In nudist parlance, a Textile is a person that wears clothes So, many women will say that they would be “ashamed” if they are “caught” unawares by a stranger while there were wearing only a Slip and Bra. The thing is, that same woman will be seen the very next weekend at the beach wearing a Thong Bikini; a piece of garment that covers considerably less than a Slip and a Bra. We also understand that up to 80% of all bathing suits at a beach never hit the water. The bathing suit is mostly just being worn as titillation. Bathing suits have no practical purpose at the beach though. They cause wedges and they are uncomfortable. They neither keep us dry nor warm and they do not aid in swimming. Textile women being Coy is the issue here. The question is, is it real, subterfuge, either or both? On one hand we have Women using clothes to play seductive mind games. On the other hand we have women who genuinely feel shame for their bodies and use clothes to mask that shame.
Many women are caught in a web of trying to uphold societal norms that are anathema to their own feelings. She may feel that in order to be accepted and thought of as a woman, there are certain boundaries that she cannot cross. She never questions these boundaries and decide what is true for her. She will either play the game (being coy) or cooperate while hiding behind a wall of shame (her clothes). In the meantime, laws and rules about her body are being instituted and enforced, without her consultation or consent.
The
notion that clothes are needed as protection against the harsher elements gets
thrown out of the window in Tropical and most Temperate climates. Harsh and
extreme temperatures simply do not exist in these places. . . which happen to
be where the majority of the world’s population lives. The only real purpose
for clothes in these places, therefore for women, is either as bastions of
modesty or master tools for the coquette.
Who determines our standards of modesty? If we check and look down the long annals of our history, we will find that many of our ideals of modesty were riveted in our psyche by those who raised us and they were in turn taught by those who raised them. One can’t deny the influence of religious institutions as well. I once heard a religious leader instruct his congregation that neither males nor females should leave their house wearing anything above the knee. Not even to play sports or to go to the beach. Indeed, his idea of appropriate swimwear for females is an ankle length frock! . . . even if they want to go into the water! . . . and this was just recently by the way, not fifty years ago! In truth, many of our accepted views on modesty have no basis in practicality, health or will in any way assist us in our growth. As we build our new communities of friends, many of our outmoded views on modesty will have to be revised. Now is as good a time as any!
Many times when
a woman in a public role, especially entertainers, wear little clothing, they
are called unsavory since their attire leaves, “nothing to the imagination”.
The woman’s natural expressiveness is therefore held hostage to someone else’s
desire to remain in a reverie, rather than seeing what’s actually there. But
the issue of shame or being coy is a very deep one and will affect most women
at one time or another. Shame culture is deeply ingrained is us from we were toddlers.
Shame isn’t natural, it is taught. How many children do you see running to put
on their clothes after a bath? Not many. They are playing and frolicking and
having a grand time. We are the ones who teach them shame for their bodies.
This shame stays with them and is indeed, a shackle and burden to be overcome
in order for them to fully experience living in and through their bodies. When
women begin to live their own truth and respond to their own inspirations and
motivations and their own body comfort . . . en masse, and break the shame,
stigmas and societal pressures, they and
their bodies will begin to wake up. . . and truly live.
Take away the Coyness, take away the shame, take away the pressures of society and what do you have?. . . A Natural Woman. The kind of woman that Aretha Franklyn sang about. The kind of woman that feels deeply and you feel her presence as she enters a room. A soulful woman who is in tune with nature and the cosmos, with her bare feet firmly planted on the ground as her connection to Mother Earth and her natural surroundings. This woman doesn’t need clothes play as a form of seduction. Her sensuality flows through her veins and is inextricably linked to her mind, naked body, spirit, heart and soul. This woman is not ashamed of her body because she knows she is a child of Mother Earth and all the bounties of Nature are found inside her, in Joyful communion.
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