Raise the Flag for Nudism

Have you considered how you could raise the flag?  No. We�re not talking about honoring Independence Day (but, by all means, please do honor the holiday.) We don�t mean the flag of the United States, or any country, or even a printed cloth representative of a nudist organization.

We mean, gets a conversation going about nudity.  Get someone thinking about nudism.  Get someone to take the first steps in doffing their clothes.  Raising the flag involves stepping out� if only a bit� to advance what Platypus readers enjoy.  There are hundreds of small ways to do this:

• Put a bumper sticker on one of your cars (even the one that sits in the driveway) about enjoying life without tan lines;
• Leave a nudist magazine or publication along with several others on your coffee table and see what discussions it prompts;
• Hang one of those signs about �skinny dipping after 5 p.m.� or �skinny dipping is okay� near your backyard pool;
• Send an article about the ten best nude beaches out in a Facebook post � along with the ten or twenty messages you send about a bunch of topics from your sports team�s success to a favorite recipe � so you don�t have to be too obvious;
• Let your toddler streak the backyard when good friends or family come by and be nonchalant about it;
• Serve that cold beer (or warm cup of coffee) to a visiting friend in a glass or mug with a clever slogan like �I�d rather be in my birthday suit� printed on it;
• Hang a tasteful nude on the wall of your den or other place where close friends gather;
• Give someone a birthday card that has nudists or cartoon bare butts.  You know the ones we mean!