"Revolutionary Nudism" by E. Armand

I want to share "Revolutionary Nudism" by French anarchist Emile Armand.

E. Armand writes:
"...nudism is, individually and collectively, among the most potent means of emancipation. It seems to us to be something else entirely than a hygienic fitness exercise or a naturist renewal. For us, nudism is a revolutionary demand. Revolutionary in a triple sense: affirmation, protest, liberation."

To be naked is to be treated as a fellow human being equal to all others, rather than as someone whose power and respect is demanded from others because they happen to wear a particular form of clothing.
"Let us imagine the general, the bishop, the ambassador, the academic, the prison guard, the warden naked. What would be left of their prestige, of the authority delegated to them? The rulers know this well, and this is not the least of the motives for their hostility to nudism."

I think this article makes for valuable reading and insight into nudism being not just as a personal comfort choice or a way to feel more connected to nature and others - though such reasons are absolutely valid and worth recognizing and respecting - but also as a revolutionary symbol that questions the true value of someone's authority or assertion for what is to be considered "acceptable" or "obscene" or "harmful", that we are told to respect because they have a badge or suit on them.

It's only a few paragraphs, so go read it.

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