Intruding Prudes

[Ladeeda]

There's really nothing wrong with exhibitionism, so long as all participants are consenting adults.

Being in public nude, there is never consent, and not always adults.

And yeah, this is exhibitionism. There's no excuse for "checking the weather" in the nude. That's just an excuse.

[smileyeagle1021]

I just think it makes more sense to check the weather then to keep umbrellas and other clothes in my car in case the weather is bad.

Let's see, unless you drive a SMART there should be enough room to have an umbrella and a light jacket and still have... THE WHOLE CAR left for you to use for any other cargo or passengers you may have. That and, while I have no experience with the weather where you are, in Utah it is not unusual to walk out in the morning and have there be a few clouds in the sky and zero percent humidity and by afternoon there be a monsoon. Checking the weather is no guarantee that you won't need the jacket or umbrella anyway.

[KnitShoni]

There is that. I wasn't aware 1 jacket and 1 umbrella took up that much space.

There are quite a few places all over the country that have the saying, "If you don't like the weather, wait 10 minutes. It'll change." The majority of people have learned how to be prepared for these inevitable changes without having to go outside naked to check, and we don't keep entire wardrobes in our vehicles.

[Ladeeda]

How much time do you spend outside, anyway? If it's an office job, what's the weather really matter? If it changes or rains, just dash to the car, roll up the windows, and ta da. If it gets colder or hotter, AC or heat. Only seems to be an issue if you work outside, and most jobs that require working outside have a standard uniform (construction, server for outdoor restaurant, etc), so the weather is not actually a factor in what you wear.

[Greenday]

How about this? Weather channel makes a desktop icon that appears in the start bar. It's a little blue box. It has a number in it for the temperature. It flashes yellow, orange, and red depending on cautions/warnings/etc. If it's low, dress for colder weather. If it's high, dress for warm/hot weather. If it's blinking and you can hear rain outside, dress for rain. If it's blinking and there's no rain, double click on it for the warning. Then you don't have to annoy your neighbor by prancing around naked on the balcony.

[telecom_goddess]

Wow...yeah I'm in one of those areas where you can wait 10 minutes for the weather to change...especially in the transitional seasons of spring and fall. And I ride the bus/Max, so no car to stash anything in. But I have a backpack and have learned to take an umbrella if there is any chance of needing it, and I an wear layers of clothes to adjust for temperatures. I may stick my head out to see what the weather is but I really have no need to do it naked.

I'm all for being able to do what you want in your own home...and I feel you should be able to move around naked in your home if you want. But the balcony does count as the public since you're outside and I have to agree with everyone else that being naked out there is not a great idea. It's just not the place for that.

So since this discussion has been going for a while now are you still going out there naked every day while we are all talking about it?

[Peppergirl]

One thing I don't think has *quite* been addressed: the "if they don't want to see then they don't have to look" argument doesn't wash, if for no other reason than they don't know not to look until it's too late.

Good point.

I find it interesting that RP uses the 'If they dont wanna look they can look away' line when it comes to people looking at HER, yet if she sees a 'gross fat person', all hell breaks loose.

RP - maybe you should follow your own rule when it comes to fat people. If you don't like it, just don't look.

[Plaidman]

Just let her do what she loves to do, be attention seeking. She wants to show of her body in the guise of checking weather, she's more then free to do so.

She just needs to know that others will take offense, and likely take action eventally.

[Red Panda]

So since this discussion has been going for a while now are you still going out there naked every day while we are all talking about it?

I go out with whatever I happen to be wearing just like before.

Good point.

I find it interesting that RP uses the 'If they dont wanna look they can look away' line when it comes to people looking at HER, yet if she sees a 'gross fat person', all hell breaks loose.

RP - maybe you should follow your own rule when it comes to fat people. If you don't like it, just don't look.

I try not to but its hard to not look when a person parks their motorized cart so it takes up the entire cookie aisle or if you have to leave the sidewalk to get around them.

Just let her do what she loves to do, be attention seeking. She wants to show of her body in the guise of checking weather, she's more then free to do so.

She just needs to know that others will take offense, and likely take action eventally.

I think if I were attention seeking I would do something that would get the attention of more then two people. I would probably make up stories about all the criminals I have foiled or something like that.

[Plaidman]

You obviously haven't read many of my stories.

The amount I've stopped is very small to the amount that gets away.

[KnitShoni]

I think if I were attention seeking I would do something that would get the attention of more then two people. I would probably make up stories about all the criminals I have foiled or something like that.

You don't know for certain you haven't attracted the attention of more than two people. You only know about these two because they came to you about the situation.

[Nyoibo]

I'm just waiting for the pics and vids to end up on Heaven666 or similar.

[Mongo Skruddgemire]

Her right nipple is used to regulate body temperature, while the left nipple is used mainly to pick up shortwave radio transmissions.

And no matter how hard she twiddles it, she can't seem to pick up "Jazz FM"?

[Mongo Skruddgemire]

I try not to but its hard to not look when a person parks their motorized cart so it takes up the entire cookie aisle or if you have to leave the sidewalk to get around them.

So...you now have a problem with people who use motorized carts? Gee. I'm glad to know that. Let's start a letter writing campaign to get them banned! Let's get them all rounded up and sent to the recycling centers to be turned into things useful for the young and nubile. To hell with the fat people who need them! Fuck the elderly who need assistance walking! Tell the one-legged Veteran that he needs to get off his ass and walk like the rest of us for God's sake! Just had knee surgery? Man up you pussy! Walk it off.

Or had you neglected to consider that other people need these scooters than just fat people because you just hate being inconvenienced by having to wait for someone to move their motorized cart so you could get whatever you were after?

[Canarr]

German law is (surprisingly) simple in this regard: however I walk around in the confines of my own home is my own business, because nobody else is supposed to be looking into my windows, anyway. Meaning, if I want to light up my apartment at night, with all the blinds open, and walk around buck naked covered in green jello, there's not a damn thing anyone can do to stop me. However, once I set foot outside on a balcony, terrace, porch, or in the garden, I can be hit with an indecent exposure charge. And likely will - though in German, it's called "Exhibitionistische Handlungen" (literally, "Exhibitionist actions"), and can only be committed by a man. Fancy that; RP would be off the hook here, and from the other posts in this thread, the double standard should suit her disposition.

Punishment for the crime is up to one year in prison, or a fine (more likely).

On the OP, I'm gonna go with "Hypocrisy!" here, myself. You are offended when people don't look like you think they should look in public, but get annoyed when someone else throws the same at you? Nope, no sympathies here.