Piercing and French Resorts
Pet...@now.com
My wife & I have visited the West coast of France for several years.
This year we are going to camp on the South coast with some freinds of
ours. The problem is that our freinds both have genital piercings and
I am concerned that we could turn up at campsites and have problems.
Does anyone know of any campsites that do not allow piercing so we can
avoid them?
Also where would be some nice places to visit?
Thanks
Pete
Mike Hopkins
In article <34f9951e...@news.virgin.net>, Pet...@now.com writes
I have never known it to be the slightest problem in any of the UK clubs
or beaches I have visited and so I guess that it is unlikely to be a
problem in France.
--
Mike Hopkins - wear a smile if nothing else
(If replying direct, please change "co-uk" to "co.uk")
Tone
On Sat, 28 Feb 1998 22:53:02 GMT, Pet...@now.com wrote:
>My wife & I have visited the West coast of France for several years.
>This year we are going to camp on the South coast with some freinds of
>ours. The problem is that our freinds both have genital piercings and
>I am concerned that we could turn up at campsites and have problems.
yep, catching them on branches might be a bit sore
>
>Does anyone know of any campsites that do not allow piercing so we can
>avoid them?
campsites ??? or Naturist clubs ?? There are some Naturist clubs in
the UK that frown upon piercing, and though I do not like them I would
not consider a ban a very nice thing to do
>
>Also where would be some nice places to visit?
The local vineyards, for a little wine tasting
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Brian
Mike Hopkins wrote in message ...
>In article <34f9951e...@news.virgin.net>, Pet...@now.com writes
. The problem is that our freinds both have genital piercings and
>>I am concerned that we could turn up at campsites and have problems.
>>
>>Does anyone know of any campsites that do not allow piercing so we can
>>avoid them?
>>
>>Also where would be some nice places to visit?
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>Pete
>Some piercings make my balls shrink just to think of them! Nevertheless,
>I have never known it to be the slightest problem in any of the UK clubs
>or beaches I have visited and so I guess that it is unlikely to be a
>problem in France.
>--
>Mike Hopkins - wear a smile if nothing else
>(If replying direct, please change "co-uk" to "co.uk")
>
All of the uk naturists clubs that I have visited in the last few years
clearly state in their rules that body piercings are not allowed.
Terryphi
In article <888825035.9001.0...@news.demon.co.uk>, "Brian"
<br...@rushprint.demon.co.uk> writes:
>All of the uk naturists clubs that I have visited in the last few years
>clearly state in their rules that body piercings are not allowed.
My club does not. This is a myth put about by entrepreneurs who have an obvious
vested interest in portraying democratically run, non-profit-making, members'
clubs as boring and narrow-minded ( unlike their expensive establishments, of
course!)
Terry Phillips
Brian
Terryphi wrote in message <19980302160...@ladder03.news.aol.com>...
This is not a myth I have read the rules with my own eyes.
Dave Stanford
"Brian" <br...@rushprint.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>Mike Hopkins wrote in message ...
>>In article <34f9951e...@news.virgin.net>, Pet...@now.com writes
>. The problem is that our freinds both have genital piercings and
>>>I am concerned that we could turn up at campsites and have problems.
>>>
>>>Does anyone know of any campsites that do not allow piercing so we can
>>>avoid them?
>>>
>>>Also where would be some nice places to visit?
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>Pete
>>Some piercings make my balls shrink just to think of them! Nevertheless,
>>I have never known it to be the slightest problem in any of the UK clubs
>>or beaches I have visited and so I guess that it is unlikely to be a
>>problem in France.
>>--
>>Mike Hopkins - wear a smile if nothing else
>>(If replying direct, please change "co-uk" to "co.uk")
>>
>
>All of the uk naturists clubs that I have visited in the last few years
>clearly state in their rules that body piercings are not allowed.
>
The wearing of body jewellery was effectively made illegal at the naturist
resort of Cap d'Agde by a new By-law during December 1994. This was introduced
by the new Mayor of Agde following adverse publicity in the French media about
sexual activities at the resort. The aim was to clean up the resort and attract
more families despite the lack of facilities for children. I believe that other
South of France naturist camp sites and resorts have similar restrictions to Cap
d'Agde so it is worth while checking before visiting them. I understand that the
heavy handed policing at Cap d'Adge has eased since 1995 but is now very sexist
with men being the main targets of any reprimands.
Article 2 of the By-law states:
"It is Strictly forbidden to wear or show , in public places, or places open to
the public, or places visible to any area to which the public has access, any
type of jewellery, even fixed firmly to the body, or clothing of a pornographic
nature or associated with exhibitionism or could be an encouragement to
pornography or exhibitionism."
It is a shame that the authorities decided to introduce the new By-law which has
alienated many genuine naturists through out the World who were not involved in
the sexual activities they were trying to control.
Dave Stanford
Stuart Grant
Does body piercings include ears? Wearing of body jewellery is what is
sometimes discouraged. Can't they shed the metal along with their
clothes?
Stuart Grant
Tim Forcer
Dave Stanford wrote:
>Brian wrote:
>>Mike Hopkins wrote:
>>>Pet...@now.com wrote:
>>>...
>>...
>The wearing of body jewellery was effectively made
>illegal at the naturist resort of Cap d'Agde by a
>...
According to recent reports (eg current Sunlovers!) piercings are VERY
common at Cap d'Agde.
Tim Forcer t...@ecs.soton.ac.uk
Department of Electronics & Computer Science
The University of Southampton, UK
The University is not responsible for my opinions
Tone
But ears arent pornographic, well , Gary Lineker excepted that is
Dave Stanford
Tim Forcer <t...@ecs.soton.ac.uk.nojunk> wrote:
The "Moods Of The Beach" article in issue 5 of Sunlovers does not support your
view as it states "A FEW people were pierced and wore jewellery through their
ears, nose, nipples, belly buttons, cocks and cunts; although the Cap d'Agde
police are likely to arrest exhibitionists". The other reports I have seen
recently about Cap d'Agde either didn't mention piercings or were old articles
relating to the situation prior to 1995.
Sunlovers goes on to say in the next paragraph "Between June and September
pornographic behaviour and exhibitionism will be reprimanded because the number
of families frequenting the quarter is taken into account". Whilst the paragraph
was about lovemaking in the dunes the principle will also apply to the wearing
of genital jewellery and erotic clothing.
My holiday at Cap d'Agde during July 1995 was spoilt by the changes in the laws
which forced me to wear clothes whilst in the naturist quarter as I am pierced,
it also caused me to have a brush with the police over clothing I wore one
evening that would have been accepted previous years. I will not be going there
again until friends that visit the resort regularly can assure me that piercings
are no longer illegal.
Dave Stanford
msouthg
In article <34fed95c...@news.demon.co.uk>, Tone
<To...@antb.demon.co.uk> writes
>On Tue, 03 Mar 1998 00:30:28 GMT, Stuart Grant <s...@mcmail.com>
wrote:
>
>>Does body piercings include ears? Wearing of body jewellery is what
is
>>sometimes discouraged. Can't they shed the metal along with their
>>clothes?
>>Stuart Grant
>
>But ears arent pornographic, well , Gary Lineker excepted that is
>
When I started reading this thread I did think it would be absurd to
include ears (where I have my only piercing), given that so many women
have pierced ears.
People wear or don't wear clothes for a variety of reasons: warmth,
comfort, modesty, whereas jewellery must surely be primarily for
adornment or exhibitionism[1]. So the argument for removing clothes to
get back to nature would also apply to jewellery.
Personally, I couldn't give a toss what people do as long as no one
unwillingly gets hurt and it isn't "in my face".
Some of the jewellery might even come in handy if you ran short of tent
pegs :-)
[1] I did hear that sailors wore gold earrings so that, in the event their
body was washed up on a foreign shore, there would be something to
pay for a decent burial.
--
Mick Southgate MAG: 11034
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Tone
On Thu, 5 Mar 1998 03:39:54 +0000, msouthg <Mi...@nospam.demon.co.uk>
wrote:
>Personally, I couldn't give a toss what people do as long as no one
>unwillingly gets hurt and it isn't "in my face".
my sentiments exacty, but arent genital piercings done for a purely
sexual reason ??. I can see no other use for them
>
>Some of the jewellery might even come in handy if you ran short of tent
>pegs :-)
You could also hang your toilet paper on them !!!!
>
>[1] I did hear that sailors wore gold earrings so that, in the event their
>body was washed up on a foreign shore, there would be something to
>pay for a decent burial.
THATS why captain Pugwash has those HUGE earings then ???
mikedoyl...@gmail.com
I have 16 piercings,genital and otherwise,and 6 tattoos genital and otherwise,which I have acquired over the last some 10 years,and I have never been reprimanded for displaying them all at this Resort,either on the beach or in the bars etc.
I think that these days a more relaxed attitude is taken over this sort of adornment as it is more prevalent these days plus there are now Discrimination Laws in the EU - U.K. Clubs take note !
There are of course some French resorts where it is frowned upon and where you are made to feel uncomfortable with your adornments - so it's leave or brazen it out !
I also visit a Resort in Fuerteventura (Canary Island),where I am accepted without any problem.
Disapproval is in the eye of the beholder !! - and if they don't like it they should look the other way !
My piercings / tats are for my own enjoyment no one else's!
mikedoyl...@gmail.com
Dario Western
Dario Western
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Tim