Subjects are piling up, but lately my brain doesn't want to focus. So, let's stick with the theme we've been going with....
Faithful Reader Jean has sent an article from the New York Times which fits.
Journalist Guy Trebay gives us an overview of how social mores about nudity have changed over the years. (You will need an account to read, but it's free.) He ventured back to Woodstock.
He could've gone back much further. Back to the days when male nudity at the Y was required, and male nudity during swim meets was completely acceptable.
Then Trebay jumps to the days when nudity on "both Jones Beach and Fire Island essentially vanished after public nudity was banned at the national seashore in 2014." Thus making the naked body no longer viewed as a thing of innocence.
There are still plenty of places around the country where law enforcement tends to "look the other way." And, if you can win the ticket lottery and afford to purchase the ticket, there's the Burning Man Festival in northern Nevada; a week-long celebration where nudity is fiercely accepted.
Thank goodness for that, because there are still a lot of people who just want to enjoy the sun and wind and water on their bare skin.
5 comments:
We're very lucky here in Portland, OR to have not one, but two, clothing optional beaches on opposite ends of town, both on the Columbia River.
One of the interesting comments the author made was, people back in the 60s were all so much thinner.
Hugs and bisous.
@ Rick - We have one and it is tough to get to; a 1-hour drive coupled with a 45-minute hike. In my younger days, I may have been able to do it.
@ Jean - We do seem to be a heavier society now, don't we? That, despite being so weight-conscious.
The irony is, while millennials are fine with nudity on our terms, you won't see many nudists just because what's a vacation? But you'll still see naked bro time, even showering together at home. And nude beaches, which don't cost a thing.
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