Nude in Public, the WNBR

If you listened to some people or read some media reports, especially US based ones, you might think that being nude in public would cause alarm and distress and make the children frightened. Well it does nothing of the sort, nothing even remotely like it.
In fact, judging by the huge number of people yesterday who watched the London World Naked Bike Ride, nudity in public should be actively encouraged. It generated smiles, encouragement, and wholehearted support.
As all riders on the London WNBR find, the reception by the public is wonderful, the shouts of encouragement, waves, smiles and photos etc. all show just how wrong are the tiny minority of complainers.
At the finish of the ride yesterday, I wondered off still nude to photograph the nearby Great War memorials. Passers-by including families with children took no notice, not something you would expect to find reported in the media.
Many many thanks to all the organisers, stewards and everyone else who helps to make the WNBR take place, it perhaps does more for acceptance of social nudity than anything else, long may it live.