Wow. So many seriously negative minded people here!
I’m not a naturist and the thought of being naked in public scares me somewhat but that’s down to my own body image issues. That said, I have worn a bikini before and, really, there’s not much in it (figuratively and literally in my case!). I went to Germany to visit some friends and went to a sauna where nudity was not compulsory but expected. I eventually took my bikini top off and nothing bad happened, hurrah!
I actually have a great deal of respect for people who have the confidence to be naked on the beach.
Really, there’s nothing unnatural about being naked - it’s how we’re born right?
I understand that the big issue for most people here is the idea of children being naked and it attracting paedophiles. What happened before we had clothes? Was everyone a paedophile?
It really kind of upsets me that the world has come to things shouldn’t happen because a paedophile might be present. A very sad indictment of humanity.
As a lot of people have pointed out - paedophiles will likely look at children clothes on or clothes off - surely, if the paedophile is also at this event and is aroused, it would be pretty obvious they were aroused and they would stand out (no pun intended).
Why are some people only talking about males? Females have recently been in the news as child abusers too.
Secondly, I think it’s disgraceful that people are commenting saying that any parent who took their child to this event should be noted by social services! I loved being nude as a child and running around in the garden or on holiday on the beach - it doesn’t make my parents paedophiles or people who condone child abuse! I have a baby girl and she hates wearing clothes and even whinges at having to be in a nappy (and no I’m not putting them on her wrong 😂). That doesn’t mean I’ll be letting her run around town in nothing but her birthday suit when she’s older but if she wants to wander around the house nude for a bit when she’s a toddler or go in a paddling pool as another poster has mentioned she can go for it. Teaching kids that they have to be covered at all times is unhealthy for body image.
Look, if you don’t like the idea or agree with it, just don’t go or have anything to do with it? I don’t get why you think it’s such a big deal? All these busybodies signing petitions - why? Is your child going? Are you being forced in to attendance? Just live and let live then! Christ, life is too short to be so bloody judgemental and if something goes wrong then it won’t happen again. With all the safeguarding in place and I imagine any parents WILL have thought of the potential dangers and spoken to children in advance and I bet they’ll be keeping a close eye on them at the event.
interesting that OP says “grow up” to someone who took offence at their phrasing and doesn’t like any opposing views to their own....hmm