Encounters...what to do?

[nudewalker]

Being nude in public is one thing, being nude in a fenced in yard I would assume there is a degree of expectation of privacy. In our search for a new home there is that little space that would provide sunshine and privacy included in the search criteria that is non negotiable. Our new neighbors have a very young one so the elevated playhouse will not come into play at our house for a few years if we do not move.

Did the previous owners of the plot know you were a nudist? These days, in the UK they would have had to disclose the fact to any potential buyer and there would be a case for legal action if it could be shown that they knew and did not disclose the fact. JOhnGw

Our friend across the street was in real estate for a while and I'll have to ask if that would apply here. I know you have to disclose any problems that the house has but I don't know about the neighbors being nudists. So far our lady has not mentioned anything about the neighbors with any house we have seen so far. Maybe if we went for a second look or decided to buy?

[jbeegoode]

Would disclosure be necessary to tell a nudist couple about the about the intolerant people next door? Or the neighbors being loud? Things change. The UK take on disclosure sounds biased.
Jbee

[eyesup]

Being nude in public is one thing, being nude in a fenced in yard I would assume there is a degree of expectation of privacy.

Here is an abbreviated version of what I posted in a:

Many state laws, my state included, have this caveat in the nudity statutes. Nudity is ok on private property unless it can be visible to the public.  Dependant on what the definition of public is. A neighbor looking out the window of their 2nd story? A person walking down the street? One person? Two? Twenty? The law doesn't say.

Here you need to do a little research on your municipal laws and make sure you are in compliance.

Duane

[JOhnGw]

Being nude in public is one thing, being nude in a fenced in yard I would assume there is a degree of expectation of privacy.

Here is an abbreviated version of what I posted in a:

Many state laws, my state included, have this caveat in the nudity statutes. Nudity is ok on private property unless it can be visible to the public.  Dependant on what the definition of public is. A neighbor looking out the window of their 2nd story? A person walking down the street? One person? Two? Twenty? The law doesn't say.

And they call it the land of the free!
Here you need to do a little research on your municipal laws and make sure you are in compliance.

Duane

[jbeegoode]

Depends on the interpretation of the cop and then the judge. The laws are all nebulous, vague, and misunderstood.
Jbee

[nudewalker]

I rely on previous cases here as it applies to my situation. In both cases they were thrown out of court as the one who complained had gone out of their way to observe the person nude. In one case the judge even admonished a woman as being a "Peeping Tom" for actually walking to the back yard and peeking through the crack between the fence and gate. Her defense was what if a child had looked there? So I can't be too brazen and was concerned when the neighbors built a jungle gym play set for their children. That's when the laser pointer came to be one of my go to devises as it was determined that the only way they could see in was to climb on the roof. Also that is why I'm so particular concerning a new home if and when we ever move.

[JOhnGw]

Her defense was what if a child had looked there?

And exactly how much harm can come to children from knowing what people's bodies look like?

On the subject of the topic heading:
I've just come across some video footage of an encounter that I had last summer and had forgotten about. I think it shows quite well the adage that one should carry on with whatever you were doing without batting so much as an eyelid.

This one happened because I had relaxed my usual level of vigilance having ascertained that we were moored far enough away from habitation to be free of towpath walkers at that early hour of a sunday morning. Apart from this one person this was true, and judging by his gait, I think he must have driven there to walk his dogs.


Click on the picture for the video

[eyesup]

As you described in the 'Taboos' thread, not much, considering that most kids know more than their parents are aware of. It's curious how parents forget what it was like at  that age. It's all about discovery.

If you prepare them for what they are eventually going to discover, there is not a high probability that there will be any harm at all.

Duane

[nudewalker]

Which makes me wonder JOhnGw, how many others has he encountered along the canals over the years?  As much as I wonder at times who have I passed by on trails that have covered as quickly as I?

Funny Duane, on another forum I read the lament of middle age overweight mothers who feel it is their duty to keep children from being victimized by the sight of the human body. In this day of computers and such I am quite sure much worse has been viewed. But then maybe the parents do remember what it's like at that age so they're over protective?

[midnightrider]

Not much of a reaction from that dog walker John, he just ignored the nude guy trimming his beard. Maybe he didn’t know how to react.  Not even a “good morning” or something  like that.  Yes it could be that he saw other nudist before while walking his dogs, but I don’t think that it would be likely. Personally I think that he was wondering about the reason why you were making the video. 

[Davie]

Perhaps he was a Mr Bean sketch character. Mr Bean takes so much trouble changing into trunks on a beach then the person sitting nearby picks up his white blind persons stick and wanders off. Perhaps this guy was poorly sighted?

Davie 

[Greenbare Woods]

And exactly how much harm can come to children from knowing what people's bodies look like?

I have come to the conclusion that children need to learn about themselves, and learn how to function as the adults they will become by observing adult members of their species engaged in all manner of activity.  Depriving children of an opportunity to observe a wide variety of normal adults, adult bodies of their own species, is abusive and harmful to children. 

[johnb]

Two recent encounters, both whilst walking with a male friend and doing reece walks, ahead of two different Naturist Ramblers walks, showed that reactions can vary and not necessarily the way you might expect.

On the first occasion we saw a woman, probably in her fifties, looking for a dog which had just run off for a few minutes. We had time to cover up, but when we got up to her she said that we shouldn't have bothered as it would have made her day. She asked if had seen her dog, and we hadn't at that time. We carried on walking and uncovered again once we were clear, then saw the dog, which was heading in her direction, and called to let her know, and she gave us a friendly wave of thanks.

On the second occasion we met a man (probably also fifty years old or more) with a dog, but without any time to cover up. He didn't look very happy, and didn't return our greeting as we passed.

I can only conclude based on the above, and other past encounters, that there is no reason to assume that one involving a woman is likely to be any more difficult than with a man.

John

[Greenbare Woods]

I can only conclude based on the above, and other past encounters, that there is no reason to assume that one involving a woman is likely to be any more difficult than with a man.
John

I think that is true from my experience.  Many women enjoy seeing naked men, and vice versa.  Some men are old fuddy-duddies, like the guy you encountered.    Thinking back on it, I have probably had more positive responses from women. 

[jbeegoode]

 I might add that thinking back, also in my experiences, there has been no clear imbalance in reaction to nudity, or in joining in socially nude situations, in negative, reactions of men and women.

Women have reacted negatively to nude and less clothed women that I have been with. I have only found one negative from a man of a nude woman and at that time, his drunken girlfriend yelled how she loved us, she thought we were sooo kool and took her top off in response.


This hoopla about protecting women and their fears, just may be completely baseless sexism.
The ladies are not frail; they're tuff.
Jbee