Stand and fight or run and hide?
No freedom has ever been freely given, freedoms have always been taken. The people who pioneer the new, (because not "normal"), views are inevitably regarded as extremists. Today, we bow
Are nudists their own worst enemy?
Nudists and naturists often complain that they are misunderstood by the world at large, by mainstream society. On many mainstream social networking sites, such as Facebook, nudity is banned unless
Sexual harassment – a female only issue?
We hear a lot about sexual harassment of women. There is also sexual harassment going on towards men, believe it or not. I've been at the sharp end of homosexual
Are you anti-gay, or pro-gay, or neither?
I was accused recently of being an anti-gay dictator, on the Naktiv site, and I’m very tired of this inane charge so perhaps I need to explain this in short
Posting content on the internet and then marking it private?
People often arrive at a nudist-friendly website, such as Naktiv, skim read and agree with the mission-statement, want to share their own content, and then get upset that other people
Real life starts here.
Melvin's photo and comment thread inspired me to recall this story of our own http://www.naktiv.net/photo/7975/013-mel-440-500_510-a/albumid_976/ We lived in a very out of the way farmhouse, with no mains facilities at
Sticks or carrots?
Many nudist/naturist websites have a team of moderators to ensure the content complies with the site rules. Naturally, the Naktiv site has it’s own rules too. When somebody posts something
Gender balance on nudity related social networks
The Naktiv site has a gender imbalance, (approx. 85% male, 10% female, 5% other), which might reflect all sorts of societal issues to do with nudity, but also online interaction
The FEAR of allegations of sexism, racism, etc. as group control
I have a great little book here, on the subject of “Come Hell or High Water, a handbook on collective process gone awry”. It covers a multitude of situations where multiple people come together with a common interest, and their dream of working together smoothly breaks down somewhere along the way. Essentially, the reasons are … Read more
Nudist clubs and public attitudes
I made a comment recently about how “the staid traditional club nudist venue is expiring”. I’d like to clarify that this was not intended to be especially negative towards clubs