2008 Woodie Awards
Should we convert into a nudist society?
Duh, of course
Zane Ecklund
Issue date: 2/23/07 Section: Opinion
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Nudists have been persecuted for too long. If you don't believe this, then take a walk down the street or across campus. Everyone is wearing clothes. Go to a restaurant and chances are there will be a sign on the door saying "no shirt, no shoes, no service." Public nudity is also a crime. If you walk the streets in the buff, you are hauled off by the authorities and charged with indecent exposure.
This is an egregious display of discrimination. An ethnic group is a cluster of individuals who are united by traits such as common language, religious beliefs, cultures or behavior. What this means is that if you get enough people together with a common characteristic then technically they are an ethnic group, and nudists are included.
In the United States, these naked ethnics are persecuted each and every day. Personally I find this sickening. The America I grew up in was a place where everyone had equal opportunities. After all, these are the principles on which this great land of ours was founded.
Instead nudists' activities are confined to beaches, private residences and camps. This is unacceptable, especially the thought of sending people with different beliefs to nudist camps - it brings thoughts of World War II atrocities to the forefront of human consciousness. Granted, nudists go to these camps willingly, but they should still be able to wander freely if they choose to.
Perhaps the reason nudists have yet to achieve equality is because they've never had a vocal leader. It took Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. to get the ball rolling on the Civil Rights Movement. Equality could come to those who reject society's cloth shackles if they could just find someone to articulate their motives and desires. A naked revolutionary must step forward.
Nudity receives a bad rap, but society as a whole needs to take the time to realize only good things could happen from discarding clothing. It is ironic that people are born naked.
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Tom Mulhall
posted 2/23/07 @ 11:55 AM CST
Hi,
My name is Tom Mulhall. My wife and I own a nudist resort in Palm Springs, CA called The Terra Cotta Inn. We are experts in this area.
This is a cute article you wrote. (Continued…)
Natura Fllowship
Natura Fellowshp
posted 2/23/07 @ 1:41 PM CST
I commend the writer. Americans need to understand others including naturists (which according to USA Today number abut18% of the American public (though most haven't come out of the closet). (Continued…)
John
posted 3/03/07 @ 4:43 PM CST
This is complete garbage. If people want to live in a naturist world, let them form one of their own and keep their disgusting nakedness away from decent folks. (Continued…)
LVN
posted 3/04/07 @ 8:17 AM CST
In Spain currently there is no law against nudity in public places, a recent trial was dropped when a citizen was taken to court for being nude in a public place. (Continued…)
Tedius Zanarukando
posted 7/31/07 @ 9:44 PM CST
America should certainly convert to a nudist society very soon. All laws against public nudity must be repealed. People are not their clothes; they are their naked bodies. (Continued…)
Victor Bobier
posted 8/28/08 @ 10:04 AM CST
Nudism is not Immoral or Indecent, Even Pope John Paul II said so in His book entitled: Love and Responsibility (1981), he wrote: Nakedness itself is not immodest. (Continued…)
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