Posted on 07/11/2005 11:28:14 AM PDT by Fierce Allegiance
ROME (Reuters) - Most Italians think nude sunbathing is perfectly natural and don't mind crossing paths with bottomless beach-goers -- even when those bottoms are unsightly, survey results released Sunday said.
While topless sunbathing is widely practiced in Italy, bottoms are usually required and nudists can face fines of more than 500 euros ($595) on some beaches, the Italian Naturalist Federation said.
But the federation said a poll it commissioned from a mainstream media outlet found nearly 70 percent of those surveyed said they would sunbath nude if everyone else did it. More than 80 percent said nudism was not erotic, but natural.
Women were more frequently bothered by nude sunbathing than men. Just over 40 percent of women said they did not like seeing other naked females on the beach, while just 5 percent of men shared their opinion about nude women.
The survey found nearly two-thirds of men said they weren't bothered by nude male sunbathers.
When it came to unattractive or "brutto" sunbathers, most of those surveyed in the country that champions physical beauty said they didn't object to seeing them naked either.
Only about 16 percent said they were vexed by unattractive women nudists and 9.7 percent objected to unsightly men.
The Federation said the survey would bolster their hopes of getting more beaches set aside for nude sunbathing.
pics please
there's good naked and bad naked...
So the gays object?? Gee, who would have thought men liked naked women? /sarc
You have a point there. I, for one, would stay the hell away from a nude beach if word on the street was that Rosie O'Donnell frequented the joint...
I suspect those poll numbers would change dramatically if Helen Thomas, Hillary Clinton, and Janet Reno made a trip to the beach.
"When it came to unattractive or "brutto" sunbathers, most of those surveyed in the country that champions physical beauty said they didn't object to seeing them naked either."
This would explain the fall of the Roman Empire.
In other news, bears sh*t in the woods...
Sightly or unsightly, it is at least this man's opinion that men need to keep their clothes on. Clothing on women should be optional, and IMO it should be my option whether they're dressed or undressed.
Yup.
Except for some guys in San Francisco
Helen Thomas, Hillary Clinton, and Janet Reno made a trip to the beach.
Better call marine mammal rescue then quick kick um back in the water
Considering the size of their thunder thighs a trip to the beach for that trio would be considered "homecoming".
Teddy Kennedy in a thong is akin to a fishing line through the Grand Canyon.
Well alright then.
-- even when those bottoms are unsightly
OK you lost me.
Yes. In the First Church
of Pamelatology,
this fact is well known!
better than her appearing in a black swimsuit.. she might be taken for a beached whale
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