Letters

Nude is the new black

Dear Alibi,

I love living naked at home and nearly naked elsewhere when I am warm enough.

My naked, lean, healthy, well-tanned body is my favorite suit. Living naked connects me to this earth. Most humans are the only animals who feel ashamed of their naked bodies and feel compelled to cover their genitals.

Why be more ashamed of our genitals than our noses? Why be more ashamed of our ass cheeks than the cheeks on our face? I am a humble agnostic aiming to live truth as best I see it. I ask those that believe in God to ask themselves: “How can any inch of our bodies be obscene if God created us?” Most religious people suffer from body shame and materialistic addiction. Most religious people act as if God created the head, arms and hands but the devil slapped on the genitals and possibly even torso and legs.

For thousands of years, the Native American population did not wear a lot of clothing. Most jobs in the US are rigid, often conforming to what society thinks should be appropriate. There is no bodily freedom in society.

Consider the horrendous consequences of wearing clothes not needed in warm weather: massive electricity spent on indoor cooling as well as toxic pesticides used to grow more cotton, sweatshop labor and tons of deodorant that money is wasted on.

I never want to spend summer imprisoned in sweaty clothing all over my body. When my parents were alive, I was often naked as an adult in their presence. For many years I have posed naked for universities all over the country. Living naked keeps me devoted to eating only raw plant foods and to exercising vigorously. This type of lifestyle keeps me honest and open about who I am—what nature intended me to be—naturally.