Both strategies seem useful to me, depending what there is to work with, New naturists looking for a safe place, or relaxation away from potential legal problems. It is more difficult to be out in the open here.
On the other hand, if I was an authority and wanting to control nudity, I'd "out of sight, out of mind" the nudity to reservations. This has been the strategy for decades in this country and it hasn't changed much of anything. I think sanctioned nude areas are stagnating the forward movement, even if they are growing as a business. They are sometimes a dead end and sometimes an experience to get feet wet. More people have lasting positive transformative experiences at Black's Beach than reading here, or the like. The problem, resorts promote themselves as the only way.
The way to change is normalize nude bodies, by media, by demonstration, by talk and education. Read, my stats in the article that I just published on TheFreeRangeNaturist.org and it looks almost like a majority really don't care, or could be easily swayed, if a discussion happened with them.
I just want to see an end to the stigma and out and out persecution, for now. We are still hopeful, that after this covid thing ends that we can turn Redington Pass into a designated liberated area. It feels like a step in the right direction, it is ground gained and the ground needs to be defended. One way to get the PAss clear is to utilize the group in petition at the local resorts. There is a group of our nude fellowship there, who are not against free ranging. They are gathered and bonded and that is useful. I figure most are not accepting the business's reservation mentality, most didn't get there without trying some home nudity, or friends, or reading about it. There are few places to experience social nudity, without these designated spots, and less change would take place.
I don't think that resorts are all bad and are affecting people that much to say of themselves that they doing something that is inappropriate by being nude. I think that it is the contrary, and trapped or not, they are nudists and more apt to listen to us.
When nudity is legal, I still believe that there will be a place for the resorts. A public education is needed and that is a vehicle for education. It is a place for people to have experience, without fear. When I spend a few days totally nude and accepted as such at a resort or gathering, clothing becomes uncomfortable and silly. It creates the kind of attitude that makes someone a free range naturist. I learn that nudity is appropriate, fun, not such a huge deal. if I have that experience in a safe more idyllic place.
Many of those people being interviewed in Germany were newbies. Let them be safe and be around others. The other message in the film report was "Hey, we're having the time of a our lives, getting naked makes a huge difference, this is GREAT!"
That is a message. The WNBR is designated, but naked is fun, and that lots of people do it without personal consequence is encouraging.
Jbee
