Editing Naturism (section)

== Controversy ==
Naturism is usually promoted as not being sexual, but there are resorts where social nudity is practised alongside [[exhibitionism]], [[voyeurism]], and other alternative lifestyles like [[Swinging (sexual practice)|swinging]]. Mainstream discourse around naturism sometimes conflates sexual and non-sexual variations, though family-oriented naturism organisations try to resist this stigma. Some naturist clubs have shifted to catering to swingers, and as a result may be expelled from mainstream naturist organizations,{{sfn|Blumetti|2019}} whilst some naturist villages, notably [[Cap d'Agde]], have been successfully overtaken by swingers and "[[libertine]]s".{{sfn|Lichfield|2010}} Others struggle with wanting to maintain a family image while being lax in behavior enforcements for fear of losing revenue and no longer being financially viable.{{sfn|Cinder|1998|p={{page needed|date=August 2024}}}} Attempts have been made to legislate naturist activity, such as children's summer camps.{{sfn|Lessig|2004}}

Many films and published materials in the middle decades of the 20th century were presented as documentaries of the naturist lifestyle. In fact this was largely a pretext to exploit a loophole in censorship laws restricting the exhibition of nudity.{{sfn|Sconce|2007|p={{page needed|date=August 2024}}}} Additionally, child pornography has been distributed under the guise of naturist media.{{sfn|Kolker|2021}} Precisely defining the distinction has proved challenging for law enforcers, as it depends on the subjective question of whether the purpose of the production is sexual.{{sfn|Kolker|2021}} Court cases attempting to differentiate naturist publications from pornography reach back almost a century.{{sfn|Murphy|Spear|2011|loc=Chapter 9 [https://books.google.com/books?id=flAU0cgjLkkC&pg=PT238 via Google Books]}}