Clothing optional

We all know it. Clothing optional. Many are proponents, many are opponents. I find my own stance on it shifting.

I once read a comment by someone, stating:

A clothing optional beach is like serving burgers in a vegetarian restaurant

At that time I agreed with that. I've come to see it differently. The above statement, for me, says that the place is not a vegetarian restaurant any more. It's a clothed restaurant with clothing-optional dishes.

That's not the way it should be. I am sure lots of c-o beaches are beyond that, where nude and clothed-minded folks can coexist happily and accept each other, but the way the world is developing now, where nudity is more and more 'under fire', this might become less and less common.

Do you have experience with this? Have you encountered problems at clothing optional places, where the clothed are taking over and making things hard on the natural folks?

I'm avoiding clothing optional areas. Somehow it doesn't feel right with me, mixing the two. The chances, especially these days, of people coming out to just gawk and perhaps even take sneaky pictures, are just too much for my peace of mind. And yes, that's sad.