I was just reading the comments some folks wrote on a TN guy's profile. The guy with the photos happens to have a rather large endowment. More than one person wrote something along the lines of "you should be proud".  To me, this kind of comment has no place on a nudist site. The nudist philosophy is that we should all be comfortable with our bodies and what we were doled out. Singling out certain guys for having a big one seems diminishing to those who don't. Also, why should someone be proud because they were born with a big penis? It's not an achievement, it's luck of the draw. Does anyone else have thoughts on this?

It's a fetish - like small feet or big breasts. Not universally shared, not equally common in all cultures / subcultures and in all eras. In our photo / image heavy culture, it's so pervasive as to seem "natural" - kinda like the entirely artificially muscled bodies that even the heavy laborers and Olympic athletes of yore did not have. I agree the comments are out of place on a nudist site, but more: the comments are pretty stupid, in any context - because they assume a universally shared standard for what kind of body one should be proud of.

On a number of occasions I've been startled by people's reactions to old photos of shirtless guys in the early gay pride parades and events - vigorous, out, proud, courageous men, whose bodies then were seen as, well, embodying those virtues, and which are now laughed at. Too skinny, too pale, whatever. What a waste of potential happiness.

Seems here on this site more people that join are not really "nudists" as much as "exhibitionists." therefore you see more erections and more comments on penis size etc. as you said , size is the luck of te draw but it seems to be the focal point sometimes. Nothing wrong with admiration but we do need to keep comments to a minimum if we want to be respected in the nudist community. There are plenty of other websites that are meant for exhibitionism and erotic intentions.

Size matters.. also on a nudist internet page, just because our best friend is an eye-catcher anytime and everywhere we unwrap him - let's be honest to ourselves! At a nudist place, there's mostly no sexual tension in the air, but still, all people are taking a quick or an intense look at our reproductive organs. In my experience the size of them do matter to those people who are very small sized and also very big sized: They prefer mostly to stay away from nudist places or they wear a cloth, because they only don't want to be stared at! I believe this can be very embarrassing, and I consider that some men at nudist places are still not trained/accustomed enough to behave freely and naturally in the nude.

I couldn't agree more with what the OP said.  I think this is a problem in the population at large but especially in the gay culture.  We have become obsessed with size, and quite frankly it ticks me off too.  Supposedly the point of naturism is to take in the freedom and liberation of being nude and being accepting of everyone that at least respects their own body.  Sadly many times it falls short of that though.  The huge guys will have a parade behind them or people commenting on their "great" endowment.  The smaller than average guys get commented on too, thankfully not to their faces.  It really diminishes from the whole thing.  I'm not surprised but still disappointed that it happens here as much as it does.  I often wonder if calling it out would diminish or amplify the problem.

I was just reading the comments some folks wrote on a TN guy's profile. The guy with the photos happens to have a rather large endowment. More than one person wrote something along the lines of "you should be proud".  To me, this kind of comment has no place on a nudist site. The nudist philosophy is that we should all be comfortable with our bodies and what we were doled out. Singling out certain guys for having a big one seems diminishing to those who don't. Also, why should someone be proud because they were born with a big penis? It's not an achievement, it's luck of the draw. Does anyone else have thoughts on this?

I think we all want to be complimented and affirmed in a positive manner as nudists (at least I do) and I personally don't mind receiving compliments . . . but there is something a bit, um, offputting about someone isolating a body part in that way on this site.  As a smaller guy myself, I feel that nudism is more about presenting a whole picture of my physical self.  My penis is only one part of my body.  But I guess in theory, I wish we had less hangups about genitals--particularly penises (I also really have an issue with the fact that despite the fact that I have personally seen many many many beautiful penises that are on the smaller side, smaller men very rarely receive affirmation about their genitals other than some sort of "it doesn't matter" or "you make up for it in other ways" or some other comment on the size . . . rather than just have it be appreciated on its own terms).  I don't know what the solution is . . . but I will say that nudists tend to be a lot better on this issue than others.  I've never felt less than in nudist gatherings.  

Well from my point of view I have always preferred guy to have average normal sized equipment..   That is probably just me but those with the super sizes... I just don't find that attracts me to them.. A guy to me is a complete collection or attributes and parts not just a dick..    

I was just reading the comments some folks wrote on a TN guy's profile. The guy with the photos happens to have a rather large endowment. More than one person wrote something along the lines of "you should be proud".  To me, this kind of comment has no place on a nudist site. The nudist philosophy is that we should all be comfortable with our bodies and what we were doled out. Singling out certain guys for having a big one seems diminishing to those who don't. Also, why should someone be proud because they were born with a big penis? It's not an achievement, it's luck of the draw. Does anyone else have thoughts on this?

As a short man I want to agree with you for I could never abide tall or big people who used it as a birthright to lord over others (often glorying in that which they did not create but were born with). However, as a nudist, though I connect with your premise, I do not agree with your position. Nudists should be some of the freest people around, a big part of that freedom is freedom to be candid, complimenting who and what we like. We all should (especially nudists) get over ourselves and not ever feel diminished just because another is complimented no matter what the compliment may be. Part of body acceptance is also accepting other points of view and perception and not feeling threatened all the time. I hang out with all body types, but that doesn't mean I check my personality at the door. If someone looks good, I tell them. Lastly the one thing NO nudist site should have is a bunch of declarations about what nudists should and shouldn't say, or for that matter what pictures should and shouldn't go up, something we freer minds put up with here. I believe too many prudish nudists are the reason we have trouble with attracting the next generation. They see our hypocracy. We cry FREEDOM but still insist on restricting it. If we are truly free enough to strip off our clothes, then let us truly be free to let other nudists be the type of nudist they are without fear of judgement or censorship.

If we are truly free enough to strip off our clothes, then let us truly be free to let other nudists be the type of nudist they are without fear of judgement or censorship.

I agree totally: to me, being a nudist, it means to lift the conventional restrictions a little bit and to enjoy a feeling of enlarged freedom. By nature, we nudists can't be so prude. Restricting one-self not to speak out any compliments or commentaries out of fear
that this could be recieved as sexist, means nothing else than anxious self control at a nudist place. What a shitty fuck.

I'm more of a live and let live guy.  If you want to admire the large guys or the small ones, fine with me. 

I can't really tell much from most pics anyway.  If he's fully flaccid, it might still grow to be huge or might not.  If he's semi in the pic, i can't tell if that's a big as it gets or if he just started to grow.  So basically, I don't worry about it.

  KC