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11-03-2009 09:09 PM |
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Originally Posted by mike_nue
(Post 619223)
I really feel for you guys in the USA with its stupid prudish anti-nudity laws. Compare that to the UK, - nude people in central London on the plinth, the biggest WNBR... we've still a long way to go compared to to most of Europe, but its getting better. The US is in the dark ages when it comes to nudity.
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OK, well let me chime in here for a minute. You see, I know this is Europeans talking about the US, and, well, you guys sort of have it half right. Let me explain. Colorado is not the West coast nor the East coast. Colorado is full of mostly conservative ranchers, cowboys, cops, etc, EXCEPT for a tiny minority that live in around Boulder and some other towns. But Boulder is, well, a college town and like Austin Tx, Madison Wi, Burlington Vt, etc, etc, urban, liberal attitudes thrive in relative isolation to the general population. But just for comparison sake, suppose some hippie nudity were to occur in the Australian outback, far from Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane. It might not sit too well with the locals, because they would probably go "oh look, smart ass city kids think they can come out here and flaunt their bodies and do whatever the hell they please in our little town". Anyway, so you are running into inbred cultural stereotypes and attitudes that precede the actual nudity. Translated - "You are different. I don't like you, so I don't like the fact that you are getting naked." Now you will notice that most Coloradans probably don't have too much of a problem with a little naked fun be it at a biker rally, local tavern, or whatever. But the pumpkin run is not COWBOY fun, its suburban, liberal HIPPIE fun, born and raised elsewhere. Now it turns out the mayor of Boulder supports the NPR, probably because he too was born and educated elsewhere, but the Boulder police department? Hah! Thats another matter! So, in essence what I'm saying is, in the case of Boulder, you are not so much running into American prudishness as you are running into ingrained cultural biases that blow over when you add a little nudity to the mix. Thats just my opinion, of course, but I'll bet there is some truth to it. Because I'll bet that some of those same guys that put on police uniforms there every day also go to topless taverns and biker ralleys on weekends. So its not the nakedness thats the problem - its the CULTURE practiced by the naked that is the issue!
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