Naked protest in San Francisco

According to the www.foxnews.com, several dozen men and one woman took part of a nude protest on Saturday. In the Castro District of San Francisco California, where public nudity is allowed, nudists were upset because a city supervisor, Scott Wiener, proposed the requirement that practicing nudist cover up in restaurants and put a barrier if they took a seat out in public. According to the organizer of the protest, the intent was not to protest against the proposal but to promote acceptance of the human body no matter what size and shape. According to the article, it is proper etiquette to place a barrier on a seat therefore it was not necessary to recite that in Wiener's proposal.

The title, "No nudes is bad News" is funny, but I have mixed feeling about this article. My curiosity was killing me. As I read on, I felt a little empathy for the protesters. I even agreed with them. Once I finished reading the article, my opinion changed. I didn't agree it any longer. I was irritated and disgusted

I grew up in California. I always heard of nudist colonies, naked beaches, and naked bike races. This type of protest was not all shocking to me. I was about the nature of the protests. The area in which they protested is known for its nudism, and the government was trying to take their freedom away by placing restrictions on their behavior. In all actuality, all the proposal was doing was trying to reinforce common courtesy. However, Naturalist George David is quoted in the article as saying, "As nudists, why do we have to go to a special beach or a special resort? Why can't we just go to a park?" I couldn’t believe that he could make such a statement, and I was disgusted that this sixty-five year old man wanted to walk around naked at a park were children play. What was he thinking? There is nothing indecent about the human body but please there is a time and place for everything. I believe that we all make our choices. That gentleman’s choice of an alternate lifestyle and the restrictions of being a nudist is a choice, but the children would have no choice but to see a naked old man. If he doesn’t like the fact that he can't be naked everywhere then maybe he needs to change his lifestyle for one that better suits him.

The human body is an amazing and beautiful thing and I am comfortable in my own skin. But, there is no way I would participate in public nudity or a nude protest. I believe we all have rights. And I have to right to be able to go into a restaurant, park, beach, or walk down the street without having to see a naked person. The naturalists need to stay in their designated areas and I will definitely and defiantly stay in mine.