Hilary Swank Joins the Ranks of Home Nudists

From an interview in Marie Claire:

JC: What do you sleep in?

HS: I don't sleep in anything. Do you sleep in a nightgown?

JC: I sleep in pj's. I have two young sons, so I have to be conscious of that.

HS: Well, my boyfriend's son is 6 years old, and you wonder at what age you should stop walking around nude. Every morning he comes into the bedroom, and you're just nude. But he doesn't look twice; he doesn't think about it yet. I just toss and turn too much when I sleep, and if I'm in clothes, I get all twisted up.

The key phrase here is "you're just nude", which is precisely what nudists and naturists profess as a basic philosophy. It's no big deal. Everybody has a body and it's nothing to be ashamed of.

I also like the fact that she freely admits that she is nude in front of a 6 year-old boy, especially in light of the fact that the interviewer implied that there was something indecent about having children see a naked body. As Hilary notes, he "doesn't look twice".

It's clear that Ms. Swank is very comfortable being nude at home. Still waiting for the day when one of these celebrities refers to him or herself as a nudist.

[via Huffington Post]

Dear Abby Gets It Right

A "worried mom"asks if it's OK for her 14 year-old daughter to be sleeping in the nude.

When I told her I was not comfortable with it, she asked me why, and frankly I could not come up with a good reason other than it seemed "wrong," and fear about what would happen in an earthquake or fire. She questioned how it could be wrong if no one knows - unless they walk into her room without knocking (as I did).

The fact is that there is no rational reason for not sleeping in the nude, just as there is no rational reason for swimming and sunbathing in clothes. People are so invested in this idea of modesty and shame that they accept the fact that nudity is "wrong" even though they cannot come up with any reason why. Abby's answer:

There is nothing inherently wrong with sleeping in the nude. Many people do so because they sleep more comfortably that way. Look at the bright side - it makes for smaller loads of laundry.