For a while I've been wanting to do a video about "the 'isms of nudism," like #ableism , #classism , racism, etc, as frequently happens in regards to nudism resorts and other nudist spaces. But rather than just talk out of my ass for this one, I want to actually research and prepare some stats ahead of time, and try to make it into more of a planned-out "video essay" instead of just a vlog.
So I could really use help from anyone who wants to in finding out/researching stuff like:
how many nudist resorts are currently actively available for use
average price for nudist resort memberships
average distance from habitation, cost of renting a cabin, etc
difficulty in accessing nudist resorts--transportation, lack of disability access (like the swamp you have to hike through to get from the parking lot to the water at Rooster Rock clothing optional beach in Oregon 😡 )
cases of racism, homophobia, transphobia, anti-tattoo, anti-piercing, etc behavior at nudist resorts--news stories, or personal experiences
challenges of joining a nudist resort if you're a single male, or other cases of being denied entry over being gay, childless, etc
non-landed (no dedicated space) nudist gatherings, how many there are, how they find participants, how often and where they meet, cost of events, etc
any other considerations I'm not thinking of at the moment that prevent access to nudist spaces for most of us who aren't independently wealthy and/or retired so we can afford it, have a car in good working order and the money for transportation, food, membership and cabin rentals, and/or who don't fit the "family friendly" expectation of straight white cis that many nudist resorts expect, implicitly or explicitly
While I was raised nudist myself, I've rejected the label for years now and prefer to say I just support normalizing full body nudity (but not shaming those who prefer to stay clothed), for a lot of reasons that I detail in my video "why I stopped calling myself a nudist" https://www.toplesstopics.org/nomorenudism/
But I still have a ton of nudists/naturalists who follow me and post on my content, and others who are "interested in nudism but don't know how to start." The video essay wouldn't be anti-nudist exactly, but is intended to point out the many limitations to finding places to be nonsexually naked without getting in trouble or judged that those raised with privilege can be unaware of. I'm a big fan of watching #videoEssays and there are so many wonderful ones out there, but I haven't really tried something so in-depth before, and I could use the help making sure this one is well researched. Thank you in advance. :)
The #Lemmy community I started, c/VideoEssays, just cleared its first 100 subscribers! :blobcatdance:
The federation to #Mastodon is pretty spotty so far. It seems almost random which posts sync and which don't. Is that happening to everyone? Does the size of the community affect it? Or maybe which instance it's hosted on?
If you're on #lemmy (or #kbin) and like video essays, come add your favorites to the c/VideoEssays community at !videoessays (lemmy.world/c/videoessays)
I want that community to get off to a good start with lots of variety in the topics and creators that get posted, not only the stuff I already know about.
And if you make video essays, feel free to post your own content as long as you don't spam it!
If you like #RetroGames, check out my buddy's video essay series, The Dreamcast Files, an attempt to document EVERY US #Dreamcast release, in chronological order. Here's his latest episode, on Armada:
If you are creating #podcasts, #VideoEssays and other such media... and you need some theme music, interstitial music, or intro/outro tunes for one of your audio or video projects, please consider my work! I am eager to place music in cool media!
My licensing is easy and based on your budget (including FREE for cool projects with zero budget who are just launching!)
Have a listen to my work, and if you hear something that will work for ya, reach out!
hello my name is olivia! but most people just call me ash. i’m #trans, #bisexual, #intersex, and #polyamorous. i’m kinda quiet sometimes, but i like talking. i’m a halfway decent drummer, and an all around big dummy