Sunday, November 02, 2008

Dropping the Towel

26 year-old Calvin Hennick went to Mexico with the intention of trying out a nude beach.
The "clothing-optional" policy was throwing me for a loop. I would have preferred that the beach be fully nude. If everyone was naked, then I would have to be naked, too. But with the option of keeping my clothes on, why would I take them off? My swim trunks represented not oppression, but freedom - freedom from awkwardness, freedom from worrying about where to store my cash and room key, freedom from having the worst sunburn of my life.

I needed a drink.
It's a pretty honest article, and in the end Calvin drops his towel and his shame.

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