Public Nudity acceptable or not?

Mirrorglass said:
Oh, you know, trying on different outfits, suggestively eating lollipops, having pillow fights with my lingerie-model friends, casually leaving my webcam on.. the usual life of a 18-year old Japanese girl.
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I thought 18 year old Japanese girls spent their time fighting evil demons with tentacles.
 
Blue Mountain said:
Well, that and the fact summer lasts only a week. 10 days if we're lucky :D

(In fact, mosquitoes are usually a problem only at night, and you have to go further north into shield country for black flies.)
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For the kind of beating they lay on ya, I ain't takin' no kind of a chance with my mantackle. I've seen birds smaller than Manitoba black flies. :)
 
quarky said:
Christ, I'm getting a boner, in my mind.
Please tell me you're a hot chick?

I can't handle any more humiliation this week.
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I've got a devil's haircut in my mind. I'm a hot chick too. We're all hot chicks. And we're all dying to sleep with you, stud. :rolleyes:
 
Cainkane1 said:
Pardon me for being old fashioned but I believe children should go through a long stage of sexual innocence. They should be aware of certain differences in sexes and I don't believe that their natural curiousities should be punished but to have an adult deliberately display their private areas so that children can see them is wrong to me.

Please tell me why you think I'm wrong.
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I find your reasoning very parochial.
No, you tell us how these children grow up to be emotionally healthy adults when everything nature gave them is freely swinging in the breeze ?
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Segnosaur said:
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.)
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My former brother in law was telling us how a woman almost caused a pile up in a gas station by walking topless. She wasn't especially attractive or anything, it was just the WTF factor that just was blowing minds. But then again, this is Arizona, land of the prudes.
 
Naddig74 said:
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.
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And pockets. Clothing has this wonderful curio called the pocket that the modern human can stuff small incidentals like wallets, car keys, and larger pouches and bags that even hunter and gatherers used for carrying things like babies when on the stroll.
 
Cainkane1 said:
Pardon me for being old fashioned but I believe children should go through a long stage of sexual innocence. They should be aware of certain differences in sexes and I don't believe that their natural curiousities should be punished but to have an adult deliberately display their private areas so that children can see them is wrong to me.

Please tell me why you think I'm wrong.
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Ding-dongs, hoo-hoos, and jigglies are not sexual until somebody makes them sexual. Until then they are just ding-dongs, hoo-hoos, and jigglies.

As for sexual innocence, does that mean there is sexual guilt? I thought it was just sex. You know, feels good. Perpetuates the species.

When do you think sexual innocence was invented? Humans evolved like other animals, and they did the deed wherever and whenever the mood struck them. At what point did humans realize that this was a bad thing?

After humans decided it was a private matter, when did the innocence of children in regards to sex get invented? After all, human societies have been around other animals since the dawn of man. Humans have domesticated animals. All animals have ding-dongs, hoo-hoos and jigglies. They mate wherever they damn well please.

So, at what point did humans decide children shouldn't know about sex? My wife grew up in Hungary, and she saw animals mating in her village (her parents raise pigs and a few other animals). It wasn't any great secret that people also do what animals do.

So, please explain this age of sexual innocence a bit better.
 
Nosi said:
My former brother in law was telling us how a woman almost caused a pile up in a gas station by walking topless. She wasn't especially attractive or anything, it was just the WTF factor that just was blowing minds. But then again, this is Arizona, land of the prudes.
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A related thought experiment is to imagine yourself on a beach, everyone is virtually naked, ie. in speedos and bikinis. A fully dressed woman wearing a long billowing skirt walks along the beach. A sudden gust of wind blows the skirt up over her head, and all the men on the beach turn to look, even though exactly what has just come into view accidentally is lying around everywhere getting sunburnt.

Nosi said:
And pockets. Clothing has this wonderful curio called the pocket that the modern human can stuff small incidentals like wallets, car keys, and larger pouches and bags that even hunter and gatherers used for carrying things like babies when on the stroll.
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Just so.

UncaYimmy said:
. At what point did humans realize that this was a bad thing?
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When priests started telling them so.
 
Naddig74 said:
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.
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Think awfully highly of yourself, don't you? ;)
 
Naddig74 said:
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.
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This is why many men are nervous about being nude in public. It's fear of appearing ridiculous. Your wood is either too big or not big enough. :)

In reference to the OP, I think merely being nude in public should not be illegal. The circumstances, health hazard, dress code etc. would depend on location.

Of course I would prefer most people to keep it covered. :eek:
 
luchog said:
"I was worried I'd get wood and frighten the girls."

Interesting that you'd assume you'd cause fear, instead of uncontrollable laughter. ;)
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Well, I didn't get wood, and some acted frightened anyway. The size was irrelevant (the water was bloody cold), it was seeing me tackle out that made them squeal and act all silly.
 
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