It would appear Skinbook has annoyed as many people as they have members – with rejection rates somewhere around the 90% range (can’t remember where we read that, but from memory it was 10000 members for every 150000 applicants), it would seem the site is splitting community views!!

So, this article that recently appeared on the Nudiarist site is an interesting analysis of why Skinbook seems to be so popular, and also causing so much angst!!

The problem with Skinbook is that it was founded upon shame, by people who admit to being embarrassed by their nude lifestyles and were uncomfortable on Facebook. 25 year-old co-founder Karl Maddocks also expresses some disgust for “elderly guys in sandals” at a nudist “colony”. Such age discrimination is not only troubling, it’s contrary to all accepted nudist and naturist philosophies. Maddocks also inferred that nudity should be primarily for the young and fit, admitting in a Times interview that “he works out regularly and that part of the joy of stripping off in his twenties is “we’re all going to look crap naked one day”.

Check out the article, well worth the read!!

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