Can a nude 13yr old girl in public be considered prurient, indecent, obscene and a threat to public morals? The history of art and photography provide us with a resounding no. The history of nudism in America says no.
Is nudity the same as sex?
Christians have had a hypocritical problem with sex since the earliest days of Christianity. The Catholic Church, for example, continues to hide and cover up pedophilia by its clergy, not for reasons of morality, but to protect its assets from lawsuits. I suggest that a similar hypocrisy is embedded in the minds of the Wisconsin legislators. Their motivation lies not in morality or public benefit, but in political profit.
Our task is to:
a) provide opposing legislation that will enshrine our rights in law, and,
b) insure that whatever the bluenoses do will never pass constitutional review.
Percolating thoughts over these articles in the past week consistently lead me to that the threat to bodily autonomy is distressing, and that the distressing comes out in different ways.
I notice a lower engagement on these posts; perhaps it's hard to know what to say in the face of threats. Yet it's important to have a voice and to begin to process and put words to the feelings because that is where action comes from.
Women may understand and be more familiar with direct attacks on bodily autonomy in many ways. It's entirely possible to do mental gymnastics forever and pretend there is no impact. It's also possible to get stuck in the distress.
The distress is a pit because simply put, it's dehumanizing to put another's moral interpretation ahead of someone else's freedom of beliefs, expression, etc. Yet it happens. In the case cited in the regulation updates, the woman who went topless on top freedom day was neither protected by freedom of expression nor equality.
None of it is right and it's extremely maddening. Perhaps if equality in topless rights was further along, the so-called immorality of nakedness would be more prone to questions. This is how intersectionality supports us.
The comfort is the knowledge that even if the worst happens, you still survive. You fight like hell to prevent it from happening, and then you fight again to take it back. But you first fight to make sure they haven't taken your humanity from you, and you do that by sharing your voice.
The attitude of the Authorities to social nudity and naturism is an indicator and a measure of civil liberties in society. The recent actions of the Conservatives clearly lead the United States to a state of dictatorship. The USA is no longer the freest country in the world. The Statue of Liberty has become a symbol of America's hypocrisy. All this will definitely be taken into account in the upcoming presidential elections.
I’m pretty sure that mere nudity can no longer be considered indecent, let alone obscene under the First Amendment to the US Constitution.
https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/amdt1-7-5-11/ALDE_00013812/
[hoping that this link actually works]
Can a nude 13yr old girl in public be considered prurient, indecent, obscene and a threat to public morals? The history of art and photography provide us with a resounding no. The history of nudism in America says no.
Is nudity the same as sex?
Christians have had a hypocritical problem with sex since the earliest days of Christianity. The Catholic Church, for example, continues to hide and cover up pedophilia by its clergy, not for reasons of morality, but to protect its assets from lawsuits. I suggest that a similar hypocrisy is embedded in the minds of the Wisconsin legislators. Their motivation lies not in morality or public benefit, but in political profit.
Our task is to:
a) provide opposing legislation that will enshrine our rights in law, and,
b) insure that whatever the bluenoses do will never pass constitutional review.
As I feared, wrong link - this the correct link: https://constitution.congress.gov/search/Nudity
Forgot to mention that the Naked Bike Ride is protected speech under the !st Amendment. My guess is that this protection extends to children as well.
Do we have to make a political speech and wave a flag every time we visit a nude beach?
Percolating thoughts over these articles in the past week consistently lead me to that the threat to bodily autonomy is distressing, and that the distressing comes out in different ways.
I notice a lower engagement on these posts; perhaps it's hard to know what to say in the face of threats. Yet it's important to have a voice and to begin to process and put words to the feelings because that is where action comes from.
Women may understand and be more familiar with direct attacks on bodily autonomy in many ways. It's entirely possible to do mental gymnastics forever and pretend there is no impact. It's also possible to get stuck in the distress.
The distress is a pit because simply put, it's dehumanizing to put another's moral interpretation ahead of someone else's freedom of beliefs, expression, etc. Yet it happens. In the case cited in the regulation updates, the woman who went topless on top freedom day was neither protected by freedom of expression nor equality.
None of it is right and it's extremely maddening. Perhaps if equality in topless rights was further along, the so-called immorality of nakedness would be more prone to questions. This is how intersectionality supports us.
The comfort is the knowledge that even if the worst happens, you still survive. You fight like hell to prevent it from happening, and then you fight again to take it back. But you first fight to make sure they haven't taken your humanity from you, and you do that by sharing your voice.
The attitude of the Authorities to social nudity and naturism is an indicator and a measure of civil liberties in society. The recent actions of the Conservatives clearly lead the United States to a state of dictatorship. The USA is no longer the freest country in the world. The Statue of Liberty has become a symbol of America's hypocrisy. All this will definitely be taken into account in the upcoming presidential elections.
https://www.gocomics.com/9-chickweed-lane-classics/2020/12/09