Last June, Paris, France designated a soccer field-sized section of its Bois de Vincennes park as an area for nudists and sunbathers looking to enjoy some clothes-free fun. It was a great idea, but now a bunch of clothed “perverts” are ruining the fun by leering, attacking women and touching themselves while ogling the nudists. Ugh.
The two-acre stretch of land that permits nudity from April to October has warning signs saying that inappropriate behavior isn’t tolerated, but the signs aren’t stopping people from being creeps, reports Newsweek.
One nudist told Le Monde, “Voyeurs and exhibitionists come and bother the women, some masturbate in front of them, of course they are afraid [to use the nude area].” He added that police sometimes monitor the area, but typically won’t do anything unless they catch people having sex.
Even though the “perverts” are reportedly harassing women more than men, local city officials claim that the number of incidents is fairly low with few official complaints or arrests. All the same, they’ve pledged that police will step up patrols to curb any inappropriate behavior.
Matt Keeley of Newsweek writes, “According to the French Federation of Naturism, France is the world’s leading tourist destination for naturists. France attracts 2.6 million naturist tourists, with an additional 2.1 million native French naturists.”
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The Guardian says France already has 460 areas reserved for nude leisure, including 155 campsites and 73 beaches, making the country popular for naturists.
In November 2017, Paris saw the opening of O’Naturel, its first-ever nudist restaurant which featured mandatory reservations, $37 main courses and a locker room near the entrance where diners could leave their clothes.
“Only two things are required by law: The clients must not be seen from the outside, and people in the kitchen must remain fully clothed,” the owners said.
mr guy
I don’t believe you give a damn about the safety of women (let alone young girls) , Daniel. Or you and the LGBT media would cover Yaniv (and other Yanivs). Your shameful, cowardly silence—essentially COLLUSION at this point— is damaging our movement.
notasjw
Spare us your self righteous BS!
mr guy
^F U pedo-enabler
PinkoOfTheGange
What is wrong with a card game?
mountainmaat
How is this “queer NEWS”???
PinkoOfTheGange
slow news day exception i guess.
Brethmas
I often go there in Bois de Vincennes, I live not far.
Incidents are not so numerous to spoil the place. This paper is exagerated.
Most often, naturists are numerous enough to turn themselves wrong people away.
I saw plain clothed policemen arrest masturbating people.
Men are much more numerous that women among nude people. May be that’s reason…
redzebra1
Makes me want to go there. We need them in my city! Yaasss!
cubfredfrance
I was there last sunday and last monday and there aren’t really any woman. On Sunday, out of the 300 people there, there was maybe 5 woman. There are voyeurs but then they just stare. Happily ignore them and keep on doing whatever you were doing (listening to music, reading your book, chitchatting to your friends, etc.)
batesmotel
France was usually less uptight about nudity. I’ve been there and they go nude like it’s no big deal and I never saw leering or inappropriate mischief.
djmcgamester
This is why I think more family-oriented nude areas are better. Prevents this sort of thing from happening. Even with LGBT-oriented nude places, it’s usually limited to beaches and sexual activity is mostly “out of sight”.
Patrolling the area is a good idea. I’m not sure what police are supposed to do other than wait for something sexual to happen before intervening. What would be more interesting is if the police were there “undercover” so that they don’t stand out as the law. Unlikely, of course, but it would likely catch more people engaged in inappropriate behavior.
In the end, there are always going to be creepy perverts there to watch naked people. Either accept that or stay away. Masturbating in front of someone is a different story and, yes, the law should stop that from happening since it’s a public venue.
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
Freaks, like they haven’t invented a thingy yet where there are millions of pictures and videos of any kind of naked people ya can imagine….