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Thanks Rep. Moffitt, for failing to pass a simple bill stopping this. Aren’t we inundated right now about how “effective” you are? Unlike the water seizure bill, or the surveillance-friendly drone bill, this is something that the majority of residents AND elected officials wanted from you.
Couldn’t pull it off? Really? Or is it because you like anything that makes Asheville looks ridiculous, and so why stop it? That’s a real mature attitude from a legislator. The one thing we asked you for, that’s the one thing you refuse to do.
What a bunch of pigs.
I think the city should consider making participation mandatory. At least selectively.
It’s a ploy to gather signatures for a “petition” which becomes a mailing list for an alien-worship group called Raelians. Not kidding. They use the rallies to attract members.
http://gotopless.org/
Meanwhile in France:
http://www.theguardian.com/fashion/fashion-blog/2014/jul/28/real-reason-french-women-have-stopped-sunbathing-topless
🙂
L.
I don’t want to see ANY bare breasts downtown- male or female. I believe there should be an ordinance banning all exposed nipples, at least for downtown. I’m sick of seeing douche-bag males strutting around downtown with their t-shirts flung over their shoulders, acting like they’re putting on a show for the ladies. Yes, this is an open-minded, hippy-ish community, so freedom and equality and blah blah blah. But do women really want to emulate the trashy, misogynistic brutes who already contaminate the downtown scene? How about we all try to dress and act like civilized people?
No, breasts are not against the law, at least not in this state and city, but baring them in public (male or female) for no other reason than to put on a show is an affront to decency. If those shirtless guys weren’t so damn muscled up, I’d tell them to their faces.
The history of this protest cracks me up…
at first it was to protest laws against going topless, etc.
Then they found out (oops) It wasn’t against the law in the first place, so…
It turned into a celebration of the right to go topless….
And, it’s always 3 topless women, and about 25 (upper to middle aged men) standing around taking pictures.
This is More a celebration of ‘creepy old men get to see boobs’ – and take pictures…
I’ll be the guy downtown throwing Andrew Jacksons to the 3 women who just have to show us their (tasting barf) boobs who didn’t end the Vietnam War, guarantee equal rights for those with more melanin or shatter the glass ceiling for women. I’m guessing they’ll be wearing socks and crocs too. In other words, shriveled boobs are nothing special. It’s legal in NC.
I’d rather they go home and write a letter to a congressman/womyn instead. After voting.
If we’re going to start creating modern holidays, can we just pick a date for them so they don’t float all over the calendar? That would be great.