Should nudist places be hosting erotic events in order to get more young blood?

[Dario Western]

Lupin Lodge has recently been reprimanded by the AANR for hosting a BDSM weekend at the place in order to try and get more younger people and revive flagging attendance. 

But should it have to compromise its principles of non-sexual nudity in order to do so?  Part of our mission statement is to tell unbelievers that our lifestyle is a wholesome family orientated one, and an event like this pours salt into the wound.

I'm not against BDSM - it has its place, but should only take place in BDSM clubs instead of places where families visit.

[elnudio]

Absolute no brainer this.  No, not in family locations.  To even think about this suggests that they have themselves forgotten about what nudism and naturism is all about.  To use sex to encourage younger members is only going to encourage the wrong types and completely undo the hard work that organisations like the AANR have worked so hard to promote.

[grahambell]

From my point of view it would be a wrong decision. Then, people wouldn't be attracted by the idea of joining a positive and healthy lifestyle but for sex. Naturism doesn't imply lust or sex, I have read it on many occasions.

[Dibbadong]

I was looking through Nuvo, which is a free newspaper in Indianapolis about concerts, restaurants, bars, etc. and they had a summer guide.  They advertised Ponderosa Sun Club, a nudist club advertised as family-friendly,about an hour from here.  What shocked me was that the Nudes A Poppin festival occurred there.  I seriously thought it took place in somewhere more tropical like California or Florida, not Indiana. I assume they don't let anyone under 21, which is the minimum age to visit strip clubs in this state. 

However, I think it just might be a way to raise money.  I doubt that the average Nudes A Poppin attendee that goes to ogle nude porn stars and strippers is going to bring his wife and kids the next week for R&R.

[rc]

it is just wrong only shows nudists as being sex freaks, it is the wrong thing to do

[Pigeon]

Wow, thats one club i'll probably avoid then!

I think its very wrong.  After all the effort the nudist community has to put into showing the distinct gap between nudity and sex - this does immence damage to that

[Professor]

I agree with the board, definitely no. They would not get nudists as a result but something else entirely.

[Borntobenude]

Right. So those who condemn it in the first place can say, "A-HA! I KNEW that's what it was really all about!"

[Dave_bpRnR]

Wow, That sucks. I guess they forgot their morals about naturism and nudism. That's definitely wrong, ya.

[NudistMetalHead]

Hosting erotic events in an attempt to draw young blood into nudism is completely the WRONG approach.  That's gonna welcome the wrong crowd and bring in the wrong crowd to a nudist place that does not cater to eroticism.

[jessie4289]

I also don't think clubs/ resorts should host erotic events. Eroticism and naturism are two different things, and a naturist club hosting an erotic event is similar to another special interest group holding a sexual event. They are two different things and while yes, there are naturists who are also swingers or into other alternative lifestyles, there are many of us who are exclusively naturists and aren't into those other things and don't wish those other interests and lifestyles to be mixed in with our activities.

There are many of us out there who don't associate our nude lifestyle with sex, regardless of how many people do, and I don't think those who see the two as ideals that go together should have to subject the rest of us, at our clubs, to their behavior. I consider naturism to be something the whole family can do together, having grown up in the lifestyle, and I think, though I do not have any kids, that I would be very nervous about taking children to a club that hosts sexual events, even if those events are only on certain nights.

Back to the original question, no, I don't feel that hosting erotic events would bring more young people. I don't think sex is an exclusive thing for young people. Some young people are into that, yes, but we should keep ourselves within the realm of naturism, and not merge with other special interest groups because they change our image and individuality.

Jessie

[Jackie24]

No freaking way!!! Nudism is not sex...

Love Jackie

[rebell84]

it´s the worst idea i heard that year

[Aaron Stern]

Spare me!  Hosting erotic events would imho be utterly detrimental to all nudie ideals, drawing young folks in for all the wrong reasons, to have them believe nudie resorts are the places to be for sexual excitement - when quite the opposite is true:  most nudie places I know/I've been to go out of their way to make sure that not even a hint of "activity" can be found anywhere, to the point that I oftentimes feel they just expect you to suppress even the most innocent inclinations of human affections:  a little kiss is seen as step one on a slippery slope, so it's a no-no!  There you have it, the reference points of two extremes, and personally, I don't like either.  But hosting an erotic event at a nudie place would definitely undermine everything nudie activists et al. have worked for, and would give the nudie lifestyle a bad name.  Aaron

[friendsisthebesttvshow]

NO
Naturism is not eroticism, and should not be confused with the same.