An influencer posting a "body positive" nude (often filtered/posed) violates core naturist norms about non-sexualization and privacy.
Repeated exposure to non-judgmental social nudity desensitizes the brain to body anxiety. Shame thrives in secrecy; by exposing the body to the open air among peers, the shame evaporates.
If you are tired of fighting a war against your own reflection, if you are exhausted by the performative nature of online body love, consider the ancient, simple, radical act of taking off your clothes. You might just find that the body you have been trying to hide is actually the only passport you need to feel truly free. An influencer posting a "body positive" nude (often
Embracing body positivity through a naturist lifestyle isn't just about being naked; it’s about . It’s about rejecting the billion-dollar industry that profits off our insecurities.
Naturist spaces operate on a principle of equality. Without fashion brands or tailored clothing to signal socioeconomic status or fit into a specific subculture, people connect on a fundamentally human level. This equality fosters an environment where body judgment gives way to mutual respect. 3. Healing Trauma and Body Dysmorphia If you are tired of fighting a war
Body positivity advocates for the acceptance of all bodies, regardless of size, shape, skin tone, gender, or physical ability. It confronts the media-driven narrative that only a narrow sliver of human diversity is worthy of respect and admiration.
Body positivity often leads to "body neutrality"—the practice of valuing the body for what it can do rather than how it looks. Naturism naturally fosters body neutrality. When swimming, sunbathing, hiking, or playing volleyball without clothing, the focus shifts to physical sensations. The individual feels the sun on their skin, the breeze, and the cool water without restriction. The body becomes a vessel for experiencing nature and life, rather than an object to be looked at and judged. The Psychological Benefits of Combining Both Lifestyles and positive representation
The modern body positivity movement roots itself in the fat acceptance movement of the late 1960s. It evolved to challenge how society views and values physical bodies. The core premise is simple: all bodies deserve respect, dignity, and positive representation, regardless of size, shape, race, gender, ability, or appearance. Body positivity encourages people to love the skin they are in and rejects the idea that only certain body types are beautiful. What is Naturism?
After eight years of service, the XCOM Barracks is shutting down.
The XCOM Barracks was a place for XCOM 2 fans to upload, share, download, and rate their favorite custom characters for the game. Using the game's Character Pool, players could create, export, and import characters to be featured as the game's heroes and villains.
The XCOM Barracks was created by two college students and fans of the XCOM series when the game released in 2016. Since then, over one thousand characters were uploaded to the XCOM Barracks by the end of its lifespan.
After eight years of hosting and several major life and job changes, the site no longer functions quite as well as it used to, and we no longer have the bandwidth nor commitment to continue its upkeep. We believe, like all good things, the time has come for this site to end.
Nevertheless, we're tremendously proud of what we created, and we're incredibly honored to be a part of XCOM history. As a parting gift, the entire XCOM Barracks character archive is available (see links above) for download. The archive is sorted by user rating, starting with the highest rated characters in XCOM Barracks history. Each character .bin file contains an adjacent .json file which contains details for each character, including author and description.
An enormous THANK YOU to the hundreds of authors who shared their creations on the XCOM Barracks and users like you who have come to witness the best of what the community has to offer.
And of course, THANK YOU to Firaxis Games, 2K, and all the developers of the XCOM series, for the countless the memories of joy and grief brought by the game.
As always: Good luck, Commander. We will be watching.