Boys' swimming lessons conducted in the nude in decades past -- how common? What was that like?
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The boys couldn't wear swimming trunks because the fibers supposedly did something to the filter.  What the difference was with the girls' suits, I don't know. \n\nBut at that time, believe it or not, it seemed like the most natural thing, and it wasn't a cause to think "pedophiles" or something like that.  Today, you can take pictures of your children in the bathtub, and be threatened with arrest.  Isn't that a little overreacting?  \n\nProbably some of those who did it were uncomfortable, but in general it was natural and nobody thought anything of it. \n\nHow times have changed....
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I'm not sure if there is alot or not, I know that I wear them everyday under all my boy clothes. I've hooked up with my fair share of girls and most of them seem very surprised by it, as if it was something unusal to them.
861358
Ok. So I was 13 and i went to a slumber party which wsas  a boy-girl one. And we had fun but at the end of the night we played a game. The person who drew a 6 out of a hat had to dance naked with a boy who choose 7. I choose 6! I removed my bra and underwear infront of 16 girls and 18 boys! suddenly slow music came on and i had 2 dance with my crush naked! Everyone spread a rumer about how big and sexy my boobs were! that was soooo embarrrassong! \n\nAnother one: When we were playing truth or dare and i had to \njump in the pool naked. but when i returned they took my clothes and threw them away! \n\n3rd one: when my bra fell on the ground and the boys used it as sling shots!
1101937
There were plenty of people when I went through boot camp with Navy that problems swimming (one girl had never been in a pool).  They teach you!  They'll spend as much time teaching you as they have to.
547849
i'm a swimmer, but of course i am a girl. guys should wear speedos, which makes them faster. some guys even shave their whole body to become faster.
1041735
You'll be surprised later from what you've learned.  Never too old to learn more about being "comfortable" in and around water.\nClassmates younger?  Get a friend to join you, or ignore them...they'll adore you for it!  Show no fear, have courage, and you'll be their idol!!
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Not me personally but when I was 6th grade I had a goegraphy teacher that had like an office type room attached but private from the class romm and all the girls in the class I was friends with one by one confided in me that he had brought them back there tucked thier shirts in for them made advances towards them and touched them innaproprietly and I reported it to the asst principle in a few weeks I was called out of my class I didn't know what for next thing I knew I was in a Van on my why to the Community Center for my city where I had to testify against my teacher for what I was told he then was not in school ever again after that day.
525929
yea...i remember my now exboyfriend laying on a bed and me and my friends made him get naked so we could make sure he wasn't "sick". then, it switched and i was on the bed naked while they drew all over me with permanent markers....that was quite the story for mom to hear from a 5 year old.
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It depends this is a tricky one and something I was actually discussing the other day. I dont think that it is appropriate for kids to be wearing thongs, or bikkinis, or ten year olds running around naked in public.\n\nHowever, what if this child was brought up with parents who believe in nudism, whos parents attend specific places which are closed to outsiders like beaches, they are used to it they have been brought up with it and there is nothing leud at all going on its just going on with out clothes, then perhaps not.\n\nHowever since this is not usually the situation in general i would say no, its not.
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Don't worry about taking showers naked - you can always wear a bikini or something if you're quite conscious about how you look. I'm a guy and I took showers in the communal bath when I was doing my National Service (and no one said a thing). I think it's different in high school, everyone definitely gets a singular stall instead of bathing together... (this ain't prison!) =p
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In our culture as it is, no.  We are far to caught up in sexual politics for that to work.  If we lived in a culture that didn't work so hard to separate boys and girls as young children, and try to make us all ashamed of our bodies, maybe boys & girls could be naked around each other without it becoming sexual.  But we don't live in that culture.
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I'm a woman now, but yes. I did have boys over occasionally when I was young. The main rule was don't close the door all the way. That doesn't mean anyone snooped on us, it was just a precaution and a measure of prevention. I was not allowed to formally date (actually go somewhere without supervision) until I was 16. That was for a few reasons. First, so that I had time to mature a bit, and second, so that if anything happened, I was old enough to drive on my own.
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NO!!! i am a competitive swimmer <16 years old>... i swim over 21 hours a week (thats about 55- 65 km) and i bike to school every day (another about 20 mins a day) and i am super health and not to shabby looking either
527316
Oh my god, your gym teacher is so obviously gay! Make sure you don't drop the soap or use the same towel, you might catch it too.
811183
Nothing weird about it at all.  We were born that way after all.  Sure clothes have their part in today's society but if you're comfortable being naked and not trying to offend anyone then go for it.  In most parts of the world public nudity has been legislated against with small locations where it is acceptable.  Just pick your locations carefully and enjoy!
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Wow that was a looooong time ago :-)  I reckon I was 12 or 13, and it was relatively sweet and innocent - a pretty blonde girl (like the girlfriend I had on and off as a kid), sunshine, tall grass... that kind of thing.  Not the unnatural practices I fantasise about these days!  Ho ho ho...  ;-)
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Have a look at this section of the article which is very well written and researched.  \n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudism#History_of_nudism