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The latest big controversy in the local news has been

Free the Nipple - Denver Post

Discussing the constitutionality of a city ordinance in Fort Collins, home of Colorado State University.

frome the article:

A Fort Collins ordinance that bars women from exposing their breasts in public is sexist, violates the Constitution and is rooted in outdated puritanical values and discrimination, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Denver.

Free the Nipple, an association of Colorado residents who advocate for gender equality, the group’s founder Brittiany Hoagland and Samantha Six, a group member, filed the 12-page lawsuit.
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I have often been exercised over this self-evidently sexist and unequal treatment of the sisterhood and have for several decades refused to expose my own nipples in public, in what I might call a non-show of solidarity.

I commend the notion of a referendum in Fort Collins as a test case, binding on the city council.

I'm not even sure (at the of risk straying beyond the opening topic) why society feels it must suppress our doing the weekly shop naked should we wish, though an overtly rampant display unconstrained by an appropriate sheath might remain a public order offense as at present.
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spot;1496518 wrote: I have often been exercised over this self-evidently sexist and unequal treatment of the sisterhood and have for several decades refused to expose my own nipples in public, in what I might call a non-show of solidarity.

I commend the notion of a referendum in Fort Collins as a test case, binding on the city council.

I'm not even sure (at the of risk straying beyond the opening topic) why society feels it must suppress our doing the weekly shop naked should we wish, though an overtly rampant display unconstrained by an appropriate sheath might remain a public order offense as at present.


Well I suppose if you are so keen on freedom of dress or undress, then might I suggest a visit to one of the Walmarts where you can feast your eyes on the most amazing 'human' sights in America ! I ran the risk of taking a quick peek in YouTube and it seems to be the norm to nearly cover various private bits (or lots in most cases LOL). From all those various pictures, it seems to suggest that there are an awful lot of Americans who are exceedingly over-weight, and do not seem to care who sees them nearly wearing garments that are highly unsuitable for them, and the women are no better either ! LOL
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The word you require when attempting to describe my manly physique is "svelte", Gill.

Though there was, when last I looked, a Walmart in Bristol of all places. I may have to explore when next I visit those promiscuous parts. I shall pack my Speedo swim briefs for emergencies, they still stay adequately opaque so long as they don't get wet.
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spot;1496521 wrote: The word you require when attempting to describe my manly physique is "svelte", Gill.

Though there was, when last I looked, a Walmart in Bristol of all places. I may have to explore when next I visit those promiscuous parts. I shall pack my Speedo swim briefs for emergencies, they still stay adequately opaque so long as they don't get wet.


I'm not sure if the Walmart in this country will be anything like Walmart in America, well maybe the displayed goods could be similar but certainly not the visiting customers ! At least in our local Tesco, there are no exhibitionists like there seem to be in Walmart in America . Perhaps Brits. aren't so Ra Ra, and generally more reserved than most Americans !

I don't think I was attempting to describe your physique Mr. spot, as I haven't actually met you in person and the photo I saw some years ago was hardly flattering and didn't show your 'best side', in fact it didn't show you as being slender or graceful !!!!! LOL



I've just checked the internet and it would seem that Walmart took over Asda Stores in the UK some years ago, so next time I'm in our local Asda Store I shall keep my eyes open to see if the Brit. Walmart/Asda customers are as outrageous as the American customers ! I could do with a good laugh at the moment ! LOL
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G#Gill;1496523 wrote: the photo I saw some years ago was hardly flattering and didn't show your 'best side'Well no, it wouldn't have. Some Scots plonker had severely Photochopped it with evil intent, you might remember, in the mistaken belief that he had comedic talent.
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G#Gill;1496520 wrote: Well I suppose if you are so keen on freedom of dress or undress, then might I suggest a visit to one of the Walmarts where you can feast your eyes on the most amazing 'human' sights in America ! I ran the risk of taking a quick peek in YouTube and it seems to be the norm to nearly cover various private bits (or lots in most cases LOL). From all those various pictures, it seems to suggest that there are an awful lot of Americans who are exceedingly over-weight, and do not seem to care who sees them nearly wearing garments that are highly unsuitable for them, and the women are no better either ! LOL


What you may not know about those Walmart pics is that a significant majority of those come from a single 24 hour WalMart store in the LA Basin in a neighborhood known for some very offbeat residents. And most of those pictures were captured in the wee hours of the morning.
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LarsMac;1496526 wrote: What you may not know about those Walmart pics is that a significant majority of those come from a single 24 hour WalMart store in the LA Basin in a neighborhood known for some very offbeat residents. And most of those pictures were captured in the wee hours of the morning.


LarsMac, you are correct. I've been in that Louisiana bayou country and "very offbeat" might be a somewhat mild description of some of those crazies. :wah:

Some of the weirdest Walmart Woebegones I've ever encountered were in a suburb of Las Vegas. I saw one of them walking toward the store, dressed in saggy, crack-showing shorts, a muscle shirt, not really covering his flab, with 2 six-guns in their holsters strapped around his girth. I asked the greeter what was up and she told me it was legal. I told her an idiot like that shouldn't be allowed out of his cage.
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Brittiany Hoagland is obviously a trouble maker.

This is nothing to do with breastfeeding as nipples are the last thing visible during that activity.

It has got more to do with the butch Ms Hoagland's lack of boobs, I think she has actually gone topless about the town and nobody has noticed she is female.
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In a buffet restaurant in that aforementioned suburb of LV, where the smokers were separated by a waist-high glass divider from the non-smokers, I sat 10 ft. away from a huge woman who whipped out her breast and began nursing her baby, while she took bites of the food that was piled 8 inches high on her plate. When she was finished nursing, she laid the baby on her lap and lit a cigarette, which she puffed on alternatingly with bites of food. Disgusting on so many levels!
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I have a vision now of the lady resting the infant on her knees, eating through a stack of waffles, while her ample appendages dangle to nourish the child, just hope the cigarette was wholemeal.
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ha ha ha ha ha @ Bruv.
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