Nudity
quickly becomes unremarkable when generally practiced.
Martha
Nussbaum
While I’ve blogged a few times recently about
nudist sims in Second Life (SL), I haven’t talked about nudity per se
inworld for a while so I thought given how it’s summer now where I reside in
Real Life (RL) that this would be a good time to do so. (Significant Other’s eyes roll. I’d like to note who teased me into going nude
inworld in the first place.)
I just want
to share a few observations about nudity in SL with my three loyal readers and
whoever else would like to read them, the “naked” truth if you will! (Significant Other cringes.)
I still
wander around nude inworld.
“Why?” you
may ask.
First off,
many places that I visit inworld for my stories require nudity. (Why I visit
such places will be the subject of another story!)
Next, I
freely admit that I’m too lazy to keep changing clothes in SL. (L’il
Sis has cast a critical eye on my sartorial choices inworld. (She is one of many who has only seen me
clothed!) Significant Other makes similar comments in RL. Once again, I think these two are comparing
notes about me when I’m not around.)
Finally,
running around nude is something that I would never do in RL and SL gives me
the chance to try this without embarrassing myself. (Significant Other merely sighs.)
Another
question I get a lot is, “Are you a nudist?"
No, I’m not.
Although, I
have many friends inworld who insist that I am.
(I have noted that these are folks who would never be nude either
inworld or anywhere else.)
I happen to
be in undress at certain times inworld because it’s appropriate for and necessary
for my writing and exploring. Contrary
to popular belief, I’m not always nude.
(I
While nudist
sims tend to come and go, I find that nudity itself is alive and well
inworld.
There tend
to be two major categories of nudists in SL.
The first
are like naturists in RL
who are nude for the sake of nudity and abhor the sexual connotations that many
associate with wandering around nude in public with members of both sexes. (While I understand and respect their
beliefs, I’m still trying to figure out why they act so surprised when others,
generally clothed, make this obviously erroneous assumption.)
The second
group of nudists throw caution to the wind and happily indulge in sex inworld
whenever they get the chance and couldn’t care less what others think. (Caroline Resident will be
very happy that I wrote this.)
(There’s
also a third, smaller group of people who go about semi-nude inworld and
generally hang out in clothing optional sims with nudists. I’m still trying to understand them.)
Both groups have
their own sims but do often mix together.
(Although, when this does occur, I find it does make me think about the
juxtaposition of voyeurism
and
Many like me
only practice nudity inworld and would never dream of doing this in RL. (I get the look from Significant Other.) They’re
only exploring and testing their limits.
Some do
practice nudity in RL and come inworld for new experiences or possibly when it
gets too cold where they live.
(Interestingly, I’ve met some who only practice nudity in the privacy of
their own homes.)
Have you
ever practiced nudity inworld? Once? Frequently?
Do you just
do it inworld or do you practice nudity in RL?
(Your shower doesn’t count.)
Please share
your experiences with us and I’ll try to write a follow-up piece on this topic!
One last
point, you won’t find pictures of nudists with this story. I’m still not that kind of blog!
As always, I’m grateful to all
inworld for their kindness and time in stopping to talk with a stranger who was
passing through their lives.
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webspelunker Ghostraven.
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Ghostraven.
I welcome feedback from
readers, please either comment on my blog or
e-mail me at webspelunker@gmail.com
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Open roads
and kind fires!
