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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!
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To: one_less who wrote (75691)3/13/2000 9:01:00 AM
From: Edwarda  Read Replies (2) of 108807
 
The arguement we are about to have is whether or not public nudity is provocative in and of itself. I don't think you can get past this issue. If you do and the answer is, "yes" public nudity has an inherent provoking intent, then we should address the question of whether or not to legislate it.

Precisely. I suspect that nudity is provocative simply because it is not the norm for most people. In a society in which people usually undress in front of another person for sexual reasons, nudity is understandably associated with sex and is, therefore, provocative. However, were nudity more common, I doubt that the association would be so strong.

In cultures where bare breasts are customary, the sight is not provocative in and of itself. Other stimuli draw the sexual response. It is a matter of conditioning.
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