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Where were they marching? My big worry is that it could cause a distraction to folks who are driving, cause accidents. If they were at places where it's OK for us to be topless, a park, a beach, then OK.
Isn't that the fault of the driver?
Idk. It's instinctive to be distracted by such distractions. Folks can be considerate of others while still making their own point. Having it at a beach, inside a park, places like that where you're not going to have a bunch of drivers nearby would be wiser.
I'm sure that the location varied depending on the city. My guess is that many more accidents are caused by changing CDs or chatting with passengers in the car than by topless protestors.
I didn't say the human body was creepy.Holy smokes man. Say whatever you want, but personally, I'd never call something "creepy" what the Lord had called good.
By that logic, strip clubs and hardcore pornography are "good".God made us, and originally intended for us to be nude. Just my opinion, but you do you.
Depends on the situation. Like that time I showed up shirtless at my cousin Billy's funeral. I was trying to explain that Billy was a laid-back kind of guy who wouldn't mind, but these uptight people were acting all violated-y.Doesn't it "violate other people's standards" if men go topless in public?
I didn't say the human body was creepy.
By that logic, strip clubs and hardcore pornography are "good".
Men usually don't go topless at funerals. We are talking about women going topless where men commonly go topless--beaches, parks, pools, ball games, etc.Depends on the situation. Like that time I showed up shirtless at my cousin Billy's funeral. I was trying to explain that Billy was a laid-back kind of guy who wouldn't mind, but these uptight people were acting all violated-y.
For the sake of discussion, I'll agree with you that it's a matter of culture, not morality. That doesn't make it right. I'll make a comparison. There are many places in the Middle East where it is offensive to show the bottom of your foot/shoe to another person. People will not sit in a chair so that their leg is perpendicular to the ground, and thereby exposing the bottom of the foot to another person.So what is "creepy" about the thread. We are discussing something that is largely a matter of culture, not morality. There is nothing in scripture that says that women shouldn't go topless. Ethiopia has one of the oldest Christian churches the world, yet women there have historically gone topless.
I think the same logic applies. We don't have bowel movements in public view either, just because God made bodies that do that.But that isn't what we are discussing in this thread.
Why not? The bible doesn't say we shouldn't.Men usually don't go topless at funerals.
If a female made these kinds of threads, I still wouldn't understand the motivation, and I'd think it was odd. If a male makes these kinds of threads, I think it's both odd and creepy.My mistake... what in the world is "creepy" about this thread then?
It's kind of hard to answer without insulting someone, and I don't want to get reported, so if you're actually curious, and you actually can't figure it out on your own, send me a PM and I'll answer.That really doesn't explain why you think it's "creepy".
No, I honestly can't figure out what would be creepy about a thread on equality.It's kind of hard to answer without insulting someone, and I don't want to get reported, so if you're actually curious, and you actually can't figure it out on your own, send me a PM and I'll answer.
For the sake of discussion, I'll agree with you that it's a matter of culture, not morality. That doesn't make it right. I'll make a comparison. There are many places in the Middle East where it is offensive to show the bottom of your foot/shoe to another person. People will not sit in a chair so that their leg is perpendicular to the ground, and thereby exposing the bottom of the foot to another person.
Now you or I might think that's silly. There's nothing immoral about it, and you're not doing it to offend anyone. But that doesn't matter. If you don't know the majority standards of decency, and show your foot, that's forgivable. But if you do know, and do it anyway, you are committing an offense against decency, IMO.
And a note regarding "activism": a person may say to themselves "the local custom about feet is stupid and irrational, and these people shouldn't think that, so I'm going to show my foot, and I'm going on crusade to convince these people that they're wrong and I'm right." This type of activism, IMO, is completely arrogant and wrong. The majority consensus of a culture is determined by democracy, otherwise it wouldn't be the majority consensus. To attack it is being elitist and saying that you know better than everyone else, and the majority needs to conform to your will.
I think the same logic applies. We don't have bowel movements in public view either, just because God made bodies that do that.
I live the n a state where women have the right to go topless anyplace a man can. Very few do. At least the ones who do don’t get hauled off to jail and get locked up.If a female made these kinds of threads, I still wouldn't understand the motivation, and I'd think it was odd. If a male makes these kinds of threads, I think it's both odd and creepy.
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