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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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[-] yokonzo@lemmy.world 34 points 4 months ago

Its a cultural thing, in Japan and Europe its the opposite, nudity is considered less extreme than violence

[-] Syrc@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

Ehh… that depends too. Here in Italy there’s plenty of people that wouldn’t bat an eye at their 10-year old playing CoD and shooting people in the most graphic ways possible, as long as there’s no female nipples in sight.

[-] frezik@midwest.social 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Japan seems to have picked up more American-like attitudes about nudity over the decades. Older anime had a lot more ecchi nudity than current stuff, including anime that was meant for a younger crowd.

For example (NSFW link): https://animebathscenewiki.com/index.php?title=Mobile_Suit_Gundam/Episode_22

I may be making assumptions about a whole culture based on one aspect of it, though.

[-] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

Judging from the screenshots, it seems to be completely non-sexualized. You could hardly get aroused by looking at the woman's body there.

[-] frezik@midwest.social 0 points 4 months ago

I wish I could find a video--this scene is on the DVD version--but it's definitely ecchi (lighthearted sexual humor). It's pretty obvious in the dialog. Basically, one of the boys remarks how the older teenage girl has boobs and the younger girl doesn't.

[-] ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 months ago

I understand that the subject of the OP is community space specifically for shedding judgement and all that, but

That URL is very suspect, even knowing that not all anime is made for kids

[-] frezik@midwest.social 4 points 4 months ago

OG Gundam was totally made for kids. It's cheesy as fuck, but it also had nude ecchi scenes. And yeah, it's not the sort of site I would normally link, but it's the most comprehensive one for showing the point in this case.

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