[IronDragon]

For many years I have had the pleasure of attending the Pagan Spirit Gathering which is (like many Pagan gatherings) clothing optional. This means that clothing is an option.

Let me just share a couple of insights.
First of it is an incredibly UNerotic situation. There really is nothing sexual about the whole thing. If fact wearing clothing tends to have the opposite effect, since I am rather shy I tend to take the option of reaming clothed and the result is that I would get more than my fair share of propositions from members of the opposite (and same) sex. The meaning being that if your naked you are not in the mood to cuddle

Second when you spend a week with several hundred typical Americans, most of which wander around starkers at some point, you get to see a heck of a lot of body types. After the initial shock wears off you find yourself not judging others by their appearance. My first time in this situation it took about two days to realize that beauty is really more than skin deep. Age, a few extra pounds, some additional body hair (or lack of body hair), really makes no difference in how attractive someone is.

Third: As Melusine posted children should not be obligated to go nude if they don’t want to. Teenagers at the gathering are usually always fully dressed, small children never wear anything. Some of the parents I’ve talked say that when they go home they have a hard time getting their kids back into clothes.

I really wish I could have gone this year but other concerns kept me away.

Cher has been modified a bit much to be considered natural. How about Tom Selleck as an older individual you wouldn’t mind seeing nude.