Is Nudism Kinky?

I’ve been to a lot of nude beaches and clothing-optional resorts, and though I frequently enjoyed the view, it didn’t feel kinky... just free and very pleasant.

Strange to realize, though... it might have felt kinky in one particular situation. Once while I was in graduate school, I was at a party that included some of the other students in my cohort. At dusk, Tricia, one of my friends from school, walked up and said, “Karla is over by the swimming pool, and she asked to me to send you over if I ran into you. She wanted to ask you about something.

Karla was another friend of mine, very good-looking, and someone my fiancée was very jealous of, though I’d truthfully assured her that Karla was in a committed relationship with someone else, and she and I had set boundaries. Karla had let me know we could be friends with benefits if both of us happened to be unattached at the same time, but that hadn’t happened.

I knew very well that the pool in question was clothes-optional, and I was pretty sure no one in our group had brought a swimsuit.

“Uhmm... pardon my asking, but is Karla dressed?”

Tricia shook her head. “Mm, nooo... but why would that be a problem?”

“Honestly? My fiancée is jealous of her, so...”

Tricia laughed. “Well, why don’t you just strip down and walk over there that way? Then it’s all balanced and you’ll fit right in... nothing weird about it.”

Why *was* this so different from nude beaches? Well, for one thing, I knew damn well I was going to get hard, looking at Karla, whom I’d always wanted to see naked. And Sparky going from half-mast to straight up while talking with Karla would be happening in front of 6 or 7 other people I worked with every day.

*That* sounded kinkier than I was up for, so to speak... so telling myself I was acting out of loyalty, I told Tricia, “I’ll call Karla, later.” She shrugged and moved on.

When I did see Karla later that evening, her hair was still wet, but she was dressed and a little tipsy. “Sooo... I hear you really didn’t want to see me naked.”

“I never said *that.*”

“Suit yourself. But I still need a ride home.”

Since my post in 2014, I have been to two nude beaches. The most famous one is called Haulover Beach in Miami. I was there in late spring so the snowbirds had pretty much all gone home and the beach wasn't hugely crowded. So was there anything kinky about that beach? Well by in large no- people were naked and acting just like the ones in the clothing section. There were a few instances where a couple were out in the waves embracing and who knows what their hands were doing. There were some guys walking around who could be said to be at half mast but not full boners.

The second nude beach I went to is called Bent Creek in Ft. Myers Florida. This beach really hasn't become famous like Haulover and seems to be more for locals. It is over a mile long with no homes or condos- it is a state park. I was there for 3 straight days in August which is the slow season for Florida and the crowd was probably around 50 or so. There were two trails that lead from the parking lot to the beach. One was short and the other much longer but put you further down the beach from where most people set up who use the short path. I did see some guys station themselves at the far end by the long path and they would disappear occasionally into the thick growth that buffers the beach. Who knows what they were doing or if they were cruising.

So overall are nude beaches kinky- maybe for some and if you pay close attention you might see some things that suggest people are feeling sexy. But most are there to enjoy the beach and the feeling of being naked. Another characteristic that I have noticed about nude beaches vs. clothing beaches is that people are much more friendly and cordial. When walking the beach and passing someone coming from the other direction, they always acknowledge you and say hello. If you wonder over to others who have setup for the day, they are very friendly and conversational.

Being naked with others on the beach gives you an exhilarating feeling like no clothing beach could ever do. And that is what draws most people to nude beaches; not the sex part.

But most are there to enjoy the beach and the feeling of being naked. Another characteristic that I have noticed about nude beaches vs. clothing beaches is that people are much more friendly and cordial. When walking the beach and passing someone coming from the other direction, they always acknowledge you and say hello. If you wonder over to others who have setup for the day, they are very friendly and conversational.

Being naked with others on the beach gives you an exhilarating feeling like no clothing beach could ever do. And that is what draws most people to nude beaches; not the sex part.

I full agree with that opinion. I also gave my feeling about nudism in another topic:

https://en.zity.biz/index.php?mx=forum;ox=display;msg=1068952

Kinky or not, never mind!

I suppose there is a fine line between kinky and normal. I’m sure most true naturists don’t find public nudity kinky but others do because they want it to be. In other words, it’s the preconceived thought that makes the difference. For me I like going to a nude beach because I like to see the beauty of nude, especially female, bodies. I also enjoy the freedom being nude provides for me. You could call that a lust based activity which could be kinky but I just want to enjoy the freedom and scenery. I suppose the more interaction you get between nude people, the more well-defined other definitions of the experience would become. For some it would be simple social activity and for some an opportunity for sexual expression and more.

Unfortunately most of the people at nude venues don't look good nude. Most nudists/naturist are out of shape and not attractive (In the USA anyway).

I kind of disagree.

I think just about everyone looks good nude, even beautiful. Older (70 something) through younger (20 something)look great nude.

They may not look sexy, but I think they look beautiful. I think there is a beauty in the simplicity of nudity.

My family does not see our love of walking around naked as a kink, just that it is perfectly normal.

As a family we have ignored clothes during the warm weather from the very start, although it was purely by accident. My g.f friend at the time (now my wife)and I broke all the taboos of the time and moved in together. Our passion knew no bounds and we were rarely clothed. When my g/f became pregnant she found her boobs were painful so walked around the house topless or nude and when she gave birth and had to get up in the middle of the night to breastfed, she never saw the sense of getting dressed, and that's how our kids saw us from the start.

Why put on a pair of shorts after coming out of the shower. We all know what a naked male & female look like, so why the silly attitude to nudity.

Nudism is anything but kinky

Nudist isn't kinky, nudist is comfort.

The word Kinky is defined as "relating to, having, or appealing to unconventional tastes especially in sex." As a nudist, I think it is normal to be stimulated by attractive people, sans clothes. I don't see this as kinky, only a normal human reaction. What is difficult for most is the ability to appreciate the difference. As a kid I had erections while swimming with my female cousins. My aunt did a great job explaining to the girls that it was a natural reaction and meant nothing threating. Over time, an erection was seen as nothing more than an invitation to be thrown in the pool.

As an adult, my wife and I spend a great deal of time in the nude and it has a positive impact on our sexual life. Arousal generated by our nudity is easily dealt with. We don't see these sexual encounters as kinky, but only as a signal of the feelings we share. The human union is one of life's greatest gifts, and one we acknowledge and share openly. Unconventional? I don't think so.

Nothing!! kink in naturism-nudism, the problem is a lot of people think is a sexual activity.

I agree Naturism has nothing at all to do with sexuality. It is a way of life that some people take up. Therefore, the question of it being kinky does not arise.

Nope, I think nude people is OK, as a latex/boots fetishist, it is more kinky for me if a woman is dressed at those clothes.

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Nudism is not kinky, its natural and normal

What does nudity have to do with sex? I have tried to understand that relationship for a long time. I loved being naked, but most people seemed to equate it with sexual sin.

It irritated me that their misconception was depriving me of my freedoms, so whenever I had a chance I would try to find the root of the problem. I recently got surprised.

Of course most people in the US think they are Christian - they feel obligated to be religious - and Christianity has been generously sprinkled every where - but it is all bits and pieces of a hand-me-down religion.

One woman answered a question with “Well yeah, we're supposed to have sex, but we're not supposed to enjoy it!” I'm straying. My point is that none of these fragments fit with the other pieces.

In their minds sex and nakedness are the same. It's all from the creation story, and they DO NOT want to reread it, because they THINK it condemns the very things they love. If they only knew …

No. Your birthday suit. We all arrived this way.

The most common question I get from friends when they discover I'm a nudist, is “how do you keep from getting a hardon?!?” lol

I try to explain to them that I'm a nudist first and foremost, not an exhibitionist or voyeur, so I usually don't pay much attention to others unless we're talking or playing volleyball, and while I do enjoy seeing others bodies, no staring or fantasizing is needed, Most non-nudists are rarely ever naked around others unless it's their mate or they're engaged in physical contact with someone, so I can see how it's difficult for them to not associate nudism with sex or kink. Lounging around in the sun naked with 40-50 people can be exciting if you're not used to it.

I have never heard of nudism being considered kinky and for good reason, Nudism on it's own is absolutely not kinky. To be kinky there would also have to be an out of the ordinary activity going on.😉

Not in the least. I had never been publicly nude until I went to Germany with my daughter and have never looked back, it gave be so much confidence.

I would agree with Southern Ann in saying that I've never considered nudism kinky. It's something that has always been done although not everyone accepts it.

If nudism is kinky it probably is affected by the person doing the viewing. Vanilla people with a religious background will view nudism differently than say members of Zity.biz.

Being nude or seeing my sub nude is not kinky, it is an everyday thing. But seeing someone else nude in a sexual context can be stimulating.

Absolutely not.

I have never had the opportunity to visit or be part of a nudist establishment, so I am not in a position to declare on that aspect. However, I will never forget an experience in Bali some years ago. I stayed a few days in Ubud in an upscale (for me) tourist place that offered small, luxurious “shacks” as accommodation. While the inside was set up like a prince's harem room, the shower was outside. Because of a high wall around the “shack” no one could see into the compound. So, to shower I disrobed and ventured out. The sunlight was wonderful on my whole skin. As I turned the water on, I suddenly felt a tremendous burst of freedom - real freedom - all over my body and soul as if this is what I should have been doing for decades. It was so exhilarating! It was an unforgettable experience to feel the sun all over my body. Since then I have wanted to try nudism some time just to see if the feeling could be repeated! I don't remember an excessive urge to copulate at the time - I would love that at any time. As the prude complained: "Nude? Never!! If god wanted us that to be way we would have been born that way! Oh, wait, ….."

I am a nudist and i am kinky. The two can coexist. The idea that nudism isn't sexual is caused by the prudishness of our society. They see all nudity as “bad”. for me it has always been both natural and sexual. One goes hand in hand with the other for me. I welcome sexual advances when i am nude anywhere.

Being naked is only kinky to those who are still wearing society's standard issue straightjackets.

It's odd that something that's been around as long as the human body can be considered “new” and kinky?

From what I've been reading, although clothing had long been used for warmth when necessary, it was the unequal distribution of newfound wealth that spurred it's use for flaunting that wealth.

(And since everyone is richer than somebody, and we might accidentally just happen to stand close enough to that somebody for other people to judge us, we should always be wearing our best clothes, lest we be caught with our pants down.) ;-)

So it started for the utility of warmth - but continued as the scoreboard for one-upmanship. So shouldn't communists all be nudists??

In tandem with my increased self confidence in later life I have been much more comfortable spending time nude. But other than brief appearances on nudist beaches, examinations or changing rooms, I have not experienced being nude In those situations other types find weird or kinky.

Maybe it is a case of when individuals do not do something, it is tempting for them to view others that do that something, in a disapproving or critical way. An unfortunate trait of human behaviour.

Being nude and specifically nudism isn't kinky but what you are doing and with whom is where kink comes in. The mere aspect of being nude alone or with family / friends is not kinky in my opinion. Kink for me has to involve sexual reason and ive been in many nudist situations where there was nothing sexual to the reason.

There is a definite thrill to violating society's idiotic taboos, as well as a rush when it's something you really believe in. But in practice, it's only really exciting when it's being discussed. If it's just out in the open sitting there like ‘well of course everyone’s naked, why wouldn't they be?' all of that ‘kinkiness’ evaporates. As well it should, but it's easy to see why one would try to make up for years of repression with a little sexual excitement by visualizing it sexually.

Kinkiness is all in the mind. Many, many nudists find it the most normal and natural thing in the world.

Based on my two visits to a nudist resort outside Phoenix, I’d say nudism is kinky. Well, it was in this particular place. Back in the late 1980s I had a coupon from a local paper for a free visit to the resort. It was quite a drive from town. First thing the woman told me is that they aren’t honoring the coupon. If I wanted to visit, it would be $50 for three passes. And she implied that single men really weren’t welcome. But it was a long drive and I had my hopes up so I forked over the money.

I can see why they didn‘t want single men. It was about 85% men. Guys would come up to me and ask if I knew any women I could bring along. I couldn’t believe it. These guys were desperate. The few apparently single women there were in pairs. Their eyes immediately went to the guy’s crotch. They knew what brought them there.

Even with the horrible gender ratio, I was thrilled the first half hour. Then it immediately became dull. I used the second pass but not the third. That was my last visit to a nudist camp.

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