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Originally Posted by Pedro the Fisherman
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Yeah, this is a disappointing development. There were several nude males and one nude female last year, which gave hope that more ladies would join in this year. However, as Pedro points out virtually all other American rides allow full nudity, even St. Louis which was originally supposed to be a pasties and bikinis affair. I think have been others than have popped up and fizzled out after one year, though, so it's possible repressive law enforcement is the reason.
On the whole though, I'm actually quite pleased with how liberal and supportive law enforcement has been in most American cities. Full nudity is definitely against the law in nearly every jurisdiction where rides take place, so the police and so the police and city officials are to be applauded for having the sense to look the other way.
But what I find even more puzzling is how other more liberal countries continue to suppress the WNBR. The Berlin ride was shut down this year, and I recall seeing a video a few years ago of a man being arrested for going nude at an fledgling Paris ride. Yet in these countries you see nudity on TV during prime time. Then you have Sao Paulo, where no one's naked, yet a few month prior women were dancing naked in the street for carnaval.
I'm sure there are good explanations rooted in the different cultural attitudes toward nudity. I once heard a French woman in a Spencer Tunick documentary explain that the French view nudity in art beautiful, but interpreted public nudity (where not already allowed, like a beach) as an aggression. I have no idea if that's actually the case or not, but that kind of stuck with me.