What do you think about tan lines?

Okay.. First, I have been a nudist for nearly 40yrs. I'm pretty open and understanding of all the different attitudes and cultural issues in different places.
BUT, recently, I was at a nude swimmming hole and someone said to me that having tan lines shows I'm not a real NUDIST ?! Now I admit I "propagate" my tan lines becuase I am a blond haired male over ... errr... lets say 35, and am usually white as the driven snow which I live in 9 months of the year. If I had NO tan lines, people would think I had never been in the sun before. So I like to have a little bit of a tan line around my middle. Not farmer tan lines, but regular swimmer tan lines...
So does that make me any less of a nudist? I was slightly insulted after having thought about it for a day. Though it could have been too much sun on the brain that day. Thanks for your comments.

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RE: What do you think about tan lines?

Anyone who judges someones level of nudism due to their tan lines or lack of, is really a little insecure about their acceptance of nudism!! If you want tan lines...wear them proudly!! Being a nudist has only to do with you!!!

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I don't....if you have them or not, no problem. I personally dislike them on me.

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I guess because I don't take my rings off when I'm outside, thus causing tan lines, I'm less of a nudist....NOT! Ignore the ignoramuses!

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I'ts already been said,tan linesmaking you less of a nudist? No way. Just means you've been out in the sun wearing something. I got my first set oftan linesthis year by going to a ball game and sitting on the bleachers. Does this make me not a nudist?
To me being a nudist is a mindset. You prefer to be nude, for whatever reason you are that way. Nobody can be nude 100% of the time. But oh wouldn't that be nice if we could. I'd love to be able to mow my yard in the nude, but the law doesn't allow that. So should I cover up completely? Of course not.
Tan lines happen. Always will.

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Tanlines are the mark of a pragmatist, no tanlines are the mark of a lucky man/woman.

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Gee, I guess that person would think I'm not a real nudist because I've only done it at home for the last 40 years... I have no tan lines, because I tan all over. The joys of a tanning salon. :)
I'm relatively new to the world of organized nudity, but I kind of thought it was about being comfortably naked in your own skin, not about judging someone else's body and tan lines or lack thereof.

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I'm a real nudist & don't have a tan at all!

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How many people would have the nerve to be seen like this ?

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How many people would have the nerve to be seen like this ?If there were no other practical choice, I would !!
It isn't about being seen.
Given the time, I might paint all sorts of stuff to get weird tan line patterns, justas a conversation starter.

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It isn't about being seen.Given the time, I might paint all sorts of stuff to get weird tan line patterns, justas a conversation starter.Yes Curt, I know it isn't about being seen, but one has to draw the line somewhere. The one in that photo looks too ridiculous for words.

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