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That's awesome Dan. Congratulations!

That's exactly it. We can't change our history.

or we personally block the tech. New technology is making ID guard glasses now. Or adding IR LEDs to hats. Clubs and resorts may have to invest in high-intensity infrared (IR) floodlights around common areas. But is the added cost feasible? Or are people willing to pay more for added privacy?

I agree Evan. My point is... we can't stop the technology. We either have to fight the consequences of the photo which means pushing for privacy laws that catch up to wearable tech and drones that make it a serious offense to use AI-captured images for harassment or non-consensual identification,1/2

And that's your opinion, which is fine. There is no need to make others who have it feel like they must defend themselves. Respect needs to go both ways.

We’re entering an era where being a "closeted" naturist is becoming mathematically impossible if you leave your home. The tech is just too good and too common. Security through obscurity is dead. If the only thing protecting a naturist’s reputation is hoping for no cameras, that protection is gone.

Cameras don’t create the problem... society’s stigma around nudity does. So the real solution is removing the stigma.

If nobody cared about nudity, a photo from a nude beach would be no different than a photo from a regular beach.

We prefer "body freedom"!

Interesting. That hasn't hit us yet.

You’re absolutely free to feel however you want about circumcision. But describing people as mutilated can feel pretty hostile to those of us who don’t see our bodies that way. A little respect for different experiences goes a long way.

Racism exists everywhere. But from our experience... we have not run into it in naturist spaces we have been to. I am sure it will depend where you go.

History has unfortunately shown that bodies have sometimes been used to identify or discriminate against people. In modern naturist spaces, the philosophy is the opposite. Newcomers often don’t know that yet. They’re coming from a world where bodies are constantly judged.

Calling me mutilated and my parents child abusers is not facts.

Removed. Not surprising with that subbredit.

Many of us don't hate that we had it done. So you can understand that inflammatory terms will bother some people.

When you state "Circumcision is genital mutilation and child abuse", it comes across as pretty judgemental to those of us who are circumcised. Even if not intentional.

When Experienced Naturists Forget What It’s Like to Be New Why beginner questions in naturism matter. A reflection on how experienced naturists can sometimes forget what it felt like to be new.

When Experience Makes Us Forget the Beginning

Sometimes, we get so comfortable in our own skin that we forget how much work it actually took to get there.

ournaturistlife.com/2026/03/09/e...

The Contrasting Evidence Concerning the Effect of Male Circumcision on Sexual Function, Sensation, and Pleasure: A Systematic Review Active debate concerns whether male circumcision (MC) affects sexual function, penile sensation, or sexual pleasure. To perform a systematic review examining the effect of MC on these parameters. PRISMA-compliant searches of PubMed, EMBASE, the ...

This becomes a difficult topic because medical science isn't as black and white.

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

I stand by the point that it doesn't matter in naturism, and we shouldn't judge someone either way or use inflammatory terms that make a person feel damaged or less whole.

This is the pattern in online debates about circumcision that we talk about in the article. The discussion often shifts quickly from a complex, personal topic into moral certainty and advocacy, and then into information graphics that look scientific but mix several different claims together.

When the conversation shifts to language about “lost functionality” or implies some bodies are less whole than others, it can make people feel like their bodies are somehow wrong. The ad is actually a perfect example of that dynamic. Right now... this isn't available.

No matter what your personal belief is... those of us who are circumcised would prefer not to be thought of as genitally mutilated.

I honestly didn't think about it from that perspective. I just used the medical terminology. You are simply circumcised or not circumcised. I didn't want to imply anyone is damaged, incomplete, or anything like that either way. I appreciate the point of view.

We’ve actually seen this question online a few times from people who are curious about naturism but unsure about their bodies. For someone already comfortable in naturist spaces, it might seem irrelevant, but for someone considering their first experience, it deserved a response.

One thing we’ve learned writing about naturism is that the questions that feel like 101 topics to experienced naturists are often the exact questions new people are afraid to ask. If answering them helps someone feel comfortable enough to try naturism for the first time, then they still have value.

For people who have never been in naturist spaces, sometimes they have lots of questions and concerns. How many times have you seen the hair no hair debate?

It was in an online space that the discussion was happening. And it's not the first time we have seen the question... even though it's not something we ever thought about before. I guess some people do.

Normal... such an odd word.

Actually... most men aren't. So it's a comparison issue.

Circumcision in Naturism? Does it Really Matter? Does circumcision matter in naturism? We explore how circumcision in naturism is actually perceived in real naturist spaces.

Someone asked whether circumcision matters in naturism. It’s a reasonable thing to wonder about, especially if you’re new to the philosophy.

So we wrote about it!

ournaturistlife.com/2026/03/06/c...

It’s a pretty amazing feeling when the shame finally disappears, fear stops running the show, and you realize you no longer give two f%&ks if others judge you for enjoying just being nude. That’s a kind of freedom few people ever allow themselves to experience.

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