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To: one_less who wrote (75691)	3/12/2000 11:48:00 PM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

That's and interesting take brees. If I'm reading you correctly you're saying being nude would stimulate people to make sexual advances toward other people. And because of that, we have laws curtailing the behavior? Michael

To: one_less who wrote (75691)	3/12/2000 11:51:00 PM
From: greenspirit	Respond to of 108807

I would guess if every women walked around nude as the norm. Women wearing clothes, because of the mystery, would probably become more attractive to men than the nude ones.

To: one_less who wrote (75691)	3/13/2000 9:01:00 AM
From: Edwarda	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to 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.