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Originally Posted by anonjohn
- Various eye witnesses here speak of fewer fully naked women.
- Yes, women are more "sensible" perhaps because they have more to lose and are more vulnerable both physically and socially eg to hypocritical social oppobrium.
- eg teachers? at a religious school? that's before the kids tease the teacher. A tabloid rag ripping into someoone they call "woke" for some other reason that outrages the Daily Mail or Sun?
- Sadly not enough of society is as enlightened as you are.
- I would like to believe you are correct, but sadly I believe this is wishful thinking.
- I've seen queries like why has such and such a beautiful woman (eg Barclays librarian, eg flower girls) stopped doing WNBR?
- I've heard of some (perhaps naieve) women complaining about being objectified by their cropped pictures at WNBR and also of intrusive photographers.
As to "rules and legislation" - I don't which ones you mean, WNBR is lawful in eg UK. The Conservative government plans to limit all protest - not specifically nude ones.
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Fewer middle aged women perhaps - fewer women with families and responsibilities and obligations. I saw a lot of young, carefree ones. Regardless, it takes serious bravery to do something like this. I’ve considered it myself but I do find it terrifying, even if it looks fun at the same time. And so you’re never going to get masses of ladies lining up for it.
Yes I saw that article from a while back with a woman complaining about the photographers. I think that there isn’t much wrong with the sorts of stuff being posted on Flickr (either photographers fully taking part in the event themselves or doing non-intrusive shots from the far to side of the road).
Ultimately in a society where we have to legally wear clothes, someone being granted permission by the authorities to get naked and (presumably) enjoy all the various enjoyable ‘states of mind’ that one might experience while should not be able to demand freedom from the consequences of their exhibitionism. I also have to say that she is very much in the minority, with most people giving the photographers a friendly wave or perhaps a shy smile.
About protests being banned, I very much doubt something that fully complies with the current government agenda of both the Conservatives (net zero) and the London Labour Party (Mayor Sadiq Khan’s ultra low emission zone) is going to be first on the chopping block.