Re: old news - but not here

["Brian Loe" <knobdy () gmail com>]

On 9/12/07, Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com> wrote:
> > As comparisons between other non-insane countries go, there really
> > isn't much comparison in this regard. France may have public nude
> > beaches, but the US does have them as well - they're generally just
> > private.
>
> Um - your public nude beaches are private ...

Yeah, poorly constructed sentence. But, I think you get it...

> The whole point is that the French have a different standard of acceptable
> public nudity from you Americans. How can you say that's bad?

I don't think its bad - I think we're uptight over here. The French do
have rules though, don't they? Thats not any different from here.

> And how can
> you say that it's bad that Iran has a different standard of acceptable
> public nudity?

Iran's "public nudity" laws only restrict women. And "public nudity"
is a stretch. I think you find it hard to defend Iran on this... :)

> > Some folks just don't want to see breasts hanging out in public. I
> > don't understand it, but its the law (most of the time ;).
>
> So how come your tolerance doesn't extend to the Iranians not wanting to
> see exposed female faces in public?

So you think they have free elections and therefore they CHOSE to have
those laws? If that were the case, I wouldn't have an issue...
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