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Swingers Vs. Nudists In Florida (Of Course)

Posted by Brian Fairbanks

 

Check out the strategically-placed straws that aren't even strategically-placed.

Florida is in the Scanner news twice today, first with a condo solving the housing crisis by installing a new pool, and now with a resort that is facing a civil suit if it can't resolve issues between its original nudist members and infiltrating swingers.

The Caliente Resort & Spa

must cut off ties with Web sites that promote the swinger lifestyle, tighten control on the use of Caliente's name in event advertisements and where the ads are distributed, and get Caliente reinstated in the American Association for Nude Recreation.

Caliente is... also a full-time home for hundreds of people, many of whom objected to the swinger parties, called "Swingfest." They hired [an attorney and demand] the resort clean up its own image.

"If the reputation of the club changes to something more risque, people will worry about bringing their kids," Hathorn said Friday.

The resort refused to scale back what it called a brand campaign focused on "nontraditional nudists." Caliente intends to move forward in expanding our brand to nontraditional nudists and people who want to enjoy occasional skinny-dipping in luxury...

"They will realize they need to work together," Hathorn said Friday. "It's in everyone's best interests for the two entities to work together."

About the only thing we can say about all this is: why is anyone surprised that a nudist colony turns into a swinger's club? There's a very fine line between being naked with a group of people while keeping your hands to yourself and being naked with a group of people and having a full-blown orgy, no? 

Via St. Petersburg Times. 


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Comments

Nikki said:

As a naturalist I take offense at your remarks, I'm not a swinger, nor would I suddenly become one when surrounded by other naturalists. Really, are you so juvenile that you believe that people cannot be naked without indulging in animalistic sex parties?

June 23, 2008 11:49 AM

motoko said:

uhhhh...try going to a nude beach sometime. Trust me, that much jiggly naked humanity is really not very sexy. And even for the taut and toned, nudity doesn't have to be sexual, swingers resorts are fine, but there should be places where people can hang out in the buff if they choose without being ogled or propositioned.

June 24, 2008 1:07 AM

bobb88 said:

I've gone to nude beaches for many years. In many regards the environment is almost anti-sexual as people go out of their way to avoid anything that might be perceived as lude or sexual.  

But, having said that over the years I've seen plenty of sexual behavior too. It's usually confined to out of the way places.

June 24, 2008 2:11 PM

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Brian Fairbanks, the Senior National Political Correspondent for Hooksexup, is a filmmaker living in Brooklyn or New Orleans, depending on the season. He is a heavily-armed advocate of gun control.

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