Post by ♥ COVID-19♥ on Sept 7, 2011 9:38:52 GMT -6
Dear nudists: Please cover up, the seat at least
Supervisor Scott Wiener introduced legislation Tuesday that would require nudists to put something under their bottoms if they take a seat in public and to cover up when they're in a restaurant.
His immediate concern is for public health and sanitation, he said, and not about the appropriateness or inappropriateness of public nudity - "That's a different debate for a different day," he said.
"What this does do," he added, "is require that people show some basic courtesy and decency toward their fellow citizens when they are naked."
Wiener represents the Castro, a favorite gathering spot for a hard-core group of nudists, known as the naked guys, who hang out in the plaza near Market and Castro streets and aren't shy about walking around the neighborhood. They are unabashed in their brazenness, setting off a robust debate about how far San Francisco's legendary penchant for tolerance should be stretched.
His immediate concern is for public health and sanitation, he said, and not about the appropriateness or inappropriateness of public nudity - "That's a different debate for a different day," he said.
"What this does do," he added, "is require that people show some basic courtesy and decency toward their fellow citizens when they are naked."
Wiener represents the Castro, a favorite gathering spot for a hard-core group of nudists, known as the naked guys, who hang out in the plaza near Market and Castro streets and aren't shy about walking around the neighborhood. They are unabashed in their brazenness, setting off a robust debate about how far San Francisco's legendary penchant for tolerance should be stretched.
