Some rich asshole named Stuart Sloan, owner of University Village, tried low key getting rid of our nude beach here in Seattle. He talked directly with the mayor to get a children's park right next to the beach and offered to pay for it which would likely mean police would crack down on nudity there. Thankfully the community gathered together to tell him to fuck off.
Lets all buy the property next to Stuarts house, tear down any existing building, and build a glass house.......for nude parties!
There is one near there for sale for only $2.7 million. The other one near there is less affordable at $6.2 million. That one does have a pool though so hanging dong easier to do.
Having a pool doesn't make it easier to hang dong, just marginally more plausible.
Regressive's like maga claim to be all about personal freedom but in truth they don't want others to have any freedom they don't approve of. Tolerance is not something they possess. Never listen to what regressives say just watch what those perverts do.
Regressives want the personal freedom to harass hurt and kill who they want. That's what they're talking about. They feel the walls finally around them saying they can't. So they lash out, at anything.
They are dangerous feral animals
Someday I hope to build up the courage to visit/participate a nudist beach. It seems far more comfortable and “normal” in Europe than in the States from my travels. Remarkably humanizing.
its surprisingly a nothing burger. from 50+ feet away a nude elderly man looks quite similar to a nude elderly woman. the breeze is the best part.
Went to one while in Spain. The spectrum was roughly the same as you would see at any beach. There were no creepers hanging around or anyone who was judgy.
I experienced the same at “regular” beaches out in Greece. Topless women and Speedos were just as normal as any other beachgoer. It was really rather relaxing thinking back to it now.
Because topless != nude in most of Europe. Hell, you can see topless women at pretty much any seashore when it's warm enough.
There's one in my area of Florida. It's the busiest part of the beach lol. Other people get judgy if you tell them you go, but the people there are super normal. It's really more about yourself being free in nature. If you go to ogle at people you'll be disappointed and also unwelcome, naturists don't generally tolerate creeps. They like to keep it chill and everyone interacts like any other beach. Occasionally there's even kids there.
But it's technically illegal in the state... But the cops turn a blind eye and haven't gone after it (it's been this way for decades). The (federally run) park even put up signs to warn that you made encounter "nude sunbathers" at a certain part of the beach.
Its a cultural thing, in Japan and Europe its the opposite, nudity is considered less extreme than violence
They worded conservative creep perfectly to be completely misleading
Weirdly it was only on reading your comment that I saw the ambiguity. I quite like it.
Misleading yet entirely accurate
Recently, some solid gold asshole tried to close one of the two nude beaches in our city by getting a playground installed on it (the nude beach is in the wealthy part of town, nestled between $6.2m dollar homes in a neighborhood that only recently become staggeringly wealthy. The beach itself is tiny, but heavily used.
Luckily, hundreds and hundreds of people showed up at the tiny community center, all in favor of protecting the nude beach. People were packed in, and a line stretched out deep into the lobby and out the main doors. They keep trying to close it, but people love it too much. Realistically, the city needs more nude beaches, not less. Beach goer cars line the neighborhood for blocks, and the park and bike racks are always completely full.
I hope the recent attention brings it back to its former dykekiki glory this summer, it’s really fallen into grody hempfest crowd over the last several years. I pick up so much trash when I go there now, it’s kinda depressing.
What options does the community have? Was there no RFC by the park board?
First they came for the nudes, and I did not speak out. Because I was not nude.
These prudes would be terrified of San Francisco, whole city is clothing optional. No one ever really does it cause it's too cold though saw a couple out today for pride. Sucks there banning it in a place that would actually be comfortable to do it.
San Francisco is not actually clothing optional. Full nudity is mostly illegal. You have to cover the genitals
I thought walking around naked was part of Australian culture.
Sorry to read that. How dare you sun yourself as nature intended. /s
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