Why not LGBQT+N for Nudist??

Post #12 minimalist75Ultra Nudist

RE:Why not LGBQT+N for Nudist??f

True, I was thinking mostly of the people I interact with on TN and other nudist sites I visit, which may not be representative of nudists in general.Ok, so Ill now ask you the bigger question.Why isnt TN and other naturist website reflective of real world naturism?What is it about naturism that changes when you talk about it on line?I belong to another special interest forum, for amateur photographers specifically DLSR owners.I can say with good authority that every single member of that forum, has a camera and enjoys taking pictures. It absolutely reflects what amateur photographers do and experience in real life.Why is that different?

I wasn't implying that people on TN are not actually nudists, although there are certainly some fakes here.
I guess I was thinking that perhaps gay and bi men are more open to joining a group and discussing it.
Why I don't know.

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Post #13 wildwilly1Super Nudist

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by wildwilly1Textile

Interesting to attempt to compare photographers to nudists. In some ways, photography is, at its most basic level, a way to capture a moment in time and place by a person. But by being the photographer, by trying to freeze time and capture forever an instant that will never happen again, by only watching the moment, the cameraperson is separated from the scene and the moment, putting the camera between the individual and the experience. In that sense, the photographer is the exact opposite of the nudist, in hiding him or herself from the time and place, becoming little more than a voyeur to what is happening.

I was at a KISS concert with my sweetie just a few days before coronavirus began its awful rampage around the world and people began dying in America. We purposefully left our phones in the car because we wanted to experience the concert together and without placing ourselves outside of the moment. The audience was jam-packed with people who were hiding behind their smartphones for most of the time David Lee Roth and then the men of KISS were giving us a part of themselves. Sweat and confetti and fire and an intense power through music was essentially missed by them as they, the documentarians, kept filming. John Lennon's famous quote pertaining to this issue, painfully paraphrased, sounds something like, "Life is what happens when you're making a video." Having a permanent reminder of a moment gives you something to share and look back on, but where were you when it happened? Stuck behind a barrier. It is better to be in the moment than to be a spectator to it.

Too heady?

True, I was thinking mostly of the people I interact with on TN and other nudist sites I visit, which may not be representative of nudists in general.Ok, so Ill now ask you the bigger question.Why isnt TN and other naturist website reflective of real world naturism?What is it about naturism that changes when you talk about it on line?I belong to another special interest forum, for amateur photographers specifically DLSR owners.I can say with good authority that every single member of that forum, has a camera and enjoys taking pictures. It absolutely reflects what amateur photographers do and experience in real life.Why is that different?

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Post #14 Guzzi27Undies Only

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by Guzzi27Textile

Interesting to attempt to compare photographers to nudists. In some ways, photography is, at its most basic level, a way to capture a moment in time and place by a person. But by being the photographer, by trying to freeze time and capture forever an instant that will never happen again, by only watching the moment, the cameraperson is separated from the scene and the moment, putting the camera between the individual and the experience. In that sense, the photographer is the exact opposite of the nudist, in hiding him or herself from the time and place, becoming little more than a voyeur to what is happening.I was at a KISS concert with my sweetie just a few days before coronavirus began its awful rampage around the world and people began dying in America. We purposefully left our phones in the car because we wanted to experience the concert together and without placing ourselves outside of the moment. The audience was jam-packed with people who were hiding behind their smartphones for most of the time David Lee Roth and then the men of KISS were giving us a part of themselves. Sweat and confetti and fire and an intense power through music was essentially missed by them as they, the documentarians, kept filming. John Lennon's famous quote pertaining to this issue, painfully paraphrased, sounds something like, "Life is what happens when you're making a video." Having a permanent reminder of a moment gives you something to share and look back on, but where were you when it happened? Stuck behind a barrier. It is better to be in the moment than to be a spectator to it.Too heady?

I would suggest that photographers at an event miss out on a lot of the atmosphere and action of the event. Yes you have a record of the event but only a partial record lacking much if what is going on outside the field if view. And by focusing on taking photos you miss out on a lot of what is going on around you.
Whereas when I am naked somewhere I feel far more aware of my surroundings, what is going on etc.