When was it that nudity started being equated with weakness? Vulnerability, sure, we get that: if you’re naked, you’re exposed to the elements; and as Bruce Willis once taught us, when you’re barefoot it’s a bad idea to walk on broken glass. But the flip side is all those amphorae in the museums depicting the original Olympic games, where all the athletes competed in the nude. And what about those strapping classical statues? David v. Goliath? What about that island Wonder Woman came from — everyone trained naked there, didn’t they? (Not in the movie, maybe, but you just know they did when the cameras weren’t filming.)
We happen to believe that there is nothing weak about being naked, that nudity is a cause for pride and self-confidence, not fear or shame.
And when we get together as a group (as we recently did on our favorite rooftop sundeck), it’s an occasion for setting aside all those timid-woman cliches along with our clothes.
Having set them aside, what do we do then? We sun, we read, we snack; we do as we like. We make no apologies and ask no permission.
Even when the occasional refugee drops in from “man’s world,” there’s no question who’s in charge.
And we like to think that some of that extra self-confidence comes back with us into our daily lives even after the clothes go back on.
Do you feel proud naked — or would you like to? The summer’s not quite over yet, and even when it is, the fall usually has some warm days in it. Get in touch. Drop an email to toplesspulpfiction@gmail.com and tell us you’d like to be part of our grand adventure. We welcome body-positive women of every description.
Just call us Themyscira on the Hudson.
I don’t often question something I read in your posts, but does someone have to be in charge? How about using your wonderful activities to promote equality as well as empowerment? As a man I wouldn’t dream of trying to take charge of a group of women, and by the same token I wouldn’t want them to take charge of me either! But I still love you. 🙂
Equality is wonderful, and that’s certainly our goal for society at large. But at the same time, “A man’s home is his castle,” and if you choose to come into our home, we’re not equal there — you’re our guest, which is a wonderful thing to be, but we’re in charge. It’s particularly important for a group of people who have a history of NOT being in charge to have a space where they can be. You’ve heard the expression “a room of her own”? Well, this rooftop, when we’re on it, is a room of our own. This group we’ve created is a room of our own. We welcome a small number of respectful, trusted men into it, but there’s no question we’re in charge, and that’s something we’ll never apologize for, or have reason to.
Do the lepidopterist and the kattastrophist not join together?
They’ve sometimes attended events together. For instance: https://toplesspulp.com/2017/07/31/nothing-to-get-hung-about/
Nice to see the posts and recognize warm weather. Sunshine still making us happy.
There’s nothing weak about vulnerability, either. Just sayin.
Continuing the theme of Classical Greece, the girls of Sparta were put through a rigorous physical training regime featuring gymnastics and running. It was often done bare breasted, which was barely surprising as that part of Greece can get damned hot!
You ladies are continuing this fine tradition of putting the gymnos back into gymnasium. Rocking abs by the way.