[MD] So cometh MOQ, what next?

[Case]

Ok, I have been avoiding this one and not particularly paying attention so
if anyone has already mentioned these points I apologize in advance.

1. The implication is that having people running around nude would be
somehow sexually stimulating regardless of your personal orientation. I
think not. Look around you. Most people are either flabby or saggy or
otherwise misshapen. Whatever titillation one might great out of the
occasional attractive person would be more than offset by revulsion at the
rest. This might actual have the unintended consequence of decimating the
species.

2. I live in a very warm climate and nudity might be comfortable here but I
hear tell that if you move farther north it gets a bit to cold to be running
around bare butt.

3. While cooler weather does tend to enhance the finer points of the female
form, as George Costanza lamented it causes shrinkage in males. Many of us
can ill afford to be exposed under these conditions.

4. From a legal standpoint, in the USA anyway this is the sort of thing that
is covered by local rather that national or even state law. While some
states may have laws to this effect, the idea is to have local community
standards apply. I know that where I live local ordinances govern nude
dancing in private clubs and the dress codes at most beaches. I would add
that if it came to a vote locally I would be for more rather than less
clothing on purely esthetic grounds. One trip to a retirement community golf
course and you will be ready to outlaw shorts.

5. Certainly what we view as sexual is culturally determined. In colonial
America the sight of ankles was a turn on. In first century Palestine when
nudity was acceptable in the bath houses, Greeks regarded exposure of the
male glans as obscene. This was a problem for Jews seeking upward mobility
and several techniques were developed to reverse circumcision either
surgically or cosmetically. Don't ask, because I don't know or want to know
anymore details on that one. 

6. It would seem that clothing is a nearly universal feature of all cultures
across all time. This suggests to me that there is some biological or
evolutionary basis for it. But who knows, it could just be the weather,
although even in tropical climates running around in the bushes could result
in scratches in places people especially don't like getting scratched.

7. As for Muslims I would think they should either abide by the local
customs where they live or be prepared to deal with the consequences. But I
suspect the consequences are mostly just getting looked at strangely. Some
of us get that even when we comply with the dress code. Likewise, visitors
to predominantly Muslim lands should do the same. 

Anyway that my two cents which reminds me. Why do people say a penny for
your thoughts but then say they are throwing in their two cents. Where does
the other penny go? I guess if everyone were nude there would be few places
to stash your change.

Case