A child who has never been allowed to see his parents and
brothers and sisters naked sees nudity as something shocking.
--Dr. Helga Fleishhauer Hardt, SHOW ME (New York: St. Martin's Press,
1975)
Nudist Parks/Resorts
What lies beyond the dreaded gate?
(Entrance to White Tail Park) First of all, they are not "nudist
colonies". That is a rather antiquated term used by the media,
perpetuating a rather shallow image based on lack of information.
Instead, they are getaway destinations for people in the surrounding
communities, visitors to the area, and for the people who live there.
Most parks and resorts are a mix of campground, resort, mobile home
community, and private member club. Some are rustic with only property
and maybe a clubhouse, while others resemble fancy subdivisions with
condos, shops, restaurants, and activities galore. Most clubs have
residents who live there, if only seasonal or part-time. The majority
of the members live within a few hours drive and come on weekends.
Visitors come in two varieties, traveling nudists from other clubs or
organizations, and first timers, trying it out for the first time.
Check the AANR directory for a club
nearby or in an area you plan to visit. Lesson number one: CALL AHEAD!
Introduce yourself and ask if you'd be welcome to visit. If you're a
single male or traveling without your spouse, some clubs might inform
you of policies they may have that restrict the number of single males
or discourage visits without spouses. The single male issue relates to
the fact that nudist men outnumber women in many areas, and some clubs
seek to maintain a "gender balance" to avoid having some of the women
feel uncomfortable. The missing spouse issue relates to clubs trying
to be "family friendly", encouraging both spouses to work out their
differences and attend together, rather than be split apart by their
different interests. If you fit into either of these two categories,
and/or the manager seems cool or rejecting, call another club. Many of
the more progressive clubs, and most of the larger clubs, have dropped
such policies, especially against single males. Single women will have
little problem securing an invitation to visit. In either case, don't
give up. Remember, you're asking to be invited to a private club, not
a public park. Be polite and state your interest. You might not want
to bring the kids on the first visit. They'll pick up on your
nervousness, and will be much more comfortable when you are more
confident and relaxed about it.
Then comes the big day. Get good
instructions on how to find the place, since most parks are pretty
secluded. When you arrive, tell them your name and remind them that
you called earlier. Don't worry about being nervous. The manager has
probably dealt with hundreds to thousands of first timers, so just
follow his or her lead. The grounds fees for the day will vary between
$8 to $30+, depending on how fancy the club is. They'll tell you where
to park, where things are, and will probably give you a list of common
sense rules. If you're lucky and the manager has some time, you might
get a tour and/or get introduced to some of the regulars. After that,
you're usually on your own.
Short Reading About Nudist Culture
Have you ever met a nudist? You almost certainly have, because they are among your friends, neighbors, and co-workers, though you are likely not aware of it. Nudists generally don't go naked where you might see them, nor do they tend to advertise their presence. They aren't wild-eyed radicals, either, just very ordinary-seeming folks when they have clothes on. They often don't admit, even to close friends, that they really like not wearing clothes.
Because, in most "advanced" societies, the Youngs around nudity are even stronger than those around sex. People in casual conversation or on national televison may happily ramble on about the details of their sex life. Nudists have generally not been so open, even though by conservative estimates, several million people in North America enjoy certain kinds of recreation (like swimming) in the nude, or simply like being naked when at home.
This secretiveness is changing, however. People have been talking about recreational nudity on the rec.nude newsgroup for many years. (It was one of the first newsgroups in the early days of Usenet, because computer people seem to be likelier than average to enjoy nudity.) And now many personal Web pages are appearing, announcing the owner's interest in Naked and candidly advocating its advantages over "clothes compulsiveness". I keep pretty good track of this, since one goal of my pages is to catalog all the Web sites - around 500 of them - that have something of interest to people who like to be naked. It's now quite easy to meet nudists on the Web if you want to fathom why anyone would rather not wear clothes.
What do nudists put on their Web sites? Occasional pictures - generally the kind only family and friends could like - very disappointing to porn hounds. Stories about adventures au naturel. But often: essays that try to explain Why. Nudists feel they've been badly misunderstood by mainstream society.
With some justification. Misinformation in mainstream media often receives the blame for the Young on nudity. For instance, many nudists, prefer to be called "naturists", and they refer to their philosophy as "naturism" rather than "Naked" - because being naked is natural. We were born that way. The underlying philosophy is acceptance of the body just as it is.
One of the two main nudist organizations in the U. S. is known as The Naturist Society ( http://www.naturist.com). Yet most outsiders have never heard of the terms "naturist" and "naturism". If they have, the assumption is of having to do with watching birds or collecting bugs, confusing "naturists" with "naturalists". Also, naturists never refer to places where they gather as "colonies". "Parks", "camps", or "resorts", please. The American Association for Nude Recreation (http://www.aanr.com) wants to emphasize the recreational connotations of these latter words.
In fact, naturists have in the last few decades been able to enjoy the outdoors in public (though usually remote) beaches, rivers, and forests. Word about the best places to go, or to avoid, spreads rapidly over the Net. This has led to a predictable backlash from the "family values" crowd, who have mounted an aggressive effort to stamp out nudity everywhere. Such people would be astonished to learn that there are many conservative religious folks who like to be naked with others, and see no conflict between that and their religion. Religious naturists even have their own organizations and Web pages.
But most irritating to naturists is the mainstream tendency to confuse nudity with sex. Adult naturists enjoy sex as much as anyone else, but that isn't the reason they like not wearing clothes. What they do like is the comfort, relaxation, stress reduction, and feeling of freedom that being naked offers, as well as the camaraderie and openness they find in socialing with others of similar mind.
Most of the problems that naturists have to contend with stem from this misconception that naturism is a sexual interest. It incurs the wrath of conservative religionists, it deters families and body-conscious young adults from participating, and it attracts people whose interest actually is sexual. On the Net, this confusion has hampered networking among naturists. Yahoo! usually ignores requests to add naturist sites to their index. Excite classifies nudist sites as an "X- & R-rated Subtopic", along with prostitution and strip joints. This is badly mistaken, but Excite has ignored protests. Some other search engines don't even index nudist sites because "Naked" is assumed to be a code word for sexual content.
In spite of such problems, naturism, as a lifestyle and a philosophy, is definitely coming out of the closet, thanks in part to the Net. So it's no longer difficult to find people who like to talk about just why naturism deserves not to remain a well-kept secret.
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