do you see nudism as 100% unsexual?

The parents, sister and boyfriend were definitely OK with it. It's one thing to go get naked on the beach with your boyfriend/fiance, but then the parents show up...... I still think pretty strange. Naturalism should be about respect also.....

 

Been to nude beaches several times but never with people we know. Having someone's relative show up is over the top.

 

Sorry Sara, I'm confused... you talk about your backyard but your neighbours seem to be in it all of the time. Is it a shared kind of arrangement - a community area?

 

I feel so sheltered; I've never even SEEN a nude beach, much less been to one personally. I don't think we have any around where I live.
...then again, with snow on the ground >6 months out of the year, I'd be surprised to find a nude beach anyways. Unless, you know, the bears feel like stripping off their fur.

As for the debate as to whether nudism/natruism is sexual, I think that all depends on the nature of what the person is doing at the time. If the person is just sitting there in all their glory, tanning or playing cards or what have you, then I think that this would be much less sexual than if someone was "flaunting their stuff" at the same location.

Sensuality? That's a whole new can of worms.

 

What is it with volleyball? Whenever you see nudist clubs on TV or in the media, there is always volleyball being played. It might just be me but I'd have thought volleyball would be the most unlikely activity for people to play while in the nude, all those parts going in different directions. That's what makes me think there is something more sinister to nudism than just being at one with nature

 

that and hot tubs. It's all about exposing your bits to the air and having them bounce around maximizes the amount of air that gets to them??

 

When I have been nude on a beach, I have felt comfortable alone, during the middle of the day. It is then that I feel natural (asexual). It is only when another persn passes by or if I go with a companion that I feel nude (sexual). Funny though, I dont feel that way about them, just myself. Self conscience, I guess.

PS: Hey! I have been naked on that nonnaked beach on Chicago! But dont tell anybody.

 

When everyone is naked - no one is naked. I feel that I should have that in quotations because it seems that I read it somewhere. There's a certain amount of truth there ... sexual considerations notwithstanding.

 

Nudism in itself should not have the sexual overtones that many people, at least in conservative circles, first experience. I came from a ultra conservative background but have always been pretty comfortable in my skin. I have since learned that nudity alone does not produce a sexual turn on for me personally. Granted, I am a woman so the sight sense is as strong of a source of sexual stimulation that it can be for men. I have learned, through lifestyle (swinger) parties and similar pursuits, that the naked body can be easily ignored as a source of stimulation. It has been very liberating to view many other bodies, weights, body types, and comfort levels of individuals. It has given me a greater sense of acceptance for my own body.
Now, coming from another entirely different point of view. PLEASE take this in the psychological sense in which I am speaking... I work in Special Education and the innocence of the the individuals that I work with gives an entirely different point of view that others may not be aware of. The young children and adults have no sense of 'propriety' and may ask you to look at an 'owie' or help them with their underwear or pants after toileting. Some of them have no sense of the sexuality of their body even if they are, by age, teens or adults. Some of the young adults may appear to desire physical contact or want to see nakedness but even if they do have the opportunity, they have no idea what to do with that. This level of innocence and the way they do not view nudity as sexual, tells me that our habit sexualizing nudity is a social/religious construct that would not naturally develop on it's own.
My view of it as being non-sexual is my own purposeful mindset. Also, I have noticed that if I am around nudists or swingers who are naked for a period of time, that eventually I tend to begin to ignore their body in the same way as I would ignore clothes. I am aware of their body but can have a conversation and mingle and talk without feeling sexually turned on.

 

Kind of a comparison..... Years ago I managed a branch for one of the largest national banks. I had been in operation and never worked in the retail area. We hired tellers and paid the barely over minimum wage. Theft wasn't a problem. Money (cash) would become a non-issue. It was just paper. They treated it that way.
Nudity is the same way. After a while it doesn't turn you on like before. Sure some situations are very erotic, but most doesn't do anything...

So this brings up a different question....
When at a Nudist Camp, swingers party, orgy or any event that has open nudity, what turns you on?

I have been pretty bored.

Nudist Camp> never been really aroused...
Swingers party> watching other couples have sex, including my wife...
Orgy> Hard to say, sex involving several partners, closing my eyes and let what happen, happen..

I guess I'm just very auditory/ visual.

 

In terms of situations, and not people, I just think it depends on your libido and exposure to nudity/sexual situations in general.
High libido, high exposure = anything can turn you on at your discretion
High libido, low exposure = everything and anything turns you on
Low libido, high exposure = barely anything turns you on
Low libido, low exposure = nudity is gross, or uninteresting

Personally for me, I used to have a high libido, with low exposure, and the most ridiculous things would arouse me to an insane degree, for example a girl wiping her hands on her butt or other acts that have 0% intent of being sexual.
Then I started watching porn and now I still can get aroused the ways I used to, but it is controllable.

So nudism, the idea, to me, is pretty hot, however if there are no touching rules then I'd just laugh at the fact that we were all naked and do funny dances.

 

Was wondering the same. I had enjoyed her contributions.

 

Dropping in my Two Cents: The question was: "Do you see nudism as 100% unsexual?" Personally, I think the question would be better phrased as "Do you see nudism as 100% non-sexual?" To answer the question:
I do not see Nudity as 100% non-sexual
I do see Nudism as 100% non-sexual

A person can be naked without sexual intent. Being a nudist I can be nude without thinking about sex 100% of the time. This is not to say, that there are times when I can look to my wife nude or clothes and not think sexual thoughts. I believe there is a time and a place for everything and we as humans have the ability of free thought and choice. We can chose to be nude and sexual, we can chose to simply be nude. We can look at someone who is nude with sexual thought, or we can look at a naked person and just see a person.

 

To the thread title - Nudity and/or Nudism are not 100% sexual or unsexual.

You have your unsexual intent to be nude and someone who is observing you nude may feel sexual about your nudity. It could be vice versa as well.

As far as rudeness, I think it tends to be a time and place thing. If you're nude in your own home and have the blinds closed, or live out in the country and do not have any neighbors who can peek without effort you are not being rude. If you invite someone into your home and have warned them ahead of time that your practice nudism, I wouldn't find you rude.

If you walk into someone else's home and start taking off your clothes, that's another thing. I'm not sure you'd be considered rude until they did a mental health evaluation and then possibly branded you as a sex offender. Same for public nudity.

I would make a distinction here between public nudity and a nudist community, resort, or beach.

I don't judge people for living the way they want to live, provided their lifestyle doesn't hurt others. Even if I don't understand that lifestyle. I'm sure there are some sticky issues regarding nudity when children are in the mix. Probably plenty of misunderstandings to go along with that.

I hope that didn't come across as negative or criticism. It isn't the being nude that I would have a problem doing as much as going without the convenience of clothing. Having clothes on right now is stopping my legs from getting burned by laptop. Holding my boobs where they need to be, and keeping my clothes warm. If I had a boyfriend it also makes it a little more of a challenge for them to play with me and I really do believe people should work for what they want... It also means that having a "naked day" is a novelty to look forward to. If you're nude all the time, you'd have a clothed day and that doesn't sound near as much fun from a sexual relationship perspective.

 

I would love to see the day where we all can accept our nude body as is. That nudity is just that. That it is optional to wear clothes. As far as girls work out is underwear there should be no different than with or with out clothes. Kids that were raised with nudity have vary little hang up with sex when they become adults. It should be okay to bring kids to cloth optional places. Now said this, there are times where cloth should be put on. Mainly for health reasons; in crowds, places where there is shared spaces with the public. Food and sanitation places. Buses is another example. As far as restrooms who cares, it also would be safer to have uni-gender one room restrooms. Time to time there will be some person that will think sex or lewd act but there that now. The fact is that there would be less of that in time. Back to the single restroom both gender would be safer because now no one would be alone where a attacker could hide and attack.

 

I am not a nudist, and every time I have been around nudists it has been with the intent of making it sexual. I have gone to nude beaches and topless pools in Vegas, but only to ogle attractive women. I have visited swinger's clubs where people stand around nude eating hors d'oeuvres for the express purpose of fucking strangers.

I don't think I could separate the nudity from the eroticism.

I've been told I look good naked, but I think I'm too hairy and I've got this pot belly thing happening now. Plus, I've got a bubble ass, but I guess women like that sometimes.

 

I agree with all of your statements
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First of all like I agree that there is different between nude and sex, All animals are interest in sex. I will admit that I do have interest in sex when I go to these clothes optional places, but also I am there to socialize too.
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Volley ball is a major game at cloth optional beach. That what the poles are for on those beaches.
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As I read some of these statements I notice that there is lack of education about nudity and sexually. I do find that the clothes optional places most of them are safer than the beaches with textiles. That good news for the ladies.