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Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 4 Feb 2004 22:58:31 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Orion Pobursky wrote:
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> But who's "sensibilities" are we catering to? Does this mean that if
> one guy in the mall that I frequent thinks my girlfriend should wear a
> full length dress instead of slacks then she should and if she doesn't
> then she's "uncivilized" and "narcissistic"? The argument nakedness
> is wrong in that most people feel that covering up is the "right" thing
> to do is fundmentally flawed.
We're catering to the sensibilities of the local culture and the laws
they enact. If enough people in one society decide public sex acts
should be illegal then they should be free to create laws to that effect.
If you can convince enough people that public sex is wonderful, then
you should be able to get the law changed. Until then, either obey it
or pay the consequences. Or move to Canada ;^)
Same argument applies to the veil.
I think the real issue here is the scale of "local culture". Should
this sort of law be allowed on a national level, or should it be
restricted to state, city, or even narrower scope. I don't know. My
gut feeling is the more local the better, but that gets tricky with
global media like TV and the internet.
Don
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| (...) What if I convince enough people that slavery is wonderful? Should we encat a law authorizing slavery? Or, a little less extreme than the above example, what if I convince enough people that men wearing skirts is wonderful? The point I'm (...) (20 years ago, 4-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) The example you gave above regarding woman being cover is flawed. The woman in that society choose to cover up. We might not see it as choice since Islamic law dictates it, but think of it from their perspective. They were brought up in a (...) (20 years ago, 4-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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