[MD] So cometh MOQ, what next?

[Platt Holden]

Hi 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.

True.

> 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.

True.

> 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.

True.

> 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.

How true! In fact, your aesthetic argument justifying decency laws is MOQ 
inspired. :-)

> 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. 

Me neither.

> 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.

True.

> 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. 

Agree.

Platt