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January 7, 2017 23:03
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T here 's an issue in the naturist world that has long been disturbing us as an organization that bases our principles on recognition. It's the issue of naturist clubs and naturist resorts that bar entry to individuals with body and genital jewelry.
FKK Addresses Body Jewelry & Piercings at Naturist Clubs
A couple of years ago, we discussed the dilemma of nipple piercings. My home club, Rock Lodge, had a rule against them, but they altered this policy not too long after we printed the article. Now nipple piercings are permitted. We were really happy about that and felt the change was long overdue.
As we pointed out in discussing nipple piercings, even Susan Weaver, who was then president of AANR, had her nipples pierced. Regardless of this, AANR has not taken a position against clubs that would bar entrance based on nipple or body jewelry. Even if your club is a 100% AANR club, they can have a policy that would technically exclude an AANR president from visiting (though to my knowledge, no club ever told Susan that she could not see, even if they had a rule against nipple jewelry).
I'ven't come across any club or resort that still has a policy prohibiting nipple jewelry. (If you know of one please share in the comments.) But the dilemma of body jewelry policies does not quit at nipples. Rock Lodge, along with several other nudist clubs, still has a rule against genital jewelry. This disturbs us, for the exact same motives as the nipple piercings.
Those people who are against genital adornment claim that folks are making nudism sexual by having their genitalia pierced, and that they're doing something wrong by drawing attention to that body part.
Let's explain why this makes no sense. The principal tenet of naturism is the human body can be sexual or not, depending on the context. When people are bare together in a naturist setting, the genitals are no more sexual, "dirty" or black compared to the stomach or elbow.
Humans are sexual beings, not to mention, being naked doesn't keep anyone from believing sexual thoughts about others. Consequently, it becomes quite obvious that your largest sex organ is actually one which you can not see your BRAIN.
As it pertains to the human body and sexuality, it is about context. There's a time and place for everything.
So it'd go that genital jewelry can merely be just as innocent as pierced ears or a pierced belly button. Or on the flip side, earrings are just like sexual as genital jewelry. You'll find undoubtedly people who get sexual pleasure from their piercings, in private, behind closed doors. Unless a person is treating their jewelry like a sex toy in public, there's really no reason why they should not be permitted to join a naturist setting.
As for how it attracts focus to the incorrect area, nicely 1. By saying that, aren't we treating the genitals like some taboo body part in the same manner that society at large does? 2. I can say from experience that unless someone has decorated their crotch like a Christmas tree, nobody appears to have any trouble with staring. You look or you peek at it, just like you'd at a necklace, then you return back to taking a look at the person's face.
These anti-piercing arguments were even more troubling when it came to nipples, which are not sex organs. The primary function of female breasts / nipples will be to feed babies. Some individuals, of all genders, do get sexual pleasure from their nipples in a sexual context. Exactly like some folks get sexual pleasure from their ears, but we do not prohibit piercings on them.
One other argument against piercings has to do with the notion that they're improper in family settings where kids can be found. But the problem here always falls on the shoulders of those parents who are frequently frightened to deal with their kids' innocent questions. (As a side rant to parents, please don't lie to your children or refuse them information about their bodies. There's such a matter as age-appropriate answers. We've got the Internet now. If you're not sure the way to answer a question, Google it or e-mail someone who might have the information you seek.)
If your kid points at a penis ring and says, What Is that? The answer is simple: It Is a piercing." If the followup question is, "Why does he have it?" then the reply should be something like, "because he believes it is pretty.
The problem of genital jewelry also came up in the circumstance of San Francisco's nudity ban. Some of the male nudists were wearing cock rings in public. As we noted in this article, a cock ring is normally worn on the base of the penis and can be used for keeping erections, but can also merely be worn for ornamentation. In that same article we also ran a survey on whether cock rings were too sexual to be worn in public, even if just worn as decoration.
Some 300 people took the survey, and these were the results below. Nearly 70% said cock rings should be satisfactory in public if they're merely worn as a piece of cosmetic jewelry. A small percent said they thought it shouldn't be worn around children.
Cock Ring FKK survey results
In the nudist world, views on body jewelry have undoubtedly shifted in the past couple of years. Like it or not, more and more folks have nipple and / or genital jewelry, notably young adults. Some clubs have altered their policies from necessity, as more visitors or members have showed up with body jewelry. Others, however, are holding onto their policies that look increasingly dated for 2015.
I mightn't contend that a body piercing is vital to a person's identity or an aspect of themselves that they can not change - like race or sexual orientation. Piercings are removable to some extent but they're a sort of self-expression. We see this problem as a dent in the naturist doctrine. At least as far as accepting an individual as they are, as well as comprehending that nudity does not have to be sexual.
In the northeast, I Have located only 2* nudist clubs that still prohibit genital jewelry: Berkshire Vista (MA) and Rock Lodge Club (NJ). (I've also found that many nudist clubs in the U.S. do not address piercings on their websites at all. I haven't inquired with every club, but the ones I did contact said they were allowed.)
For clubs that do let jewelry, many specify that it must be distinct or inconspicuous. I think that is reasonable. Nobody must walk around with huge chains and bells on their genitalia.
Solair Nudist Resort in Connecticut is one co operative club in the northeast that recently changed their rules to permit genital jewelry. We have been speaking to them about this policy for a number of years, and as a co-op it took time to get enough votes to support it. It was changed this past June and we applaud Solair for becoming a more inclusive, accepting club!
Not everyone was on board with their new policy, however. On a recent excursion to Solair, we met one member who said he believed it went against family values. Regrettably he was not able to articulate how precisely.
In 2015, I believe the nudist community is ready to be inclusive when it comes to body jewelry. It is time to better practice what we preach.
(*In fact there are 3 clubs that bar entry to individuals with genital jewelry if we count Cedar Waters Village in New Hampshire. Cedar Waters is an exclusive resort for heterosexual couples SIMPLY who don't desire to hang out with gay people. They don't allow nipple or genital piercings or same sex couples. You read that rightthey openly discriminate against gay people. In 2015.)
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Tags: acceptance and tolerance, children and youngsters, clubs and resorts, family naturism, genitals, nipple piercings, sex positive, sexuality
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Writer of Nudist Website. Co-founder of Nudist Portal. 3rd-generation nudie. Avid reader. Feminist. 70% vegan, 30% vegetarian. When I'm not busy eating, I am writing about naturism, censorship, topfree equality, http://videonudism.com/girls and other interesting subjects. I like comments, so plz leave a comment when you have got something to say!
FKK Addresses Body Jewelry & Piercings at Naturist Clubs
A couple of years ago, we discussed the dilemma of nipple piercings. My home club, Rock Lodge, had a rule against them, but they altered this policy not too long after we printed the article. Now nipple piercings are permitted. We were really happy about that and felt the change was long overdue.
As we pointed out in discussing nipple piercings, even Susan Weaver, who was then president of AANR, had her nipples pierced. Regardless of this, AANR has not taken a position against clubs that would bar entrance based on nipple or body jewelry. Even if your club is a 100% AANR club, they can have a policy that would technically exclude an AANR president from visiting (though to my knowledge, no club ever told Susan that she could not see, even if they had a rule against nipple jewelry).
I'ven't come across any club or resort that still has a policy prohibiting nipple jewelry. (If you know of one please share in the comments.) But the dilemma of body jewelry policies does not quit at nipples. Rock Lodge, along with several other nudist clubs, still has a rule against genital jewelry. This disturbs us, for the exact same motives as the nipple piercings.
Those people who are against genital adornment claim that folks are making nudism sexual by having their genitalia pierced, and that they're doing something wrong by drawing attention to that body part.
Let's explain why this makes no sense. The principal tenet of naturism is the human body can be sexual or not, depending on the context. When people are bare together in a naturist setting, the genitals are no more sexual, "dirty" or black compared to the stomach or elbow.
Humans are sexual beings, not to mention, being naked doesn't keep anyone from believing sexual thoughts about others. Consequently, it becomes quite obvious that your largest sex organ is actually one which you can not see your BRAIN.
As it pertains to the human body and sexuality, it is about context. There's a time and place for everything.
So it'd go that genital jewelry can merely be just as innocent as pierced ears or a pierced belly button. Or on the flip side, earrings are just like sexual as genital jewelry. You'll find undoubtedly people who get sexual pleasure from their piercings, in private, behind closed doors. Unless a person is treating their jewelry like a sex toy in public, there's really no reason why they should not be permitted to join a naturist setting.
As for how it attracts focus to the incorrect area, nicely 1. By saying that, aren't we treating the genitals like some taboo body part in the same manner that society at large does? 2. I can say from experience that unless someone has decorated their crotch like a Christmas tree, nobody appears to have any trouble with staring. You look or you peek at it, just like you'd at a necklace, then you return back to taking a look at the person's face.
These anti-piercing arguments were even more troubling when it came to nipples, which are not sex organs. The primary function of female breasts / nipples will be to feed babies. Some individuals, of all genders, do get sexual pleasure from their nipples in a sexual context. Exactly like some folks get sexual pleasure from their ears, but we do not prohibit piercings on them.
One other argument against piercings has to do with the notion that they're improper in family settings where kids can be found. But the problem here always falls on the shoulders of those parents who are frequently frightened to deal with their kids' innocent questions. (As a side rant to parents, please don't lie to your children or refuse them information about their bodies. There's such a matter as age-appropriate answers. We've got the Internet now. If you're not sure the way to answer a question, Google it or e-mail someone who might have the information you seek.)
If your kid points at a penis ring and says, What Is that? The answer is simple: It Is a piercing." If the followup question is, "Why does he have it?" then the reply should be something like, "because he believes it is pretty.
The problem of genital jewelry also came up in the circumstance of San Francisco's nudity ban. Some of the male nudists were wearing cock rings in public. As we noted in this article, a cock ring is normally worn on the base of the penis and can be used for keeping erections, but can also merely be worn for ornamentation. In that same article we also ran a survey on whether cock rings were too sexual to be worn in public, even if just worn as decoration.
Some 300 people took the survey, and these were the results below. Nearly 70% said cock rings should be satisfactory in public if they're merely worn as a piece of cosmetic jewelry. A small percent said they thought it shouldn't be worn around children.
Cock Ring FKK survey results
In the nudist world, views on body jewelry have undoubtedly shifted in the past couple of years. Like it or not, more and more folks have nipple and / or genital jewelry, notably young adults. Some clubs have altered their policies from necessity, as more visitors or members have showed up with body jewelry. Others, however, are holding onto their policies that look increasingly dated for 2015.
I mightn't contend that a body piercing is vital to a person's identity or an aspect of themselves that they can not change - like race or sexual orientation. Piercings are removable to some extent but they're a sort of self-expression. We see this problem as a dent in the naturist doctrine. At least as far as accepting an individual as they are, as well as comprehending that nudity does not have to be sexual.
In the northeast, I Have located only 2* nudist clubs that still prohibit genital jewelry: Berkshire Vista (MA) and Rock Lodge Club (NJ). (I've also found that many nudist clubs in the U.S. do not address piercings on their websites at all. I haven't inquired with every club, but the ones I did contact said they were allowed.)
For clubs that do let jewelry, many specify that it must be distinct or inconspicuous. I think that is reasonable. Nobody must walk around with huge chains and bells on their genitalia.
Solair Nudist Resort in Connecticut is one co operative club in the northeast that recently changed their rules to permit genital jewelry. We have been speaking to them about this policy for a number of years, and as a co-op it took time to get enough votes to support it. It was changed this past June and we applaud Solair for becoming a more inclusive, accepting club!
Not everyone was on board with their new policy, however. On a recent excursion to Solair, we met one member who said he believed it went against family values. Regrettably he was not able to articulate how precisely.
In 2015, I believe the nudist community is ready to be inclusive when it comes to body jewelry. It is time to better practice what we preach.
(*In fact there are 3 clubs that bar entry to individuals with genital jewelry if we count Cedar Waters Village in New Hampshire. Cedar Waters is an exclusive resort for heterosexual couples SIMPLY who don't desire to hang out with gay people. They don't allow nipple or genital piercings or same sex couples. You read that rightthey openly discriminate against gay people. In 2015.)
Young Naturists & Nudists America
Tags: acceptance and tolerance, children and youngsters, clubs and resorts, family naturism, genitals, nipple piercings, sex positive, sexuality
Category: Felicity's Naturist Blog
About the Writer (Author Profile)
Writer of Nudist Website. Co-founder of Nudist Portal. 3rd-generation nudie. Avid reader. Feminist. 70% vegan, 30% vegetarian. When I'm not busy eating, I am writing about naturism, censorship, topfree equality, http://videonudism.com/girls and other interesting subjects. I like comments, so plz leave a comment when you have got something to say!
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