Angela Shelton: Naturist Child and Sexual Abuse on the Ricki

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Angela Shelton - growing up as a naturist child:
She was there discussing her 2004 documentary Searching For Angela Shelton. The film's
main subject is sexual abuse, inspired by her own abuse as a kid, supposedly from her dad
and stepmother.
She begins her story on the Ricki show, and among the first things she says is, (this is not
verbatim, by the way, but close enough.) We were that ordinary, perfect family with the white
picket fence and we also went to naturist resorts.
Jordan Addresses Concerns From Naturists About AANR continues with her story, and I
never heard naturist resorts mentioned again. I even located another post that says her
father told her, I made stupid errors about the naturist colony and the running around with
your clothes away
However, despite the fact that there was never any link specifically made between
naturismand molestation, her accidental opinion in her opening greatly indicated that there's
an obvious one.
Angela Shelton, actress who grew up as a naturist
I believed it was entirely irresponsible and misleading. As if ALL children who go to nudist
resorts are automatic targets of sexual abuse. There's a huge difference between a family-
friendly nudist resort and an orgy!
One is a place where adults go to have sex. The other is a place for people of ages to enjoy
leisurely actions while naked. A awfully mistaken thought is that nudity is just sexual. When
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society off his / her diaper and exclaims, I'm nakey, it is never for any sexual purpose. It is
because it is natural. Nude Run And My Struggles With Body Image haven't been taught that
it's bad or shameful to be naked. I think this healthy approach shouldn't be stomped on. That
is part of what contributes to body shame and phobia.
I may also understand how her private views of nudism and nudist resorts would be a
negative one. Particularly if it were directly linked to her abuse.
But to imply that the two are mechanically linked is what I have an problem with. A kid is no
more likely to be abused nude than they're clothed. Of all the awful stories I Have learned in
the news about similar occurrences, I've never heard one talking about naturism.
This reminds me of something I saw on a nudist website (can't recall the specific site) where
someone posed the question, Are Not you worried that someone may see your child and
need to damage him or her in some way? and the answer was so spot on: Of course! But
that is because I'm a mother, not because my child is unclothed. In the words of every Family
Feud contestant ever: Great Response!
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