RE:Disagreeable Experience at the Gym Today

The way I see it is that as nudist we aren't shy in a world of shame. Despite others' claims, I see most nudists as having positive motivations both in regards to their own bodies and their social interactions. Both are effective tools related to shaming, which is so toxic that some men even feel embarrassed to be in the company of those who aren't shamed. The penis might be become outlandish and cartoonish in porn and other media, but in a normal locker room gym it's not much noteworthy. That alone has a normalizing effect against shame. So I think we need to support one another as men in locker rooms to be calm, be centered, be naked, be a penis pioneer against toxic shame.

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You know, I don't see a problem with an individual shower stall or two being provided with a curtain for those who wish to have some privacy, although that wish doesn't make sense to me. Some people need to have that, at least at first. After a while, I'd bet that they'd dispense with it once they got used to the nudity.

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The last gym I went to the showers didn't have screens or doors. They were along a wall and open for everyone in the change room to see.

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Wow, really? Even someone who isnt a nudist should have no issue with male nudity in a male locker room. What has happened to us?

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Wow, really? Even someone who isnt a nudist should have no issue with male nudity in a male locker room. What has happened to us?

Being offended seems to be very much in fashion these days, and I truely believe that there are those who will go out of their way to become offended. Some even provoke the offense. Too bad for society. It is much easier to just let things slide and not make a fuss unless it is something really important.

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I have honestly never heard of an issue where your not allowed to be nude in the locker room. At my gym most guys walk around totally nude or a towel over their shoulder. They sit on a towel nude in the steam room and walk to the sinks to shave nude as well. Sorry to hear there are gyms who frown on using a locker room for its intended purpose.

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I have been in locker rooms that required clothing in in saunas, steam rooms and hot tubs, and some that forbid nudity when shaving.
Glad to see that you have experienced more enlightened ones.

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Keep in mind, BigDudeMan, this is the same thread in which you berated me for being nude in a men's locker room.

Wow, really? Even someone who isnt a nudist should have no issue with male nudity in a male locker room. What has happened to us?Agree totally.

And, now, you say you agree with the sentiment that no one should have an issue with male nudity in a male locker room.

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And, now, you say you agree with the sentiment that no one should have an issue with male nudity in a male locker room.

You are a wise and patient teacher!

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There are two mistakes that I make over and over again and that get me into the most trouble.
1. People are capable of learning, and
2. People truly desire to learn.And, now, you say you agree with the sentiment that no one should have an issue with male nudity in a male locker room.You are a wise and patient teacher!And so, which is it for me?
Is it that I'm incapable of learning that others are incapable of learning or
am I simply unwilling to accept that?
From my perspective, I'm believing the best in others even when they do not believe in themselves.

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