Nudists promote their cause at Paris's annual Humanity Festival

Record ID: 1356756

  • Title: Nudists promote their cause at Paris's annual Humanity Festival
  • Date: 14th September 2018
  • Summary: (SOUNDBITE) (French) VICE PRESIDENT OF PARIS'S NATURIST ASSOCIATION, CEDRIC AMATO, SAYING: "And today the definition of nudity, according to the law, is an exhibition of nudity, but today, in fact, we consider nudity a simple habit. We respect everyone." CROWD AT FESTIVAL (SOUNDBITE) (French) MEMBER OF PARIS'S NATURIST ASSOCIATION, JACQUES FRIMON, SAYING: "Today that has changed, we have a society of freedom, of living happily together in diversity and for that reason we will keep going and won't accept this ban of sorts on nudity, particularly in natural environments, in forests, beaches and so on. And today, we are ready to put in custody, or go to court for our rights." VISITORS WALKING PAST NUDIST STAND
  • Embargoed: 28th September 2018 20:33
  • Keywords: nudism naturism Paris humanity festival nudist naked naturist association public nudity
  • Location: PARIS, FRANCE
  • City: PARIS, FRANCE
  • Country: France
  • Topics: Living / Lifestyle,Society/Social Issues
  • Reuters ID: LVA00A8XLOWNT
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS NUDITY
    For Paris's nudists, the famous three-day Humanity Festival which began on Friday (September 14), is an opportunity to raise awareness of naturism and mingle with festival goers, without fear of legal consequences or ridicule.
    This is the third year the Paris Naturists Association have manned a stand at the Humanity Festival. Nudists in Paris have also been welcomed in an indoor swimming pool, a park, a restaurant and an art exhibition at the Palais de Tokyo.
    The naturists of Paris have been working hard to change the way the public regards naturism and say that a distinction should be made between indecent exposure and nudity, and that nudity should be normalized, not sexualized.
    The group says it not only promotes nudism but also equality between the sexes, respect for others and freedom to express oneself physically.
    The Paris Naturists Association counts more than 80,000 members. There are up to 2.6 million practitioners of nudism during the summer vacation in France, they said.
    The Humanity Festival has been running annually in Paris since 1930 and was started to fundraise for the communist newspaper L'Humanite. The festival attracts thousands of visitors and features, live music, debates and a wide variety of stands ranging from political, awareness raising and social justice groups, attracts thousands of visitors.
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