- Male circumcision has fallen out of fashion. [abc.net.au]
- Are First Amendment rights being violated at the University of Southern Indiana? [The Shield]
- Lake Como Family Nudist Resort is holding a free open house on February 9 to showcase their new RV village. [sptimes.com]
- Police in Hong Kong have placed "great importance" on the case of a man arrested for pasting the heads of "prominent pop stars" onto images of naked bodies. [earthtimes.org]
- Naked yoga is a growing trend in New Mexico. [dailylobo.com]
- The fascination with nude art models continues, and one Italian woman explains why she and her colleagues have gone on strike for better wages.
"It is not easy because you are naked, so you have to be very comfortable with your body and have a nice relationship with everybody," she says as the students look on, "but not too open and not too close. You are trying to give inspiration to the students. If we lose these artistic roots that are very important to Italy then we lose a big part of our identity." [cnn]
- Thai police have busted a husband and wife home porno operation. This has nothing to do with nudism, but the photos of the police posing with sex toys are hilarious. [pattayadailynews.com]
- Another lawsuit emerges over illegal police strip searches.
The potential class-action suit, filed in federal court this week against The Geo Group, involves a drunk-driving suspect who was strip-searched at a county prison the firm manages near Philadelphia."It's humiliating," lead plaintiff Stephen D. Bussy, 53, said Thursday. [delawareonline.com]
- Think it's not a man's world? Check out this gallery of famous topless male actors. [reelzchannel.com]
- 23 South African celebrities are baring all in Marie Claire magazine to raise funds for Rape Crisis.
"It refers to what is perhaps the most overriding myth surrounding sexual assault: that the individual made themselves a target through some action of their own, by wearing a short skirt, for instance, or drinking too much in a bar."
"By asking celebrities to pose naked in familiar surroundings such as a bus stop or a locker room, we are challenging this notion: nothing, not even nudity in public, is ever an invitation to rape. " [news24.com] - Rising complaints over public nudity and sexual activity is forcing the closure of the Jordan Lake Trail in North Carolina. [news-record.com]
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3 comments:
Male circumcision isn't falling out of favour in our house. My husband is circumcised, and we had our son circumcised -much to the dismay of some medical people- soon after his birth. There was no religious reason for this, both my husband and I think it is better for prevention against some of the infections raised in the article. Aesthetically, I also find it more pleasing than an uncut penis anyway. I'm also appalled at how this subject continues to vex naturists. Some men are, some men aren't and when talking to people on a naturist beach I don't judge them by their foreskin (or lack thereof).
Eleanor, UK
I did not take a stand for or against circumcision, I just found the article interesting. There is a good case to be made on either side, that circumcision is a form of mutilation, or that it is a necessary preventative step for better health. Like Elaine on Seinfeld once said, an uncircumcised penis "has no face, no personality'.
Apologies, nudiarist, if I gave the impression that I was singling you out for 'continuing to make it an issue'. That was not my intention. I was merely expanding on the manner in which naturist forums (and naturists...although sometimes I get the impression that the fixation on circumcision and erections on some naturist websites aren't by genuine naturists) continue to debate what is, for most genuine naturists, a non-issue. Apologies for any confusion.
Eleanor, UK
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