Europe laughed itself silly over the Janet Jackson tit-exposure thingy. A nation whipping itself into a frenzy over maybe some kids sort-of seeing a titty, when the self-same parents typically allow the self-same children to watch one violent act after another on TV; a typical American child will have see TENS of thousand s of acts of violence on TV by the time they leave home. Which is worse, a kid being exposed to a culture of violence where blowing someone's brains out is cool and glamourous or a kid seeing a tit sometimes. I think we BOTH know what the answer to that is.
Abaddon, I agree that the Janet Jackson thing was really overblown. But I have to say that media really pushed those protesters, which made it seem worse than it really was. I honestly don't think it was that big of a deal. I have many Christian friends (Baptist) that thought it was ridiculous that it got that much attention. The media made it seem like America is full of puritanical prudes, when I don't think that's the case at all. The percentage of those people are in the minority.
In the South of France in 90 degrees of heat it is SO nice not to bother with clothes
90 degrees? Ya bunch of wussies. Here in Texas, we'll go for two months straight in the summer when it's over 100. We're lucky if the temperature goes below 90 in the late evening!
I swear less men will stare at your tits round the pool in a naturist resort than if you had a bikini on round a normal hotel pool - funny, eh?
I imagine it's because men are imagining what's under the bikini, when it's hanging out for all to see it takes that away. What's the fun in imagining when it's in your point of view all day? I don't want you to think I'm a prude when I say that I just don't want to see a naked breast hanging out at a restaurant. It has nothing to do with sexuality. I guess it has more to do with nakedness. Some women just do not have pretty breasts to look at. And if the mother practically has it laying on the table for her child to suckle, it's just not appetizing to me. Perhaps if it were a beautiful breast I'd have a different opinion. I think it all comes down to courtesy going both ways. In spite of the fact that I don't like boobs at a restaurant, I am not offended by a woman breastfeeding in public and would never call the cops on her. But on the same token, I would hope that the mother has enough courtesy for the public around her to know to cover up as much as etiquette in that situation would call for. I don't see why balance on both sides of the issue are that difficult. Andi