Anna
2011-03-29 00:14:08 UTC
When It comes to Lupin Lodge there are TWO separate BDSM groups who
use the place as their home venue.
One of these groups call themselves "Masters and slaves Together of
Santa Clara County" or MAsT for short.
They hold a monthly meeting (First Sunday of the month at 7pm) at
Lupin Lodge with a "yurt" for "play" after the meeting.
Now the second group is an "animal play" group. They have a monthly
event at Lupin Lodge
http://tinyurl.com/furrypartyapr2011
They also seem to have an semi-annual "fox hunt" on the grounds of
Lupin Lodge
Nudiarist to his credit has on his blog been focusing on this crisis.
Below is his latest blog post focusing on the so called "fox hunt"
event.
http://nudiarist.blogspot.com/2011/03/update-erotic-fetish-event-still.html
http://tinyurl.com/6jlpql6
Despite a declaration that erotic fetish groups would "never be
welcome" at Lupin Lodge, the "Northern California Human Fox Hunt" is
scheduled to take place on the grounds of the Los Gatos nudist resort
May 6-8, 2011.
All animal role players will be welcome to explore their inner
animal in a beautiful, outdoor natural setting. Our clothing optional
venue provides a safe, sane, and consensual environment for you to
romp about as you please. ALL ANIMAL role players are welcomed:
puppies, ponies, foxes, furries, and mythical beasts! And, of course,
their human trainers and friends.
There will be outdoor space for lunge, cart pulling, an indoor
BDSM play space, and a large forested area for the hunt. This year,
all hunters are encouraged to participate in the Hunt Tea following
the rigors of the hunt. Hunters can enjoy tea service on the veranda,
with their pups at their feet and their ponies on their leads.
Commemorative awards will be provided.
This is how a "Human Fox Hunt" is described:
The Human Fox Hunt is a live-action role playing game of whit and
prowess where a human fox attempts to outwhit teams of human hunting
dogs, ponies, hunters, handlers, and trainers in an outdoor setting.
The hunt takes on a kinky bent where the team that captures the fox
gets to negotiate a BDSM scene to simulate the ritualized
dismemberment of the fox in the spirit of the bloodsport of fox
hunting.
Lupin Lodge professes on its web site that "nudity and sex are
different human experiences", and parents "can relax knowing that the
others in our family environment share their concern for the
inviolability of all children".
Not only is Lupin Lodge allowing BDSM groups onto the grounds to
practice their sexual fetishes out in the open, they are offering
special rates for admission, lodging, camping and food.
Susan Weaver, President of the American Association for Nude
Recreation (AANR), is well aware of the openly sexual activities
taking place at Lupin Lodge, and AANR-West was designated to
investigate. Weaver responded by stating that their are procedures in
place for dealing with such issues, and that no "recommendation has
yet been received from the region".
The self-styled "credible" voice for nude recreation was informed of
the fetish groups at Lupin in May of 2010, and such a slow response
begs the question as to whether of not the national organization has
the backbone to actually stand up to one of nudism's most storied
resorts.
Nicky Hoffman-Lee, co-owner of The Naturist Society, has declined to
comment on this situation at Lupin Lodge, which is the announced site
of the 2011 TNS Western Gathering on August 11-14. The venue was also
featured as the cover story in the Winter 2010 issue of the TNS
publication "Nude and Natural" commemorating the venue's 75th
anniversary, so any public acknowledgement of the sexual events taking
place at Lupin Lodge would be a huge embarrassment to the
organization.
The people at AANR and TNS are not stupid. They know full well that
Lupin Lodge is marketing to BDSM groups, but they are hoping that
members either don't know about these fetish events, or that they
simply don't care.
Both AANR and TNS advertise their affiliated resorts as being true to
the definitions of nudism and naturism, free from having sexually-
charged atmospheres. No doubt that Lee Baxandall is rolling over in
his grave when one of the premier naturist resorts in the United
States is hosting "puppies, ponies, foxes, furries, and mythical
beasts", with people getting their sexual kinks on by wearing leather
and pulling carts around the grounds, where "hunters" can enjoy "tea
service on the veranda, with their pups at their feet and their ponies
on their leads", and a "Fur Ball" is taking place in the main
restaurant where "local furries and kinksters are welcome to mix and
kick it up".
AANR and TNS have to speak the truth on this issue which is central to
the state of nudism today, and has a direct affect on the future.
Either this sort of fetish marketing needs to stop, or the
organizations need to re-define what is acceptable at their affiliated
clubs and breathe a little honesty into the discussion. Merely trying
to keep a lid on this, or pretend it is not actually happening, is
unacceptable.
I strongly urge nudists and naturist everywhere to let their voices be
heard. Either you support the presence of BDSM, swinger and other
erotic lifestyle groups at traditional nudist venues, or you don't.
Either nudism and naturism must be defended for what it has been over
the past century, or it must evolve and merge with a rapidly growing
adult erotic segment of society which represents open sexuality and a
kink lifestyle.
It's time for nudist and naturist organizations to stop the deception
and speak the truth. Oscar Wilde once said that truth is "rarely pure
and never simple". Certainly AANR and TNS are struggling internally
with the Lupin situation, and understandably so. But enough is enough.
Time to stand up for the truth and let the chips fall where they may.
Screenshots of the Human Fox Hunt, as well as AANR and TNS contact
information appear below.
AANR
Tel: 800-TRY-NUDE
407-933-2064
Fax: 407-933-7577
Email: try-***@aanr.com
Email: ***@aanr.com
THE NATURIST SOCIETY
Tel: 800-886-7230
Fax: 920-426-5184
Email: ***@naturistsociety.com
use the place as their home venue.
One of these groups call themselves "Masters and slaves Together of
Santa Clara County" or MAsT for short.
They hold a monthly meeting (First Sunday of the month at 7pm) at
Lupin Lodge with a "yurt" for "play" after the meeting.
Now the second group is an "animal play" group. They have a monthly
event at Lupin Lodge
http://tinyurl.com/furrypartyapr2011
They also seem to have an semi-annual "fox hunt" on the grounds of
Lupin Lodge
Nudiarist to his credit has on his blog been focusing on this crisis.
Below is his latest blog post focusing on the so called "fox hunt"
event.
http://nudiarist.blogspot.com/2011/03/update-erotic-fetish-event-still.html
http://tinyurl.com/6jlpql6
Despite a declaration that erotic fetish groups would "never be
welcome" at Lupin Lodge, the "Northern California Human Fox Hunt" is
scheduled to take place on the grounds of the Los Gatos nudist resort
May 6-8, 2011.
All animal role players will be welcome to explore their inner
animal in a beautiful, outdoor natural setting. Our clothing optional
venue provides a safe, sane, and consensual environment for you to
romp about as you please. ALL ANIMAL role players are welcomed:
puppies, ponies, foxes, furries, and mythical beasts! And, of course,
their human trainers and friends.
There will be outdoor space for lunge, cart pulling, an indoor
BDSM play space, and a large forested area for the hunt. This year,
all hunters are encouraged to participate in the Hunt Tea following
the rigors of the hunt. Hunters can enjoy tea service on the veranda,
with their pups at their feet and their ponies on their leads.
Commemorative awards will be provided.
This is how a "Human Fox Hunt" is described:
The Human Fox Hunt is a live-action role playing game of whit and
prowess where a human fox attempts to outwhit teams of human hunting
dogs, ponies, hunters, handlers, and trainers in an outdoor setting.
The hunt takes on a kinky bent where the team that captures the fox
gets to negotiate a BDSM scene to simulate the ritualized
dismemberment of the fox in the spirit of the bloodsport of fox
hunting.
Lupin Lodge professes on its web site that "nudity and sex are
different human experiences", and parents "can relax knowing that the
others in our family environment share their concern for the
inviolability of all children".
Not only is Lupin Lodge allowing BDSM groups onto the grounds to
practice their sexual fetishes out in the open, they are offering
special rates for admission, lodging, camping and food.
Susan Weaver, President of the American Association for Nude
Recreation (AANR), is well aware of the openly sexual activities
taking place at Lupin Lodge, and AANR-West was designated to
investigate. Weaver responded by stating that their are procedures in
place for dealing with such issues, and that no "recommendation has
yet been received from the region".
The self-styled "credible" voice for nude recreation was informed of
the fetish groups at Lupin in May of 2010, and such a slow response
begs the question as to whether of not the national organization has
the backbone to actually stand up to one of nudism's most storied
resorts.
Nicky Hoffman-Lee, co-owner of The Naturist Society, has declined to
comment on this situation at Lupin Lodge, which is the announced site
of the 2011 TNS Western Gathering on August 11-14. The venue was also
featured as the cover story in the Winter 2010 issue of the TNS
publication "Nude and Natural" commemorating the venue's 75th
anniversary, so any public acknowledgement of the sexual events taking
place at Lupin Lodge would be a huge embarrassment to the
organization.
The people at AANR and TNS are not stupid. They know full well that
Lupin Lodge is marketing to BDSM groups, but they are hoping that
members either don't know about these fetish events, or that they
simply don't care.
Both AANR and TNS advertise their affiliated resorts as being true to
the definitions of nudism and naturism, free from having sexually-
charged atmospheres. No doubt that Lee Baxandall is rolling over in
his grave when one of the premier naturist resorts in the United
States is hosting "puppies, ponies, foxes, furries, and mythical
beasts", with people getting their sexual kinks on by wearing leather
and pulling carts around the grounds, where "hunters" can enjoy "tea
service on the veranda, with their pups at their feet and their ponies
on their leads", and a "Fur Ball" is taking place in the main
restaurant where "local furries and kinksters are welcome to mix and
kick it up".
AANR and TNS have to speak the truth on this issue which is central to
the state of nudism today, and has a direct affect on the future.
Either this sort of fetish marketing needs to stop, or the
organizations need to re-define what is acceptable at their affiliated
clubs and breathe a little honesty into the discussion. Merely trying
to keep a lid on this, or pretend it is not actually happening, is
unacceptable.
I strongly urge nudists and naturist everywhere to let their voices be
heard. Either you support the presence of BDSM, swinger and other
erotic lifestyle groups at traditional nudist venues, or you don't.
Either nudism and naturism must be defended for what it has been over
the past century, or it must evolve and merge with a rapidly growing
adult erotic segment of society which represents open sexuality and a
kink lifestyle.
It's time for nudist and naturist organizations to stop the deception
and speak the truth. Oscar Wilde once said that truth is "rarely pure
and never simple". Certainly AANR and TNS are struggling internally
with the Lupin situation, and understandably so. But enough is enough.
Time to stand up for the truth and let the chips fall where they may.
Screenshots of the Human Fox Hunt, as well as AANR and TNS contact
information appear below.
AANR
Tel: 800-TRY-NUDE
407-933-2064
Fax: 407-933-7577
Email: try-***@aanr.com
Email: ***@aanr.com
THE NATURIST SOCIETY
Tel: 800-886-7230
Fax: 920-426-5184
Email: ***@naturistsociety.com