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It’s a Tuesday morning, the infinite blue sky of Byron Bay has opened up and the six naturists – four men, two women – have stripped down to their birthday suits for a quick dip in the buff.

This section of beach – an 800-metre stretch along the vast coastline – forms the only legal clothing-optional beach in the shire. Among those taking advantage of the opportunity to be out in the open is Duncan James, vice-president of Northern Rivers Naturists, who is something of an evangelist for “embracing the beach as Mother Nature intended.”

“Many of the beach users have described the clothing-optional beach as their happy place, a place where they can disconnect from modern day stresses, a place they can feel at one with nature,” he says.

There is, however, a metaphorical cloud on the horizon. On Sunday, Tyagarah is set to be stripped of its status as an official clothing-optional beach.

“I guess these values aren’t shared by New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service [NPWS], who are hell-bent on closing one of Byron’s last alternative community hubs and experiences,” James says.

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[-] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 41 points 1 month ago

Someone needs to explain to me why nudity is considered not 'family-friendly' but watching movies/playing video games with massive amounts of bloodshed and death is considered fine and dandy for kids.

[-] EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone 29 points 1 month ago

Because of the American Puritannical values, which dictate what the credit companies and advertisers are willing to do business with and the cultural zeitgeist along with it.

The Puritans were some of the earliest British colonists in the US, and were either thrown out of England for attempting a coup to replace the king with a puppet to force their more extremist form of Christianity on the country, or left by their own choice because they felt that the Church of England was too liberal. They were basically a bunch of prudes who believed that the human body and sex were shameful and disgusting.

This has led to the dichotomy where advertisers want nothing to do with sex/nudity, except when it comes to implied sex in advertisements. Because sex is bad, but it also sells, which is good.

[-] Michal@programming.dev 4 points 1 month ago

I'm pretty sure those games and movies are age-restricted.

[-] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 month ago

I know lots of kids were/are playing those without parental supervision. Those same parents had/have existential fits if their child sees a penis or breasts in a movie.

[-] ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

"why are so many parents bad parents and/or messed up people in general?"

That's a big can of worms you're trying to open, GF.

[-] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

Just because it's big doesn't mean it shouldn't be opened. Only Sonlight can cleanse the shit that bullshit 'Christianity' has wrought.

[-] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Just because their parents are bad parents doesn’t mean there are regulations and restrictions… at the end of the day parents need to parent and so many are unwilling to do so.

I will mention I have no problem with nude beaches or public toplessness of both genders, religious prudishness has no place in the modern world

PG-13 and rated T for teen, respectively

[-] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world -2 points 1 month ago

Who said violence was good for kids? If I were a parent I wouldn't let my kid play those games. Not until they're 14.......unless they're a stupid kid. Then 18.

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