Public Nudity acceptable or not?

As I understand it, it doesn't become illegal to be naked in public in the UK until you 'Outrage Public Decency,' that is, 'until some prudish person claims offence and calls the police.'

However, the Health and Safety Executive has much more stringent regulations in place that would definitely make nudity around food preparation/display and sale areas a definite no-no for hygiene reasons.

On the subject of male self control...the very first time I went skinny dipping as a teenager I was worried I'd get wood and frighten the girls. It just didn't happen, or even threaten to happen.
 
luchog said:
If a clothed person has bad hygiene, it will smell bad/make things miserable for a while, but when they leave, the smell should dissipate.

If a nudist has bad hygiene (especially in the bathroom...e.g. doesn't wipe properly, or if they're male they don't, ahem, shake) then that material can potentially be left behind on bus seats (or, if its crowded, on the clothing of people they're pressed up against). I suspect that there would be much less chance of transfer if the individual were wearing at least underwear.
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You clearly haven't spent much time on busses frequented by the homeless.

They tend to leave stuff behind regardless of how much clothing they wear.
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Yes, I'm sure certain 'dirty' homeless people can leave stuff behind.

However:

- I doubt most homeless people would be going naked anyways. After all, going naked all the time is impractical, and without a place to store clothes you'd probably have to wear your clothing. Thus, its not just a case of either/or (either naked people or dirty homeless people)... you'd have both the homeless, and the non-homeless, naked (and perhaps rude) people.

- Even if the homeless decided to go naked, if the person has such bad hygiene to leave stuff behind when clothed, there's a pretty good chance they'd be leaving stuff behind if naked too

My opinion is that as gross as that is, someone farting on a bus seat sans clothing would be worse.
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Two words: "Tuberculosis". Read that again.

I happen to live on the edge of one of the worst tuberculosis hot spots in the US. Every wonder why so many cities have laws prohibting spitting on the sidewalk? I'll give you a hint, it's not about the aesthetics.
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Good point.

Of course, even in a 'tuberculosis hot spot', not everyone who spits is going to transmit the bacteria. On the other hand, even the healthiest person is capable of leaving behind stains (and dangerous bacteria) from farting

Also, from what I understand (although feel free to correct me if I'm wrong) the disease is transmitted by water droplets at the time of spitting (so, any spit left behind on the floor may not be a problem). On the other hand, any stains left behind from naked people are going to be a problem for a while.
 
dafydd said:
I go to a mixed (family) sauna and I have yet to see an erection.Not that I'm looking for one.
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quarky said:
In hundreds of visits to nude beaches, I have never seen an erection. Never.
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This is a 3rd hand anecdote so take it for what you will...

Had a friend who used to be part of a naturist club... Their group would organize nude swims, etc.

Yes, most people were well behaved. However, she did tell me that she observed one guy who was, ahem, pleasuring himself while in the hot tub.

Now, a case could be made that "if nudity were more common he wouldn't have been turned on/used the situation as a peep show"; however, like I said, it would probably take years before society changes to make that the norm. (This is in Canada by the way... legally, women are allowed to go topless, but its not a common social thing yet.)
 
The average human body is a fat bloated disgusting thing.
Covering up the acres of jiggling celluite is a public mandate.
But there can be exceptions.
 
madurobob said:
That's the way I see it. Innocence is more quickly lost when kids see adults taking pains to cover specific parts of their bodies, then being titillated by someone exposing some small piece that was once covered. That's how society teaches young kids that naked = sexual. That's how society teaches young children that parts of their bodies - parts everyone has - are naughty. I don't think this is a good thing.
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I'm very late to this party, and just catching up, but how about a biblical reference?

Remember, one of the first things Adam and Eve did when they ate of the tree of knowledge was to cover up their nakedness. I always thought the message was clear - the fall from innocence led to things like being ashamed of being naked.
 
pgwenthold said:
I'm very late to this party, and just catching up, but how about a biblical reference?

Remember, one of the first things Adam and Eve did when they ate of the tree of knowledge was to cover up their nakedness. I always thought the message was clear - the fall from innocence led to things like being ashamed of being naked.
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Maybe they just invented fashion?
 
Jekyll's Guest said:
Remember, one of the first things Adam and Eve did when they ate of the tree of knowledge was to cover up their nakedness.
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Maybe they just invented fashion?
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Sooooo....

Eve became the first fashion model, and became anorexic so she could model the latest fig leaves.

Adam was the first fashion designer, and was probably homosexual.

Its a wonder the human race survived.

[ / stereotype ]
 
Segnosaur said:
Sooooo....

Eve became the first fashion model, and became anorexic so she could model the latest fig leaves.

Adam was the first fashion designer, and was probably homosexual.

Its a wonder the human race survived.

[ / stereotype ]
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They obviously just adopted a baby from Africa.
 
pgwenthold said:
I'm very late to this party, and just catching up, but how about a biblical reference?

Remember, one of the first things Adam and Eve did when they ate of the tree of knowledge was to cover up their nakedness. I always thought the message was clear - the fall from innocence led to things like being ashamed of being naked.
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More important to remember is that this didn't happen.
 
Naddig74 said:
More important to remember is that this didn't happen.
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Of course not, but listen to the message sent by the one(s) who wrote the story. Naked = innocent. Shame of nudity = downfall. There's some interesting philosophy there if you read it for what it is.
 
I Ratant said:
The average human body is a fat bloated disgusting thing.
Covering up the acres of jiggling celluite is a public mandate.
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And it doesn't take advanced understanding to "get this". One thing that the biblical story of Adam and Eve does manage to accurately reflect (albeit in an allegorical way) is that inventing clothing was one of the very first things humans did once they became higher-functioning. Clothing, and the wearing of it, is a tribute to the evolutionary triumph of humankind.
 
pgwenthold said:
Of course not, but listen to the message sent by the one(s) who wrote the story. Naked = innocent. Shame of nudity = downfall. There's some interesting philosophy there if you read it for what it is.
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Ah ok. Sorry, I misunderstood, thought we'd got a bible thumper :p
 
Two Toed Sloth said:
The public deification/urination laws would not have to be changed. It could still be illegal to do so, If you can't help it then wear clothes, this will probably not isolate you in anyway as even if nudity were fully allowed then I still doubt most people would go in for it.
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I don't mind if other people choose to be naked. I can always avert my eyes like I do at the beach when those who often wear thongs shouldn't. As for myself, even if it were allowable to stroll around naked in public, I wouldn't. The privilege of seeing me naked is reserved for the person I'm with. I'm not interested in being on display in public.
 
Checkmite said:
And it doesn't take advanced understanding to "get this". One thing that the biblical story of Adam and Eve does manage to accurately reflect (albeit in an allegorical way) is that inventing clothing was one of the very first things humans did once they became higher-functioning. Clothing, and the wearing of it, is a tribute to the evolutionary triumph of humankind.
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But what prompted the invention of clothing? It must have been invented long before humans became 'ashamed' of nudity for simple practical reasons like a need to protect the vulnerable human body from the elements as we expanded out of africa.
 
with some restrictions

It's okay with me as long as its practitioners are under 50 years old and less than 20 percent overweight.
 
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