How is it possible for the human body, which was created in the
image of god, to be offensive to anybody? Satan would love to see
God's greatest creation be considered offensive.
What's So Great
About Clothes Anyway?
Why people wear clothes:
"Ok,", I bet you're thinking, "if it's so great, why isn't everyone
doing it?" To be honest, it beats me. If I was a sociologist, I would
say something like this:
Clothing is a sign of social status
and identification of onesself with a particular class or subculture.
In removing the importance of clothes, we remove our own public
identity.
However, if I were psychologist, I
would disagree, noting:
Clothes provide us with a tangible "armour"
against physical and emotional threats that we confront in our daily
lives. The removal of clothes makes us feel vulnerable.
Now if I were an artist, I would
probably point out that:
Once an idea has become accepted by
the majority, the minority feel that they are pressured to conform.
Being clothed is "safe", and to be unclothed is to fight against
established conventions. Once an idea takes sufficient hold, it
becomes almost impossible to break out of it without a coup. Only the
brave and self-assured feel that their own concepts may equal the
convention.
Unfortunately, I am none of these. I
am a project manager, and so I'll put my case in more familiar terms:
Senior executive support is crucial
to a project succeeding. In the case of nudism, most people can, if
they apply good research techniques, see clear benefits in disrobing
in appropriate places. However, they realise that without support on
the highest level, the project will not be uptaken, and there may be a
consequent general loss of confidence in the project manager.
Bet you wish I was a sociologist,
huh? I guess what my point comes down to is that people are afraid
they'll be found out, be branded as and be forced to live out their
lives as a dishwasher in a miner's canteen 300 miles south of the
Ecuadorian border.
So let me reassure you. As an
Australian, my first nudist experience was a search on Google for the
terms "nudist", "Australia" and "holiday". I got back several dozen
sites about different Australian clothing-optional campsites, resorts
and bed-and-breakfasts. It was the volume that shocked me - was
everyone except for me going around nude?
Short Reading About Nudist Culture
-Swimming Nude is Better
You don't have to fight the waves to keep your swimming suit on.
The water feels better against your bare skin than a wet swimming suit.
When you get out of the water, a swimming suit stays wet and feels bad.
When swimming nude, you won't get sand in your suit.
-Fewer Clothing and Laundry Hassles
Nudity reduces laundry costs.
Fewer washings reduce wear and fading, which in turn reduce how often you need to buy new clothes.
Eating nude considerably reduces the chances of spilled food staining and ruining your garments.
Deciding what to wear becomes a trivial decision instead of an often stressful decision.
Travelling for nude recreation cuts down on the amount of luggage that you need to carry.
Nude backpacking reduces the amount of gear you need to carry on your back.
-Sun Helps Clear Psoriasis
Psoriasis is a non-contagious skin disease that turns skin purple. Dermatologists have a treatment of sitting under a flourescent light to simulate the sun's ray. Why simulate? Go nude! The sun causes the body to produce dihydrxycholecalciferol. The more sun on the more skin, the better!
-Sleeping Nude is Better
By allowing air to travel freely over the entire body, the body is better able to distribute heat. This allows you to actually be warmer in the winter (under blankets of course) and cooler in the summer.
-Sunbathing Nude is Better
Sunbathing nude prevents those nasty tan lines and allows the entire body to benefit from the positive effects of the sun.
-Being nude can help prevent lyme disease.
Lyme disease is carried by the deer-tick. This little bug appears to bite when it lodges itself between clothing and skin. By being nude, they are much more easily brushed off before they can find a place to bite.
-Skinny dipping can help reduce rash from sea lice.
Sea lice, or jellyfish larvae stings cause a painful, itchy rash. The sea lice sting when they get trapped between your suit and skin. The obvious conclusion is to reduce your swimwear to reduce the chances of getting stung.
-Nudity may improve fertility
Being nude allows the male sex organs to better adapt to changing temperature. Tight, restrictive clothing inhibits the body's natural mechanism for doing so, which could cause reduced fertility.
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