I don’t know what to say about the ongoing Kaufman trial except: Ick.
If the charges are true, the thought of having to endure so-called “nude therapy” with these two is beyond scary.
From a paper found at a Kaufman group home in Newton: “The purpose of this group is to use social nudity as a part of honest sharing of life experiences with the group, as a means of getting at the fears, anxieties, cravings and frustrations caused by the distortions of our Midwestern culture, our early childhood experiences, and our value and morality assumptions.”
Midwestern culture is admittedly uptight about nudity. But I think it’s for good reason. The fact is, the vast majority of people, especially in the Midwest, just don’t look good naked. They should keep their clothes on at all times. That’s why nudist colonies are a frightening concept.
Nude therapy. Did they actually sell that to Medicare for reimbursements? Sounds like a lame pickup line from college: “Hey there. You look like you might need some nude therapy.” Or some touchy-feely ’60s California fad that finally made it to Kansas.
Kansas isn’t a good place for nude therapy. It’s too cold, hot and windy.
Posted by Randy Scholfield
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Nude therapy; damn I never thought of that. I might open a nude therapy clinic here, grope, I mean group sessions and all. Nope, it wouldn’t work. Rhonda and the Uptights would make it illegal.lol
What makes you say that, has she seen you naked?
RD you forgot to add lol.I lol’d anyway.
Thanks for lightening things up.
I can see it now – all the “gentlemen’s clubs” will now apply for Medicare reimbursements for their nude therapy.
Sorry people, I just want to be the administrator. Some “professional” ladies for the men and starving college students for the women. Would delve into bi/gay therapy at a later date.lol
What I find tragic is that people have been complaining about the Kaufman’s since the mid 80s and only now is anyone paying attention. Just one more example of how the mentally ill are underserved, neglected, and on the bottom of our society’s list of priorities.
Ditto, Damoon!
From the Wichita women I have seen naked………..PLEASE, put your close back on…gag..gag..
I don’t know why you are looking at fugly naked women, but I guess to each thier own. I, for one, have seen many fine ladies here in Wichita naked.
Ron,You wouldn’t know a beautiful woman if she bit you on the butt!
Ron, as a nurse, the same goes for a lot of the naked men I’ve seen!! Truth is, not too many people have perfect bodies like the ones we see on TV and in the movies.
Actually Damoon,NOBODY has those perfect bodies! Those girls in Playboy and Cosmo and Glamour etc. have been digitized and improved to the point their own mothers wouldn’t recognize them! In the case of Playboy, that may even be the point. The problem is that the models that women are expected to aspire to be just don’t exist! But no doubt somebody out there has developed a product that will fix that for a hefty price!I’m probably not the person to talk to about nudity. As an artist who spent much of his youth sitting in drawing classes with nude models, The outside of the human body has lost a bit of it’s mystique for me. I really don’t go nuts over T&A! What turns me on is a woman that I can spend decades getting to know, who’s still capable of surprising me.
I own a dating site called Lovers-Quest.net and i approve membership myself. I have noticed a lot of people from the midwest that are swingers and nudists.
We probrably would have some nudist facilities in the kansas city area but too many people have nothing better to do that to impose thier views on other people.
Me personally a person should be allowed to do what they want so long as it does not hurt or harm other people.
From what i have seen nudists do not force thier ways on other people, but the nonnudists sure do force thier beliefs on the nudiests.
I can undestand not submitting kids to this lifestyle, but us adults should be able to participate in such activities.
What the midwest needs is someone willing to actually step up for the freedom of the people. Seems like more n more laws are being made where people cant do anything.
I would love to see clothing optional bars and what not open up. As far as the ugly people there is no such thing. Beauty is always in the eye of the beholder.
Well that is my 2 cents worth on the matter.
Since I don’t know of the study nor frame of reference w/any of the study subjects, I can’t give a fair analysis here. And just by reading comments made by others shows me how not only uncomfortable with nudity most are, but also how uncomfortable people are they with their ‘own’ bodies [been there...know it well!].
I feel what’s really important here [all the catty remarks aside]is the ‘bigger picture’ that there are people willing to subject and use themselves as test subjects for something as simple as nudity. Being nude was OK with the Indian populous until the good ‘ol Pilgrims interjected and ‘changed the rules.’
Whether this study is for something they believe in, for the money, for the sake of science, or just plain ‘ol exhibitionism is as relevant as my next sentence. What’s really important here is that mostly all the comments I’ve read have been derrogatory comments about the human body.I’ll bet a great portion of that study is about ‘positive body image’ rather than giving a bloody damn what other people look like nude, separating us as human beings even more due to what a persons’ body shape is all about, instead of putting ones egos aside[#1 ego=mental stimuli/upbrining #2 ego=clothes that were forced onto most as children]and seeing that being nude AND naked [2 totally different meanings here]around one another can be healthy, once a person gets passed their egos and the constant barrage of negative information and reaffirmation that family, society, government and religion give, contorting and sexualizing nudity, rather then embracing the positive aspects of ‘normalizing’ something we ALL HAVE and can relate to:THE NAKED HUMAN BODY.
Lighten up, folks! First off, studies like this one are done all time. You just don’t get to hear about them. Second, maybe, before you ‘let one loose’ directed at another person or persons, one ought to look into themselves first before casting dispersions or an “eeewe…ICK” toward another only trying to improve their lives as well as their self-esteem by finally becoming comfortable with their bodies.Nudity does not equate to sex!
A test for you…I dare ya…
1.Go to an Ocean [nude beach or not] or nudist colony.2.When you’re ready, take off your clothes. You’re in control here.3.Jump into the ocean, the pool or just lay out in the sun.4.Report back, because you NOW have ’some’ frame of reference of what it’s like to be a nudist and have both information and experience of substance to discuss, rather than an opinionated, unsubstantiated, full of fear comment.
Stay naked folks!
Richard EshooOwner/PresidentNudeNGayintheUSA