“The forbidden fruit of mere physical sex differences has come to assume an undue importance, and nakedness regarded as an aphrodisiac subject to pornographic exploitation.” -Frances & Mason Merrill

“…one of the reasons I think that naturism is such a death blow to pornography bondage... Because it means that since it is not any sort of sin or forbidden experience to see the nude human form, it totally deactivates the adrenaline rush that has always been associated with it.” — Matthew Neal, read more from Matthew at https://thebiblicalnaturist.blogspot.com/?m=1

“If only we are as upfront about our nakedness as God originally intended, we will dispel the dark lies of pornography and also come To appreciate our own unique, very real beauty “ —Jim Cunningham

“Man is the sole animal whose nudity offends his own companions, and the only one who, in his natural actions, withdraws and hides himself from his own kind.” – Michel de Montaigne, writer, 1533-1592

“Sure, some people might believe they are offended by nude bathers, but, if you never encounter anything that offends you in your community, you are not living in a free society.” – Corky Stanton – Founder ClothesFree International.

“We have come into the world naked, and all the animals are naked, why should man hide his body behind clothes?” —Osho

“If you read Genesis 3, it's pretty easy to see that after Adam and Eve sinned, there was a "who" that told them that they were naked and evidently focused the need for covering on the genitals. That "who" can only be Satan.

And oddly enough, I believe satan's focus on the genitals is very similar to what [many] pastors assert. Satan peculiarly hates our genitals because it is by our genitals that we participate with God in creating brand new eternal beings. Our genitals literally help us reflect the image of God in an eternal way.

So, it is precisely the procreative capability of our genitals that bothered Satan, and it's the procreative capability of our genitals that bothers [many] pastors.

This is the grievous error of the modern church. They agree more with Satan about the meaning of the human body than they do with God.” —Matthew Neal (read more from Matthew on: https://thebiblicalnaturist.blogspot.com/?m=1

“How idiotic civilization is!  Why be given a body if you have to keep it shut up in a case like a rare, rare fiddle?”  ~Katherine Mansfield, writer, 1888-1923, Bliss and Other Stories

“What spirit is so empty and blind, that it cannot recognize the fact that the foot is more noble than the shoe, and skin more beautiful than the garment with which it is clothed?” – Michaelangelo, Artist, 1475-1564

“There is nothing in all the world more beautiful or significant of the laws of the universe than the nude human body.” — Robert Henri

“Our bodies were created “very good”, not dirty or obscene, even in a “naked and unashamed” state.” -Phillip Oak, Surprised into Freedom ( https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C7T7WVGL?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share )

“It’s not a girl’s responsibility how a man looks at her or how he acts…”—Olivia Dunne, Elle, https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a44578096/olivia-dunne-interview-2023/

“Nudity is not and does not have to be inherently sexual. To expose our flesh does not “invite” sexual attention or excuse the behaviour of predators.” —Natasha Devon

“Exposed to different bodies and breasts, my kids are seeing much more than the ones that exist in Hollywood or on social media feeds, and learning that their bare bodies and breasts are so much more than sexual objects.” —Kristina Crandall, Ph.D. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/body-image-nudity-public_n_655bfc35e4b0662eb43b40e6

“Naturism is liberation from the attitude that you have to have the perfect body. What you’ve got doesn’t matter because naturists see people for their spirit, for what they are.” —Micaela Stanford, quoted in https://disabilitynow.wordpress.com/2012/12/07/the-naked-truth/

“Sunbathing nude was a liberating experience. It felt unbelievably crazy to take off all my clothes and play in the sun. I've not had that much fun in so long." —Amy Grant

“Nudity is liberty.  Our bodies thank us for disrobing and allowing air to touch them. . . when we shed our clothes, it feels fantastic!  It feels right! . . . it’s magic!” – Izaera

“Body image is such a big thing in the 21st century. Most people feel there is something about themselves that is not so wonderful but people find when they get into naturism that no one is bothered about it. It’s the media and fashion industries that makes you feel you should hide yourself in a room if you don’t have the perfect body, which doesn’t exist anyway.” —Andrew Welch, quoted in https://disabilitynow.wordpress.com/2012/12/07/the-naked-truth/

"It is nonetheless something of an irony that those who vehemently reject clothes tend to think more deeply about dress than most, at least in relation to its shortcomings. In so doing— especially in the earliest days of the movement — nudist practitioners have produced detailed, distinctive, and sometimes sophisticated understandings of fashion and its discontent, which have largely been overlooked as a site of dress theory." — Dr. Annebella Pollen, https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/10.5325/utopianstudies.28.3.0451.pdf?refreqid=fastly-default%3Ab8a0b5c17290cc62f0235c7531d1eb10&ab_segments=&origin=&initiator=&acceptTC=1

“The whole point is it is freedom - the freedom of deciding if you want to wear clothing or not because you don't care about being seen naked.."There is a difference between wanting to be seen naked and not caring. It is an irrelevance whether I am nude or not. Naturism isn't something you do, it is not a hobby - it is a way of living." —Simon Berriman (@sberriman on x.com), https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/we-argued-over-husband-working-28599527?utm_source=linkCopy&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

“Naturism helps me break through my insecurities, and at last I can be myself, and be completely happy and comfortable, with no need for the fake smiles. It feels like being a kid again, with no regrets of the past or thoughts of the future. I got rid of body shame, which I had since childhood because of the society and religion. I share my posts in the hope that many other women can get rid of their body shaming and insecurities too.” —Dr. Vian Aziz @VIANAZIZFRCOGUK on www.X.com

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What I am getting at is that we build it all up in our minds that it's going to be crazy and weird to see penises and butts and breasts everywhere - that we're going to have some sort of sexual response, or be grossed out, or not know where to look, or be embarrassed. And I will admit that my first time, there were a few points when I asked myself what the heck I was doing - more when I looked down at myself than when I looked at other people. But all I had to do was quickly remind myself of everything I had read and become convicted of, and the fact that no one was being rude or sexual - very respectful, in fact - and those feelings dissipated. And once I got beyond that, it was just so apparent that it wasn't a big deal at all, and there was absolutely nothing to object to. People are just people, and that's it.” —Name Withheld, Female

“We alternately think of nudity as a perversion and a state of innocence. Why is our response so contradictory and why is nudity treated so differently in different contexts?”—Ruth Barcan

“Seeing these women with different body shapes entering the river uninhibited, I found my own body hang-ups diminished. One of our group commented that she saw all the things that she hated about her own body reflected back as beautiful when seen in others.” —Rebecca Clark

“I can’t help but wonder how different my perspective would be today if I grew up seeing more ordinary people with ordinary bodies. In North America, showing skin is still a privilege afforded to good-looking people, and laws are unlikely to change anytime soon. But, if we could only learn to be a little more comfortable, to look at our physiques as outgrowths of nature instead of as objects designed to arouse and offend, then we might finally understand that everyone has a body worthy of being naked.” — Nicole Schmidt , https://thewalrus.ca/dont-be-a-prude-the-benefits-of-public-nudity/