Category Archives: Political issues

The right to be publicly naked

Posted on May 17, 2019 by naturist philosopher

There’s an interesting academic paper that came out recently: The Right to be Publicly Naked: A Defence of Nudism Although the paper was published in September 2018 and has been discussed briefly in a few naturist forums, now is a … Continue reading →

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How controversial is naturism?

Posted on May 6, 2016 by naturist philosopher

Nope. In fact, being a practicing naturist at home, or in other private settings, is rather controversial, especially in many or most areas of the U. S. Yes, no doubt millions of people, most of whom probably don’t even consider … Continue reading →

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Unreasonable customs become unreasonable moral rules then unreasonable laws

Posted on November 25, 2015 by naturist philosopher

There seems to be a natural progression found in all human societies. Long before a society has explicit moral rules it has social customs, which may have been unchanged for millennia. The customs have their roots in the society’s natural … Continue reading →

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How do women really feel about nudity?

Posted on January 26, 2014 by naturist philosopher

The great question that has never been answered, and which I have not yet been able to answer, despite my thirty years of research into the feminine soul, is ‘What does a woman want?’ That, according to Freud’s biographer Ernest … Continue reading →

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Questions for naturists and nudists to think about

Posted on January 22, 2014 by naturist philosopher

It seems as though we’re always asking ourselves certain questions about our enjoyment of nudity in general and social nudity in particular. This is quite healthy and isn’t any indication that we doubt that such enjoyment is quite proper and … Continue reading →

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Naturist/nudist photos online

Posted on January 13, 2014 by naturist philosopher

Probably just about all naturists know that many very prominent public Internet sites enforce a nearly total ban on naturist/nudist photos containing nudity that’s considered totally proper by naturists and nudists themselves. And this is in spite of the stated … Continue reading →

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The information content of nudity

Posted on January 3, 2014 by naturist philosopher

I just dashed off a reply to a comment on the post about Clothing and metaclothing. It dealt with something that hadn’t specifically occurred to me before, yet seems like it might be a fertile way to think about the … Continue reading →

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Finding the courage to enjoy social nudity

Posted on December 28, 2013 by naturist philosopher

Our society in the U. S., as in most other counties, is generally quite hostile to open nudity. It’s considered OK for a person to be naked in a few limited circumstances, and even to enjoy that nakedness in some … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Nudity Ban Protest, 12/15/13

Posted on December 12, 2013 by naturist philosopher

Of possible interest to any readers in the San Francisco area, Gypsy Taub has organized another protest for Sunday, December 15, 2013. A documentary film maker will be there to record it – so attendees have an opportunity to be … Continue reading →

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Nudity is still reviled in the United States

Posted on November 19, 2013 by naturist philosopher

Nude activists cause a stir at protest in Castro Gypsy Taub stood on a chair to announce her upcoming wedding Sunday and got herself arrested, cuffed and put into a police van for it. What brought the trouble was that … Continue reading →

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