO!

As far as nudity being no big deal goes, well he just doesn't get it! Neither does a lot of the tabloid press in the UK, such as the Sun.

There would be no need for naturist swims, beaches or websites if acceptance of social nudity was universal, or even the majority view. You might even have discussion forums, & special beaches for textiles!
So the websites etc. serve the purpose of networking, & re-assuring us that each of us is not the only one who doesn't think nakedness is a sin & should be a crime!

[Sam2000]

I've got nothing worth looking at so don't have to worry about the staring, unless...no, I've not been on this forum long enough yet...! I'm not even sure where that was going...

Agree with everything that's been said. I think it is natural for people to go on a quick peruse of someone's body when they first meet them. In fact, women wearing low-cut tops or short skirts actually encourage staring. That doesn't exclusively apply to women in some parts of Brighton...

I saw a strange TV program about nudity on the BBC a while ago where they got lots of people to live together for a bit totally naked in a house (it wasn't at all like Big Brother by the way). They did one experiment where they put special eye-tracking glasses on a person and got one of their housemates to stand in front of them for a while totally naked...and then swapped places. One of them men stared at the woman's face, because he knew his eye movements were being tracked (you still saw the occasional flicker downwards!) and obviously didn't want to come across as a pervert or whatever. The woman's eyes were everywhere. What I am saying is that actually it is natural to look at a person's body. Evolutionarily men would judge a woman on the width of their hips (and still subconsciously do it now) for child birth benefits.

I realise that has gone slightly off-topic...

I laugh at the idea of a "textiles-only" beach!