SydneyJim<p>DO NOT CONFLATE EXHIBITIONISM WITH <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Naturism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Naturism</span></a>. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Naturism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Naturism</span></a> is about comfort, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nude" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nude</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Naked" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Naked</span></a> freedom, & connection with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a>, not about seeking attention or shocking others. Exhibitionism involves intentional exposure for arousal or reaction, which goes against <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Naturism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Naturism</span></a>’s principles of respect & <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BodyPositivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BodyPositivity</span></a>. Public <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Naturism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Naturism</span></a> spaces exist for those who embrace nudity as normal, not as a spectacle. Understanding this distinction fosters acceptance of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NoClothes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoClothes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NudeIsNormal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NudeIsNormal</span></a> living.</p>