"Where's your favorite place to go nude?"
From the time the poll was first posted until December 31, 2012, 308 people voted. Here's how they answered:
Home and With Family = 80 votes / 25%
Nude Beach = 73 votes / 23%
Nudist Club = 68 votes / 22%
Out in Nature / Trails = 87 votes / 28 %
These results are typical of the approximate percentages throughout the history of the poll. And we think they make an interesting point. Being naked at home (about the house and in the back yard?) and with family, as well as simply being naked in nature out on trails, were the two categories that received the most votes.
Yet what do traditional nudist organizations and publications dedicate themselves to promoting? Visits to nudist club and nude beaches! It is very rare that nudity within the home and family gets discussed. Nude hiking gets similarly short shrift. Maybe it's because there isn't much money to be made from simply encouraging people to be naked in their own homes. Maybe it's because nude hiking isn't available in many locations within the U.S.
We here at the Bare Platypus can't think of a better place to enjoy being bare than in your own home... even if you never shuck your clothes anywhere else. And hiking au naturel in secluded spots? That's pretty cool too. Expect more "coverage" of both topics in 2013 right here.
Welcome back! You're right on the mark about why some aspects of nudism/naturism are promoted and some not. 'Nudism' itself requires nothing in order to practice and therefore there's no incentive to promote it!
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'Nude recreation', on the other hand, requires venues, locations, transportation, advertising and services, ie, infrastructure of some sort which must be financially supported, promoted, and invested in.
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Yep, no profit in home nudism! Alas, no social either, outside of occasional visitors.
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Same thing with hiking; no profit. Most folks don't hike a lot (nudists included), there are few places handy to do it nude, and you can't charge someone to do it.
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Both share the lack of a larger group of people to be nude around (common in social nudism) and neither provides a means of profit for anyone!
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No wonder their share of the advertising pot is nil!
Seems that the operators of these "nudist" venues are a bit short sighted! Sure, there are no immediate payoff's but there ARE payoff's to be had.
ReplyDeleteIf people start in being nudist at home, they will get to be more comfortable with it, and look for other "outlets" besides home and their own back yard. Also, they may meet others with the same ideas, and visit parks and hiking sites with others.
If I am naked in my pool and others get familiar with it I may be invited to theirs, and/or to other sites. All you have to do is think about the possibilities, and I'm sure you will come up with many more examples.
Businesses are notoriously short-sighted in terms of profit, that's for sure. Encouraging home nudity prepares folks for the 'real' thing plus softens attitudes towards nudity in general.
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People's fears of nudity come mostly from lack of experience and there's no place like home to start getting some of that!
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We tend to forget that most folks don't even go from bath to bed without covering up! From that to home nudity is a big step in itself, as hard as that is to imagine to a long-time nudist. 'Modesty' is so deeply ingrained that it seems to be, oh dear, natural.