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In reply to the discussion: Public nudity ban eyed in fed-up San Francisco [View all]lbrtbell
(2,389 posts)98. I agree about the public health issue
Besides, there are plenty of nudist beaches, camps, and your own home, for people to go around nude.
It's like religion...do what you like, but please don't force it on me in public.
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I'm not a Puritan, but this whole dustup is over the same 10 or so guys that are as annoying as hell
CreekDog
Nov 2012
#75
Reproduction has nothing to do with somebody's hairy asshole ruining a perfectly
Care Acutely
Nov 2012
#25
I don't have kids either, but how would you feel if while eating your lunch outdoors, at a table,
demosincebirth
Nov 2012
#82
Actually it is a serious health hazard. A naked butt on chairs and benches can desposit
snagglepuss
Nov 2012
#152
As has been stated several times, towels are required when sitting down.
Luminous Animal
Nov 2012
#156
Towels are required. By the way, there is fecal bacteria everywhere...
Luminous Animal
Nov 2012
#157
Sure, but my kids go to school, and how well do you think the kids at school
ZombieHorde
Nov 2012
#158
Oh crap, I forgot that I wrote that bit. I guess I should have gone back and read what
ZombieHorde
Nov 2012
#181
I'll sign that petition! But only if real, old country music is excluded. Nothing wrong with Woody
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#205
I raised a kid in the Castro... my neighbors have two little ones... We go out family night dining
Luminous Animal
Nov 2012
#59
City ordinance rule 42b-w "All wieners must be leashed when walked in public."
dem4ward
Nov 2012
#143
And licensed + a rabies shot - that oughta keep those wieners tucked in and hidden! LOL n/t
RKP5637
Nov 2012
#149
there are practical reasons why we wear clothing...and then they become culturally ingrained.
ibegurpard
Nov 2012
#15
There is fecal bacteria all over your grocery cart handles. It is ubiquitous.
Luminous Animal
Nov 2012
#64
DING DING DING. We have a winner. given the serious helath hazard, I am stunned
snagglepuss
Nov 2012
#155
Not once has this issue been addressed as a health hazard... because it isn't.
Luminous Animal
Nov 2012
#159
But where would they find more fecal bacteria, on a grocery cart handle, or an ass hole?
hughee99
Nov 2012
#79
Are you planning on probing a nudist's asshole? Fecal matter is already in your own backyard..
Luminous Animal
Nov 2012
#81
It's not quite the same when they give an old person their seat on the bus on a hot day. n/t
hughee99
Nov 2012
#111
Fecal bacteria is everywhere. And two dozen naked guys walking around a
Luminous Animal
Nov 2012
#127
because when you're an even remotely good looking female, the camera phones get whipped out....
bettyellen
Nov 2012
#70
Foul the City's brand! Hahahaha! That's what we should do. Run the city
Luminous Animal
Nov 2012
#62
I think public nudity among women should be legal and possibly publicly subsidized
banned from Kos
Nov 2012
#49
Most cities have bans on public nudity. I didn't know SF didn't. Why didn't/don't they? Seems odd.nt
Honeycombe8
Nov 2012
#53
It depends on which part of San Francisco one happens to be in. I live in the Castro & from
Luminous Animal
Nov 2012
#60
Yep. It is warmer in the Mission and Castro. I used to work near Laurel Village and almost daily
Luminous Animal
Nov 2012
#66
I love love Japantown! It is a mini vacation! And it is super easy for me... I hop on the 22!
Luminous Animal
Nov 2012
#78
I'm just curious, if I were to go to a restaurant in the Castro District,
LiberalAndProud
Nov 2012
#68
No, you wouldn't. Though depending on the restaurant, 99.99% of the patrons would
Luminous Animal
Nov 2012
#73
I'm in the Castro at least once a month and have never seen the nudists.
Starry Messenger
Nov 2012
#76
Hard to believe this is a real issue. Doesn't SF have significant crime and homelessness?
Romulox
Nov 2012
#88
I see it as a non problem. It is a dozen or so people hanging out in a mini-park for the most
Luminous Animal
Nov 2012
#122
Oh come on. This is about creepy old guys who enjoy making people feel uncomfortable
Recursion
Nov 2012
#187
Sure it is, that's why it hasn't been necessary for 136 years. LOL! n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Nov 2012
#138
Not necessarily. I was worried that this thread was going to say they were banning the Folsom Street
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#206
That's where I'm coming from as well. It's not about the nudity, it's about the mindset that says
Egalitarian Thug
Nov 2012
#208
stop the complaining! let them be nude and have wild sex whereever they want!
underoath
Nov 2012
#150
The whole 'people have been doing it for years' means nothing at all
The Straight Story
Nov 2012
#161
They're not nudists. They are exhibitionists who get off on showing their junk to the public.
Throd
Nov 2012
#160
So should men at playgrounds everywhere be allowed to whip out their penises?
Nye Bevan
Nov 2012
#176
I think you are getting awful close to accusing gay men of being pedophiles.
Luminous Animal
Nov 2012
#193
Whoa. You are the first poster in this thread to mention "gay", or "pedophile".
Nye Bevan
Nov 2012
#196
Lewd behavior is still a crime. Men exposing themselves at a playground
Luminous Animal
Nov 2012
#192
Why dont they worry about fixing the roads and the lack of adequate parking, first?
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2012
#177