This exposure has a normalizing effect. In the clothed world, a stretch mark is a "flaw." In a naturist setting, a stretch mark is simply a human feature—evident on the mother, the athlete, and the grandfather alike. Naturism demystifies the body. It proves that the "ideal" body sold to us by advertisers is a myth. By seeing the vast spectrum of normal humanity, individuals learn that their own bodies are not "wrong" or "weird," but simply human.