The thing about prudism (prudish nudism) is, it creates this dichotomy where nudity is either monastic, ostensibly practiced by erotophobic asexuals (the prudist ideal), or else it's laced with primal sexuality, in the context of hardcore pornography (the prudist's worst nightmare).
It doesn't leave any space for people who appreciate the human form both artistically and erotically, who aren't interested in lying to themselves about their feelings of attraction, and want to be involved in activities where naked (or nearly naked) people congregate, yet without it being a hunting ground for sexual partners.
Nudism professes that people can be naked and still behave civilly toward one another. Well, I profess that people can appreciate the eroticism of other people's bodies, and STILL behave civilly toward one another.
THOSE are the people I want to congregate with - and they are more likely to be nudists (who have a grounded attitude toward the human body) than textiles, who aren't accustomed to nudity outside of an explicitly sexual context.
I'm just saying, we can have that kind of nudism, without creating an atmosphere of sexual predation, yet still without pretending that we're not animals who appreciate the erotic appeal of the human form (heaven forbid!).
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