Shakespeare in the NUDE and nudity on the Appalachian Trail

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If you object, you are seen as a prude.😦

WRC-TV
Updated: 6:47 a.m. ET July 9, 2007
ARLINGTON, Va. - Audiences have had some very strong reactions to the Washington Shakespeare Company’s “Macbeth.” Folks in the front sometimes cringe and move back a few rows during intermission. And one man watched the play with a program in front of his eyes.

That’s what happens when you put on an all-nude production of the Shakespeare tragedy.

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Hiking the Appalacian Trail NUDE

I heard this on the radio that people were hiking the Appalachian trail nude and tried to find some sites but then people were shown nude so quit… here is just a piece of an article on one day.
Another holiday occurs on June 21, the Summer Solstice. Though not publicized in the manner of Trail Days, Naked Hiking Day is almost as well-known among hikerfolk. It’s a celebration of the commencement of summer, an expression of the freedom of being in the midst of nature, and basically an excuse to get naked.explode.com/passport/nudehiking.shtml
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How immature can these people get? Talk about a cry for attention!

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gam197 said:
If you object, you are seen as a prude.😦

WRC-TV
Updated: 6:47 a.m. ET July 9, 2007
ARLINGTON, Va. - Audiences have had some very strong reactions to the Washington Shakespeare Company’s “Macbeth.” Folks in the front sometimes cringe and move back a few rows during intermission. And one man watched the play with a program in front of his eyes.

That’s what happens when you put on an all-nude production of the Shakespeare tragedy.

msnbc.msn.com/id/19649407/
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I didn’t see any calling anyone a prude in either article. As for the Macbeth, why in the world would one willing buy a ticket to a play inside a small theater that is advertised as nude if one objected to nudity? They weren’t performing on the Mall.

Now the nude hiking business is, to my mind, a different matter. I do not consider the naked human body to be shameful (I don’t advocate covering up statues in museums, for instance), but there is a time and place for everything. Nude hiking in areas where that is an expected and well known thing is one thing. On the Appalachian Trail is another.
 
If we were supposed to be naked, we’d have been born that way.
 
There’s nothing shameful about the human body. We’re all made in God’s image.

The shameful part is how people look at the human body. Even nudists.

My body is for me and I want to share it as a beautiful gift to my husband (God willing!). If I share it with the world, then it isn’t so special anymore.

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What’s the point of naked Shakespeare? Saving money on costumes?

As for naked hiking–is OFF allowed? Sunscreen? Hiking boots?
 
What’s the point of naked Shakespeare? Saving money on costumes?
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Maybe if they’re naked, no one will notice that they can’t remember their lines.

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JimG said:
What’s the point of naked Shakespeare? Saving money on costumes?

As for naked hiking–is OFF allowed? Sunscreen? Hiking boots?
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Having hiked most of the Appalachian Trail (usually in 9-day segments) I have to say those were my very thoughts!😃

Reminds me of a Far Side cartoon – two bears are standing at the edge of the woods, next to a sign that says, “Nudist Colony.” And one bear says to the other, “Well, there goes my appetite!”
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Don’t know 'bout the Appalachian Trail, but there are places 'round here where if you weren’t wearing OFF! you would not be naked for long. God would cover you with mosquitos. Then in the absence of fig leaves you might mistakenly try to cover yourself with poison ivy or nettle leaves. By now you’re running maddly through the woods and come upon a clearing. Hoping the open area will offer some relief from the mosquitos you dash into it only to find that it is a huge blackberry patch. Now, your legs shredded and bloody, you stumble to the nearest tree to climb so you can get your bearings and find a way back to the car. Standing below the lowest branch you jump as high as you can and clutch the branch in your hands. Pain shoots down your arms as you realized the tree you selected to climb was a locust tree and several thorns just pierced your palms. You scream, let go and fall to the ground…face first into a large anthill… Your eyes a now almost swollen shut from mosquito venom and your scalp is crawling with ants. You frantically run through the woods, screaming, waving your arms, and frothing at the mouth. In the distance you can barely make out a light in the forest - you head for it. It’s…it’s a parking lot! Oh thank Heavens! You smash through the brush lining the perimeter of the parking lot and dozens of would-be hikers turn to look at you. “Bigfoot!” you hear someone scream as you’re blinded by camera flashes. Your head goes faint and you collapse to the ground. Your last vision before slipping into unconsciousness is a Boy Scout taking his neckerchief off to apply as a tourniquet, and the thump-thump of the medivac chopper approaching…
 
Doesn’t sound too safe. I’ve been on the trail a couple of times and have camped it. It’s a hotspot for boy scouts to go to. I wouldn’t want these kids running into nude hikers. Btw, I live about a mile from a nudist colony. The whole scene stinks of wicca, even to the bumper stickers they have on their vehicles. But they stay to themselves. Tim
 
Many years ago, there was a story of some beautiful, naked woman running around in the Australian Outback. Some sceptical Aussie sheepherder brushed the story off, saying, “Any bird that’s runnin’ around naked out here will soon burn off what’s bobbin’.”
 
I understand that trail is getting too crowded. Maybe I should hike it nude. That would clear it out! 🙂
 
Ramalama said:
I understand that trail is getting too crowded. Maybe I should hike it nude. That would clear it out! 🙂
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That reminds me of when Uncle Herbivore invented the reverse strip tease – he would take off his clothes in public, and people would pay him to put them back on again.😃
 
Black_Jaque said:
Don’t know 'bout the Appalachian Trail, but there are places 'round here where if you weren’t wearing OFF! you would not be naked for long…
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This was great:D

As my husband says "Nature is not your friend when you are naked. Why do you think people invented clothes?? "

I have to shake my head in wonder when I hear about some in the Neopagan community talking about the wonders of going “skyclad” (nude) in ritual “like our ancestors.” I don’t know about them, but my ancestors came from Northern Europe. If they were out running around naked at all times of the year, they would have lost their dangly bits to frostbite and not been able to be ancestors. I choose to believe that my line came from those who chose to keep their clothes on and stay inside by the fire 🙂 .
 
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