I just finished watching a 20/20 special featuring a nudist family. They appeared to be normal nudists, living in a nudist community and homeschooling their three kids. Their oldest son was against nudity, however, choosing to wear clothes. The family only agreed to an interview if their genitals were not blurred out, but instead covered by towels. They explained how nudity in the family makes their kids more comfortable with seeing differences in other bodies, and how nudity benefits one's body image. What do you think this short interview says about the public opinion of nudity and the nudist lifestyle? I think nudity has a long way to go before it becomes more accepted. I would greatly appreciate a societal shift to being more comfortable with the natural human form.
It's not shown here in the UK. However I am pleased to read that blurring was not used but a towel worn.
Hey, I found it! http://abcnews.go.com/2020/video/reamers-nudist-camp-family-naked-children-parenting-16283741
Good that they didn't blur. But other than that. meh..... so? Sounds good, kids have their own choice on it, everyone gets to do what they want, reasonable people interviewed, but.... so? Good for them, but I (politely) don't care at all.
The trouble with naturism in Britain is that the media sees naturists as objects of ridicule and therefore people in general who have never tried naturism or spoken to naturist's see naturists as perverts and if naturists are in the company of children then the word paedophile tends to pop up. At one time naturism was making gains in popularity and acceptance, but with the influx of immigrants from Islamic countries, there tends to be a more negative outlook on naturist's once again. This has been clearly depicted in the treatment of Steven Gough the 'Naked Rambler' who is now spending his 6th year in a Scottish prison for refusing to wear clothes.
No offense but I gotta agree with Roo, it's a bit 'yeah whatever'. Unfortunately these shows vary between the modern equivalent of a Freak Show and just plain Dull. I think that just about everyone knows about nudists and what they stand for, we've had countless shows about the family, psychology and other issues. I think the subject has been flogged to death by the media and now it's time for the media to move on to another bunch of 'nutters'
Its the British media mentality, to them, no clothing equates to perversion and child molesting. But, in my view especially now that nude sunbathing is common place and everywhere on mainland Europe, the public in general are starting to accept it, it is media titillation and 3rd world religious culture that is trying to stamp down on it and in the case of Stephen Gough i believe it is Puritan culture that still exists in some areas of Great Britain.
Yes but i think its obsurb a towel had to be used!!! WHAT HAS HAPPEND TO THIS WORLD????? -- THE HUMAN BODY IS BEAUTIFUL AND SHOULDNT BE LOOKED AT AS BAD!!
Agreed! The oldest son Bud, lived in textile society for the first 9 years of his life. The younger son started living in a naturist resort when he was 3. That seems to be the difference. Even a lot of naturists don't want to live in a naturist/nudist resort. How will you socialize with textile friends and relatives? Will you get the kind of house you want? Some naturist resorts have better housing than others. But even if you live outside the gates, you can still do a lot to be a full participant in the naturist community year-round. But if you have naturist friends nearby and they bring their kids over to socialize with your kids, it helps prevent the kids from feeling so different. Some families go to naturist/nudist resorts once a year and wonder why they lose their kids to textile culture. With times like they are, we have to work a lot harder at passing along our naturist values than the previous generations did. It can be done, I have met kids that stay in the movement into adulthood without interruption. And a lot of kids that go through a shy phase grow out of it with time. Kind of my situation, but I am glad to be back.
