N.H. won't ban women from showing breasts or nipples in public
Source: CBS News
CONCORD, N.H. -- The New Hampshire House on Wednesday rejected a bill that would have made it crime for women to expose their breasts or nipples in public, a measure that caused an online dispute among several legislators that drew national attention.
The House voted against making it a misdemeanor for women to show their breasts with "reckless disregard" for whether it would offend someone. The bill was partly a response to a "Free the Nipple" movement that led to two women being cited for going topless at a Gilford beach. A judge dismissed that case in February.
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The bill caused the spat among lawmakers in December after a male lawmaker said if women want to show their breasts publicly, they should be OK with men wanting to "grab" them.
Bill supporters had cautioned that allowing women to go topless at beaches could lead to them also going topless at libraries and Little League games. They said they were trying to shield families and children.
Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-hampshire-wont-ban-women-from-showing-breasts-nipples-public/
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)And just because you may "want to" do something that still doesn't make it "ok".
Topless is legal here in New York. The state hasn't collapsed yet.
Stuart G
(38,436 posts)PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)NV Whino
(20,886 posts)bemildred
(90,061 posts)Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)Maybe we could learn how not to sexually assault topless women from them.
Adrahil
(13,340 posts)Oh brother....
Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,350 posts)it's feet turned blue.
OwlinAZ
(410 posts)Orrex
(63,216 posts)Female nipples are the most dangerous things on the planet. Well, after vaginas, of course.
Stuart G
(38,436 posts)ah ha...babies suck on nipples of their mothers...
puppies suck on the nipples of their mothers
kittens suck on the nipples of their mothers...
and............oopsssss.........
vaginas..babies come thru the vagina in order to be born...
wait a minute...................................................do not be offended ..........please................this one just came to me....
very slowly...............................................................................................................................................................
I was a new born baby once
I was told, that I sucked on my mothers nipple.........and ...........................another thing......
I went through her vagina in order to be .........born....................... ....that is the preferred way to be born...(I was told that)
NOW.............WILL I BE BANNED FOR SAYING THOSE DIRTY WORDS...???????????????????????????
csziggy
(34,136 posts)03/31/2011 04:44 pm ET | Updated May 31, 2011
Apparently, a lawmaker in the Florida House of Representatives ran afoul of that august body's rules of politesse today after he used an inappropriate word on the House floor today.
That word: uterus. Wait, what? (original story no longer available: http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/content/democrat-chastized-saying-uterus-house-floor)
During last week's discussion about a bill that would prohibit governments from deducting union dues from a worker's paycheck, state Rep. Scott Randolph, D-Orlando, used his time during floor debate to argue that Republicans are against regulations -- except when it comes to the little guys, or serves their specific interests.
At one point Randolph suggested that his wife "incorporate her uterus" to stop Republicans from pushing measures that would restrict abortions. Republicans, after all, wouldn't want to further regulate a Florida business.
More: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/31/florida-lawmaker-repriman_n_843259.html
Arkana
(24,347 posts)Flying Squirrel
(3,041 posts)Till they pass something in Hawaii or anyplace warm...
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)From what?
Do these people not understand why mammals have breasts in the first place?
Orrex
(63,216 posts)Jeez, try to keep up.
Oh, wait.
Stuart G
(38,436 posts)....people are not mammals...we are people...
-none
(1,884 posts)That human beings are not animals. Only animals are animals.
christx30
(6,241 posts)That's sexual assault, and it will (rightfully) get you jail time.No, seeing a woman's breasts in public does NOT give you a license to grab them without her permission. It gives you license to mind your own business. She's doing her thing. Go do yours.
There's a woman in Austin I see from time to time that goes topless on a busy downtown street. The first 2 times I just glanced, as in, "well, that's rather unusual", then went back to my book.
"They should be ok with men wanting to 'grab' them" Ugh. If I were an electron, I'd be pissed off for being part of that sentence on someone's computer.
Orrex
(63,216 posts)At the first mention of visible female nipples, a GOP lawmaker's immediate response is that "somebody" will try to grab them.
"Somebody." Right.
MH1
(17,600 posts)I would contribute to her campaign.
That dipstick has no business being in any position of responsibility anywhere.
Dustlawyer
(10,495 posts)They didn't really try hard, they usually cite the Bible for crap they consider immoral! Why do I get the impression that the progenitors of these assholes were citing women for showing too much ankle. Someone needs to tell them they fit right in with the Taliban where women are concerned. They want to pay them less, cover them up...
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Orrex
(63,216 posts)greymouse
(872 posts)or equal body parts. Anybody gets to be nude in public if they want to.
groundloop
(11,519 posts)greymouse
(872 posts)What the lower body parts aren't natural?
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)That would be a different bill and conversation, separated from the OP itself. But sure... go out without pants on if that's how you entertain yourself...
"the lower body parts aren't natural?"
As is fecal matter natural too... hardly a compelling argument to play with it in public. But again, if that's your thing, go entertain yourself.
greymouse
(872 posts)so is peeing and defecation. So is sex. So as they say, just don't do it in the street and scare the horses.
Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)Iggo
(47,558 posts)So I'm not sure what that fucking moron is talking about.
One_Life_To_Give
(6,036 posts)State Motto. The words "Live Free or Die," written by General John Stark, July 31, 1809, shall be the official motto of the state. It was the 1945 Legislature that gave New Hampshire its official motto and emblem, as World War II approached
Besides it's not like most every human has not had one in their mouth at some point in time.
Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)We must quit using the law to carve out special privileges for a portion of the population.
FreedomRain
(413 posts)Republican representative Josh Moore, one of the bills co-sponsors, wrote that women who want to expose their breasts should have no problem with a mans inclination to stare at it and grab it.
...
Al Baldasaro, another Republican, chimed in to disparage Bouldins appearance.
No disrespect, but your nipple would be the last one I would want to see, he wrote. You want to turn our family beachs (sic) into a pervert show.
/ Moore has since withdrawn his cosponsorship of the bill, citing the negative attention his comments have drawn. Baldasaro doubled down. Only fair to point out that most Rs thought they were out of line for the comments and/or the entire bill
uppityperson
(115,677 posts)make the "think of the families and children" argument, pshaw. Guess what. Each and every one of those children and family members have nipples.
Kablooie
(18,634 posts)The nipple is covered so it must be legal.
It wouldn't be legal for men to grab them but would it be legal for women to twirl them in a playground in front of kids?
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,350 posts)Pasties. Mmmmm.
Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)madokie
(51,076 posts)""The bill caused the spat among lawmakers in December after a male lawmaker said if women want to show their breasts publicly, they should be OK with men wanting to "grab" them."
Enrique
(27,461 posts)wherever she is.
FLPanhandle
(7,107 posts)We must be sensitive and tolerant of their beliefs don't you know? Therefore, women should cover up.