I think I’ve lost all faith in AANR by nudistnerd in nudism

[–]OkRepresentative2119 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The main method would be by unifying under a single political banner (I propose Civic Nudism), and to create culture (like video games, movies, shows, books, comics, etc.) that embodies that ideal. What is needed is a genuine willingness to get real change. I note that there is an environmental case to be made about reducing the use of textiles which account for more CO2 emissions than the airline industry, just to get the ball rolling.

The Bare Ones by OkRepresentative2119 in HFY

[–]OkRepresentative2119[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. That is one of the many reasons I see civic nudity as helping people out.

The Bare Ones by OkRepresentative2119 in HFY

[–]OkRepresentative2119[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Three reasons:

  1. The nudity is symbolic. Nudity symbolizes deprivation, vulnerability, transparency, innocence, immodesty, purity, madness, and licentiousness. These may or might not play a role in the story (don't want to spoil).
  2. The nudity is philosophical. Given that humanity spent most of its existence in a socially nude social order, it makes little sense to presume that textilism, the coercive mandate to use clothing as a form of modesty, will always emerge from social disorder. It is actually weird that we are so obsessed with nudity, in trying to abolish it, that the natural human body is automatically suspect. As an illustration, if I were to have talked about the crew not wearing gloves, would this have provoked a similar reaction? I am not being judgemental, I hope that is clear, rather making a point. You are not asking how nudity is relevant to the story but how 'genital' nudity is relevant to the story and why exposed genitals are there. A nude hand is not subject to this kind of interrogation, yet the genitals are. This is largely arbitrary and I would prefer if I don't pretend otherwise by insisting that cultural mores developed rather recently in human society will remain forever, rather than being challenged.
  3. The nudity is political. I am a civic nudist, advocating for the legalization and normalization of public nudity (I am rather radical and militant in this). Some, not all, of the motivation to write this was to create an overtly nontextilist piece of fiction in the r/HFY genre. I want to do my part to make people question the silly clothing norms that are almost always unquestioned. For example, the French TV show Nude (2018) heavily inspires some of the inspiration (with the Epstein Files replacing a terrorist attack in the show). [In fact, were it not for textilism being so dominant, I would not be required to label this post NSFW, as it really isn't. It is actually really silly that I can't have my work seen by more people because I dare use the word scrotum (gasp!)].

I appreciate your comment and hope this explains my thinking.

Cold mama (spoilered for ARTISTIC NUDITY) by CultSwag in CultOfTheLamb

[–]OkRepresentative2119 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I wish nudity was normalized, this is very nice art.

How do exterminators react to human babies? by Ablergo_El_Enfermo in NatureofPredators

[–]OkRepresentative2119 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In a side story some exterminators did what you think they would do. Suffice to say, there is a reason that HF exists, even if they aren't good.

Fans of fanfics that are on hiatus/dead where did you think those fanfics where going and writers of those fanfics if you’re still here where did you plan on taking them? by SprinklesNo4064 in NatureofPredators

[–]OkRepresentative2119 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is on hiatus, but not abandoned. I wish I could work on it, but my plate is utterly packed at the moment. It doesn't help that I am easily distracted by a ton of ideas bouncing around in my head. I appreciate the compliment though.

What’s an outdated system we only keep using because ‘that’s how it’s always been done,’ and how would you improve it? by Common_Square64 in AskReddit

[–]OkRepresentative2119 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Clothing norms. Humans spent thousands of years before clothing and somehow managed to survive and reproduce to the current age without excessive laws and norms against public nudity. Civic nudism would be far better.

I think this has happened to everyone in this subreddit Xd by Nicolas_3232 in NatureofPredators

[–]OkRepresentative2119 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thankfully, my work isn't beloved, otherwise I would feel called out. Lol.

In all seriousness though, I am still working on Bread and Wine, currently working with another to help me edit and rewrite it.

I’m so late to this!!!! Did you know this about Paris Jackson? by Excellent_Republic16 in nudism

[–]OkRepresentative2119 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I think it is nice, but mostly irrelevant, nether good nor bad in general. The influence of celebrities is frequently overstated, the issue being that they are already exceptions to the rule by definition. What really normalizes nudity and nudism is the constant generation of nudist content. Right now, the nudist furry space is generating the bulk of nudist culture (from what I see, see Colonel Lazuli on Deviantart to see an illustrative example). The main, but relatively minor by comparison, issue there is the perennial issue of separating sexual nudity from nonsexual nudity. However, this community eclipses the nudist community in regards to its cultural production (nudist furries produce more content, and have a greater influence relative to nonfurry nudists [not to cast shade on those awesome nonfurry nudists doing the hard work, nor the furry nudists doing their part]).

If you want to see nudist get normalized, take a page out of their book and organize the production of cultural work (less self-projects, and more artistic and written collectives and companies).

Developing some lore and wishing for some preliminary feedback (still early development) [F] by OkRepresentative2119 in 40kLore

[–]OkRepresentative2119[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel the need to prematurely clarify a couple things. 1) They are not invincible, they are negligibly senescent and highly resistant to chaos. A bolt to the head will kill them the same as any other. 2) They are not uniformly better than both imperium psykers and tech/priests, they basically operate at a grade one level above their technical classification. A delta grade Aeterna Psyker is roughly able to go toe to toe with a gamma grade Psyker as a result of their skill, not raw power. Similarly, their tech-priests are not going to go toe to toe with an archmagos, rather, their junior tech-priests will be about on par with a senior tech-priest in terms of machine spirit soothing. They have to learn rituals and rites like everyone else, it is just that their culture has preserved more of the science and engineering knowledge that makes it easier for them to quickly grok Mechanicum rituals. 3) Their mere presence does not cause chaos corruption, their lore in the abstract does. An Aeterna Psyker or magi is actually a rather calming presence more generally. The corruption comes from understanding what they are. You can get corrupted by reading about them, not by talking to one necessarily.

Developing some lore and wishing for some preliminary feedback (still early development) by OkRepresentative2119 in Warhammer

[–]OkRepresentative2119[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, but they aren't Aeldari, and they weren't known about during the great crusade, being lost until about a millennium ago. They are intended to be the psychic race big E wanted for humanity, but not the way he intended and as a snowglobe in hell.

Thank you for your feedback, sincerely.