Posted on 10/04/2012 9:30:36 AM PDT by SmithL
Supervisor Scott Wiener never wanted to propose a ban on public nudity. But support for his ordinance, which was introduced Tuesday, has become so widespread that even those who were reluctant to complain publicly are speaking up.
And that means everybody.
"I went to a brunch for the Folsom Street Fair," Wiener said. "And I was a little nervous. This was a full-leather crowd. Were they going to yell at me? But I had these big old leather daddies coming up to me and saying, 'Please do something about this.' "
...George Davis, a former nude candidate for mayor, sees Wiener's proposed ban as "an attack on freedom," and has convinced himself that the nude brigade is leading a movement that could go city-wide.
Davis says he's gone full Monty all over town, from Fisherman's Wharf to North Beach.
"I walk all over the place nude," he said. "The most common reaction is oblivious."
..."Obviously, this is something no other city would be having a conversation about," says James A. Martin, who has written a short comic play about the issue, called "The Buck Naked Church of Truth."
But don't sell the issue short. Wiener says he's expecting a fight as the legislation goes forward, including lots of sound and fury at public comment when the final vote comes up. Nude supporters will be hoping to tap into the city's view of itself as a haven for the eccentric and unconventional - the worry that supporting any restriction invalidates your San Francisco credentials.
"It's like you're a bad liberal," said Wiener. "You feel guilty about it."
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
The proper libertarian response would be, “You own your property - go be naked on your property. You don’t own the public square, and the majority of those who do, have the right to set standards for its use. Put some pants on or leave.”
Do you want them to?
I just want them to be consistently honest, so that their warped philosophy is exposed.
How is this not a public health issue???
Probably because anybody complaining will be arrested by the SF PC police.
Used to be a great city...too bad.
"It's like you're a bad liberal," said Wiener. "You feel guilty about it."Yeah, a bad liberal!
Would it be okay if they lie, but still look warped?
Would it be okay if they lie, but still look warped?
People ought to have a choice what their eyes gaze at: eapecially at dinner time, lunch time, breakfast. Does anyone think, anymore, that this is a problem for children?
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