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Absolute Naturists Ever been to one?
| Of the people who disparage the absolute naturist lifestyle, how many have actually been present at an event like Bare to Breakers or World Naked Bike ride? We hear negative comments about these events, but they rarely are described in the first person. If you have not been to one, how do you feel comfortable laying judgement on something with which you have no experience? | |
| No...I have not participated in either, have not said anything negative about those events and would love to participate but my wife still works and they are always during the times when she is teaching and we can't get away for those weekends. :( | |
| What kind of negative things have you heard about those events? | |
| I've heard nothing negative. I would love to participate but am physically unable to . | |
| onza, of whom do you speak? The only "disparaging" remarks I have ever heard are not from "real" nudists/naturists but rather from textiles, rightwing religious zealots, haters of the world, and people who are just not happy with themselves or life. Oh, oil companies too. If I have heard a comment from nudists it was more of one based on displeasure for using the Naked Sensationalism front to promote the cause and have it misconstrued as a nudist event. It really has never been a topic in my nudist circles mainly because most of those folks that participate in those events don't ever enter nudist circles. It is more like "lets get naked and do some cool body paint in public for a day" event. If that is a disparaging comment I apoligize, but in my opinion it's the truth and that is disparaging and disrespectful to nudists, misleading to the textile world, and does nothing to promote the desire to make nude living a reality. "Ever been to one?" to me is a game of one-up-manship. This I do not find positive but rather divisive, not a good quality. For the record, I have my Bare-to-Breakers Hat and 2005 B2B event participant pin tacked right on it. Does that answer your question. It was an event that is fun to do at least once in your life, been there done that... move on. B2B is the off shoot group of a historical Bay to Breakers Run that supports many good causes and charities. Bay opened and supported Bare in it's event to be supportive of those usually less than 100 of us nudists. Our entry fees and other assorted purchase monies went to the causes, just like everybody else's. We supported those charites and the event, like in the real world as the other thousands of entrants. They really did not need nudists to make it a successful event, it already was and continues to be. In fact we probably caused more of a headache for the organizers, but they were cool, I appreciate that. The Bike Ride (WNBR) is not my thing and I will not ever probably participate in it for reasons previously stated. I am sure it would be cool to some for me to have my picture taken with my bike at a WNBR event, hey even with some added body paint like most of the others. Let me just say, not going to happen because I am not about "cool", I am about real. I say just let it be, que sera sera. Without the "naked part" what would it really be anyway, just another bike ride to support a cause of which I doubt many participants really understand the true meaning of or truly believe in. Just my take. The simple fact is it needs the "naked" sensationalism, put whatever spin you want on it, to get any media attention. I would rather have my picture taken hugging a tree while nude, but I would probalably get all scraped up and junk, ugh...not good. Shall we continue the one-up-manship? I don't think that would be of benefit to anyone, but hey... I am just a nudist who walks the walk and talks the talk, and been there and done that so what do I know... right? | |
| When is Bare to Breakers. My wife and I have been in California for only a year. We didn't hear about last year's BtB until after the fact. Depending on timing, money availability, etc. it is probably something we would like to at least see; if you have to run, neither of us can do that well or for long any more. She has a scooter see can ride and I can walk a LONG ways. John | |
| Onza....I live in northern BC, it's 400 miles to the border. No Nude bike rides here to join, and no chance of making it to Bare Breakers. I, for one, have never heard any bad reviews to the events you mentioned. But I will ask the question, have you been to the events? | |
| John, baytobreakers.com May 15, 2011. This year they are celebrating their 100th Year. Runners and Walkers only, no scooters. Nude side: Baretobreakers.com. They are stopping the entrant number to 50,000 total (not just nudies) this year and almost sold out, better hurry. | |
| Thanks, Sunny! John | |
| Not sure if this is in the same category, but it's been a long dream of mine to be in a Spencer Tunick photo shoot where he has 1,000's of nudes taking over a public space. I think it would just be overwhelmingly transformational. I've seen both documentaries of his photo creation tours and they really inspire me. |
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