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.
Wonderfully funny tag!!!
I believe in the naturalist lifestyle.
That reminds me of when my brother saw pictures from a friends vacation and a nude beach and asked "why do those chicks have on belt loops?" (Seems they had nipple piercings EEEKKK!!!)
Did anyone else get the big behind, "Sit Down, Hillary" ad when first seeing this ad? That would convince anyone this article is hogwash.
I, as John Ashcroft did, do object to under-dressed women in public. My wife is the only one I want to see in that manner, and only for my eyes.
Yeah, she's a liberal noodle, but a gorgeous liberal noodle.
~~sigh~~
I miss my beefcake pics.
EEEEEEKKKK is right! On the upside, after this experience, hubby has NEVER asked to go back to a topless or nude beach since, LOL!
lol.
And that's because very attractive women are more insecure about their appearances than average-looking or even unattractive women.
My sister is gorgeous and she constantly criticizes herself for insignificant flaws.
Bet you could stop the tide from coming in with that trio.
LOL I should warn you that along with her good looks comes a neurotic personality. She's also a liberal. :-)
I believe it is. I got the picture off of a thread from last Friday (Owl_Eagle posted it originally if you want to go after him!) : ) That's funny that her last name is Glazner since I posted earlier she looks like Paul Michael Glaser from Starsky & Hutch. hhhmmmmmm....
I'd much rather have a conservative woman who wasn't catwalk material than a liberal woman who was. Liberal feminist women (aka, "communist hags") make me wish that I could reach for the Dark Side of the Force and tell them I find their lack of faith disturbing.
Regards, Ivan
"Why is it ugly chicks are the ones that want to be naked?"
The pretty ones have learned to use it as a commodity.
Naked on th beach makes you no money, but naked in s strip club will net you some cash.
I wish I could think of a suitably pithy-yet-wise comment to make here, but really, what else CAN be said? :)
I probably should have been a little more specific in my description of my sister's political views. She's really not that politically aware and she couldn't be described as a feminist. And what she does know has been picked up from the MSM. She voted for GWB because she thought Kerry was an arrogant snob, so she's not that far gone. And I'm still working on her.
I do admire you for putting principles ahead of a nice figure. :-)
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