One Click Chicks Forum - Love Nature WNBR Rider Bonnie

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Originally Posted by maxdelmax (Post 2944439)

"I went to a couple of nude spas and first time I was nervous. But when everyone is in the same position you quickly get used to it. Then when you just sit around chatting nude, it’s sort of a very nice feeling of being accepted for who you are.

... WNBR which is a very different experience. Although others are naked (I could never do it alone) you do feel a bit more exposed. ... shocked when I saw people pointing cameras at me from nearby. I knew there would be photos but I wasn’t expecting people to come up close and take them so obviously. I had made my mind up in advance that year I wasn’t going completely naked.

Then the year after that I did the Cambridge ride fully naked as a friend of mine did it with me. She has done other nude protest stuff before and is very brave for her causes!

Then after that I did London and Brighton which were great (but cold!)

A few time people made me uncomfortable though...
When they crowd you out and shove the camera right in your face without asking... but overwhelmingly people are nice and clap or cheer as you go by. It’s for a good cause so why not!"

Compare and contrast.

Her first WNBR experience could have put her off forever - I don't think enough photographers think about the impact on their subjects who might feel like victims being stalked by voyeuristic predators - even when the photographers think they are "fair game".

Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.