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Sex and hippies, as subjects, naturally
seem to go together. Whether we're discussing nudity in general,
uninhibited sex and more, a person can't think of hippies and not
eventually turn his/her mind to free love and flower power.
Some history about hippies might help.
In our history there have been groups of nature worshippers, nudists,
hippies, vegetarians, health conscious yoga stretching free love people,
and all the cliché exchanges people make about hippies.
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"The
concept of "Free Love" as expressed by hippies, didn't
just appear overnight. It's a philosophy with roots deep in
human consciousness. It just needs a little encouragement to
surface. And that encouragement appeared in the 1960s in the
form of new knowledge about human sexuality, "the
pill", psychedelic drugs, and a counter-culture which
rejected the conservative ways and embraced individual
freedom."
"The only
unnatural sexual act is that which you cannot perform."
- Alfred Kinsey
Take
a trip down 60's Lane with Hippy.com
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To revisit the long form history of
hippies, read this incredibly informative page from the same site, quoted
above. The culmination of data on this topic here is mind boggling
and can certainly change one's perception of the evolution of the hippy
movement. It's a fantastic source.
Hippy
Roots and the Perennial Subculture
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With the idiotic notion that
rock and roll promoted deviant sexual behaviour, "establishment"
geezers let loose on the world of the flower child, all the hatred for the
lack of initiative for freedom in their own lives. Freud said that
we get angry at that which we ourselves want. The movement of hippies in
North America during the 60's and early 70's led the way for many of the
new age and health movements we have today.
Nudism still lingers, bigger
and more naked than ever. Vegetarians still gather at the soy isle
in the whole foods store, but today we have vegans too.
You don't hear much about
hippy sex anymore. HIV and the unsafeness of it has left the idea of
sexual freedom out in the cold without a condom. Pairing off seems
to have taken a decidedly sharp upturn for hippies of both the past and
present, allowing the lifestyle and subculture aspects of being a hippy
without jeopardizing their health.
The Summer of Love is over.
We'll never see anything like that again. Hopefully our future
doesn't dim the light of Hippidom too much.
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Copyright 2005
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