Respect is a two-way process.
Respect is a two-way process. The mistake many people make is of trying to make “respect” mean “do what I say”. There is a difference.
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Hiking naked, or as naked as practical
When hiking naked one needs to be pragmatic. There is little joy to be had in insisting, puritanically, on pure naked OR not, as any mountaineer will tell you. There are few sillier people in the hills than those who …
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Sharing naked images, permissions, and a partridge in a pear tree.
the Naktiv site is NOT a private network, it IS a social network with excellent facilities for sharing and connecting to other online networks. Because it is the core view of the Naktiv site that we want to PROMOTE simple …
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Our environment
The environment is our word for the place in which we live. Pigs are naturally clean creatures, in their natural forest environment – they only get smelly when humans cram them into an unnaturally small space. Locusts clear the very …
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Respect and tolerance
Is it your partner you respect, or their clothes? Surely respect need not be a fear-based emotion, true respect begins and ends with character. Respecting a person’s rights to hold a view is not synonymous with respecting their view. We …
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Respect
Is it your partner you respect, or their clothes? Respect need not be a fear-based emotion, true respect begins and ends with character. Respecting a person’s rights to hold a view is not synonymous with respecting their view. We can …
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Gender issues.
Why, oh why, are there so few women on naturist websites? Is it because there are so many men on naturist websites, that the women all run away? Might it be that there are too many men, or because there …
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Emotional blackmail in a community
There are different ways to get what you want. One of the most insidious is using emotional blackmail, and it’s ilk. At it’s simplest, the tactic consists of saying: “if you don’t do what I want, I will leave”. This …
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Whose pictures are they?
The internet is full of photos and blogs and posts and tweets, of naked people, naturists and protestors, art events, naked hiking tours, etc. It always surprises me how many of these are cross-posted from “somewhere else”. The *original* photographer …
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The Naktiv Manifesto
Manifesto: This text is intended as a guide for all enthusiastic Naktiv people and attempts to define the Naktiv community in a meaningful way. Even the word manifesto is appropriate for the society, as it means to make public, in …
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