Have you ever been naked in public? Would you like to?

@sharra1 (6340)
Australia
November 12, 2008 8:24pm CST
I have. I took part in a photo session in 2001 in Melbourne called the naked pavement by Spencer Tunick. It was cold. October in Melbourne is very cold especially very early in the morning. Despite the cold I got a great thrill taking my clothes off with thousands of other people. It was so liberating to just be naked and not care what people thought about your shape or your looks. Everyone bonded by the same liberating act. Have you ever gone naked in public? Would you like to do it?
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
21 Nov 08
I have seen some of Spence Tunick's pictures before and have always found it amazing to see how many people he manages to convonce to pose naked! Would I do it? I am not sure but I would like to think I would have the guts to give it a go and having all those other people around me that were also naked would probably make me feel far more relaxed about it. October in Melbourne is certainly cold too so good for you! lol. I have streaked before and done silly things like that when I was younger but have never gone naked in public as boldly as you did!
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@sharra1 (6340)
• Australia
21 Nov 08
Well that was my one and only time and it was freezing especially so early in the morning but it was fun and it was a time in my life when I was changing. Almost like a butterfly emerging from a cocoon. I had been a pupa for far too long.
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@sharra1 (6340)
• Australia
21 Nov 08
Absolutely.
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@niqbloo (62)
• United States
13 Nov 08
Haha I streaked at a high school football game, and then the cops came and I got a ticket for indecent exposure. It was so lame. Plus, it was super embarrassing because everyone saw me get tackled and handcuffed
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@sharra1 (6340)
• Australia
14 Nov 08
Well the session that I took part in was quite legal and the police just watched without interfering.
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@hildas (3031)
13 Nov 08
Sorry you got caught. Bad luck. You are brave to admit this one. Well done though. But I bet you do not do it again.
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@chileman (967)
• Australia
13 Nov 08
This world is not ready for me to get my gear off, although after living in Brisbane for 7 years I use to think it would be more practical than sweating your butt off, but no I'm in NSW now and don't intend on scaring my neighbours off :)
• Malaysia
13 Nov 08
I think I don't have the courage to go naked in public. Even if I have a slight intention to go naked, I don't think I will end up in doing it. When you were naked in Melbourne, it means there are thousands of other people doing the same thing? If that is the case, I think you are not very embarrassed because everybody is doing the same thing. My religion prohibits its followers from being naked in public. I have to follow the rules in my religion. However, sometimes there is something in my heart which whispers to do something out of the ordinary. And sometimes I would like to try new things but am never brave enough to do it. I must refrain myself, I think. He he. I am sure it is such a memorable experience for you. You have done out of the ordinary, and I respect you for your bravery.
@sharra1 (6340)
• Australia
18 Nov 08
Oh yes there were thousands of people and that did make it easier. They were very supportive which helped me do it and I just became one in the crowd but it felt good to do it.
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• United States
13 Nov 08
I have never been naked in public (not that I remember, anyway). lol Would I like to? Not particularly. If I still looked like I did in my teens and 20's I probably would. I would be too embarassed now. I would love to have an island of my own where I could go around naked or mostly naked all day. I hate clothes...always have. Shoes, too! That's one reason I hate people dropping by without calling. I probably won't be fully dressed! lol
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@sharra1 (6340)
• Australia
14 Nov 08
Well when it gets hot I am all for the least amount of clothing possible. In winter I rug up but in Summer it is hard to keep cool. I have no problem with my body shape at all and my attitude is that as long as I am happy with me then there is no problem. I wear very little at home in Summer.
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• Philippines
25 Nov 08
I wish I could go naked in public... I want to have liberating experience like yours. But I can't do that here in our country, we have different culture.
@sharra1 (6340)
• Australia
26 Nov 08
It is hard to do it in many cultures. I was surprised when Mexico City turned out to do the photo as I would have thought that their culture would not approve but now they hold the record for the most people. I would like to see more freedom for people to express themselves all over the world.
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@edujccz (929)
• Philippines
25 Nov 08
Is that the one where your bodies are painted beutifully with different design and you could hardly noticed the nakedness. Well thats a beautiful way of an art.
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@sharra1 (6340)
• Australia
25 Nov 08
No but that sounds interesting. I have not seen that. What I did was just taking my clothes off and posing as the photographer requested. There were about 5000 or so of us at the time. Not sure of the exact figure.
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• India
26 Nov 08
No i have not been naked in the public and would not like to do so that too with many people around me..if its for my job i would be doing it but not just for fun..actually in india we have this cultural issues where a man body should be seen only by his wife and vice-versa,in the olden days when some women who claimed that the guy or women where their spouse the identity marks in the body were taken into account..which women's coorrect identity of the marks in the body was awarded with the guy or women..this is not followed now but our culture does not allow us to rip off our clothes in the public..happy mylotting..
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@sharra1 (6340)
• Australia
28 Nov 08
Yes it has been done in many countries. I wish that the whole world was more open to things like this.
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
16 Nov 08
Hello sharral. I have never been naked in public, but I have in public shower room. That was many years ago, but now as I have an apartment of my own in the school, I don't have to go to the public shower room again for a shower.
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• China
16 Nov 08
The public shower room we have in the school is just like a big room with more than twenty shower heads and we stand under them to have a shower. I was not used to it at the very beginning. I am happy that I don't have to go there again.
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@Bluepatch (2476)
• Trinidad And Tobago
13 Nov 08
Basically no. I'm a man and this is not what I would do. With your wife yes, not otherwise.
@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
29 Dec 08
Late to this discussion but have been going through and finding ones i hadn't seen..well we hadn't been friends for so long so this maybe why..lol.. Anyway i've heard about this and seen the pics and wondered what that would be like since i think they are done very tastefully..you say it made you feel great and i think we all should feel this way since we came into the world naked and without fears, then we should feel this way always..especially with thousands around you taking off their clothes i'm sure since they all were doing it, then why not join in and at least try it..
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@Nhey16 (2518)
• Philippines
13 Nov 08
i dont think i have the courage to do that even if everybody's doing it... :)
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@sharra1 (6340)
• Australia
14 Nov 08
Actually I found it very easy to do when I saw so many other people who were also not slim doing it. I saw some very interesting body shapes and some people had the strangest things pierced. I was fascinated by that but I am not into pain so I would not think of it for myself.
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@Nhey16 (2518)
• Philippines
14 Nov 08
wow... i guess, it's really an interesting experience...:)
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13 Nov 08
That sounds really cool, does anyone know of upcoming events like this in england?
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@sharra1 (6340)
• Australia
16 Nov 08
You never know, you might find something interesting. The man who does these photos is Spencer Tunick. He is an American who does this every year. I have no idea where his next photo shoot is. He did Mexico City last year and had 18000 people turn up. That is so cool.
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28 Dec 08
After debately the matter greatly for some time, i decided being scared of others seeing me naked was fairly irrational. One night (well morning, 3am maybe) i decided to go for a jog around my home town. i waited until i was a little away from my house, then stripped naked (keeping on my trainers) and just started jogging. it was so liberating! after running for around 10 mins, i completed my 'circuit', but the adrenaline was pumping so much i had to do more. so i ran again in a different direction up the main road for my town (knowing full well there was CCTV too!) and ran for around 3o minutes. On the way home, i noticed a guy walking towards me up ahead, but i'd come this far right? so i just kept on running past him. he just laughed and said nothing. and when i got home, dressed safely, my heart was pounding so fast! i still can't believe i done it. but i do feel like i have achieved something massive; even though to a lot of people this isn't a big deal. Just thought i'd share!
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@zandi458 (28102)
• Malaysia
18 Nov 08
Hi sharral, I think that is the last thing I would do in public. But what an experienced you had. You are indeed daring and were you paid for that. Not in my country as we will be whisked away by the police if there is such a show. My country is very conservative and predominantly muslim population and undressing in public is a big no no. So we have to abide by this strict ruling.
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@dodo19 (47082)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
21 Nov 08
I haven't yet. But I think that maybe one day, if the chance arises, I might want to try something new.
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@sharra1 (6340)
• Australia
24 Nov 08
Trying something new is always good for you.
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• India
13 Nov 08
Wow! i wiah i was there. Tis was in 2001? Wow! you must have been more shapely,younger and sexier back then. umm would have loved to see you. ha ha ha. Welli have never been naked in public. thousnds of other people were there and all naked at the same time you say? Amazing! It must have been a wonderful site. Any pics of the occasion? Why don't you upload them?
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@katrhina23 (1282)
• United States
13 Nov 08
wow that's sich a cool experience. it is such a good expression of oneself. I have never gone naked in public. But I guess I wouldnt do that if someone offers me . I just dont think I have the courage to do it, plus the fact I am very sure people wouldnt like what they'll see. LOL
@sharra1 (6340)
• Australia
16 Nov 08
It was a wonderful experience and I still have my copy of the photo to remember it by. I doubt the guy I was with then cares much but it was a wonderful experience for me. I like to do new things and challenge the views my parents tried to instil in me. Besides I have had such a lot of fun shocking people ever since by telling them I did it. I love telling people I know who are prudish that I did it and seeing the disapproval on their faces. Yep that has given me a lot of fun over the last 7 years.
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@rberon1985 (5359)
• Philippines
21 Nov 08
Wow!!you are a model??lol.. With me I haven't try doing that, and I don't think so that I can do it. Whether I like do it, my body won't be suitable for the shoot. I think nobosy will tend to watch it. lol.
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@sharra1 (6340)
• Australia
21 Nov 08
No just a girl who likes to explore her nature and experience lots of different things.
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• Philippines
14 Nov 08
For all my life, no. I have a sense of pride and uh... I think I would be embarrassed of my built right now. But it would be cool though if they would appreciate of what I would do if ever I would do it...
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