Saturday, April 25, 2015

Leaders want topless sunbathing in L.A.'s Venice Beach

Looks like the Puritans will win another round! The close minded Mayor will ignore the wishes of his own neighborhood council.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Leaders in the Los Angeles beach district of Venice have asked that women be allowed to sunbathe topless on the beach, saying they want equality and a more European feel at the popular tourist destination, local media reported on Wednesday. The Venice Neighborhood Council voted 12-2 to approve the recommendation, saying it "supports women being afforded the same rights as men to sunbathe topless," according to Los Angeles Times and local KTLA-TV news. The council also noted that Venice Beach, known for its boardwalk of shops and offbeat character, was founded and designed after Venice, Italy, and cultivated a more European sensibility. The recommendation will be sent to the Los Angeles City Council and Mayor Eric Garcetti for consideration. A spokesman for Mayor Garcetti appeared to pour cold water on the idea. "I think it's safe to say that most of our constituents would rather we keep our eyes on more pressing problems facing our city," said Yusef Robb, the mayor's director of communications. Topless sunbathing is legal on a number of California beaches but barred in Los Angeles County, where a local ordinance prohibits the display of genitals or "any portion of the (female) breast at or below the upper edge of the aureola".
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  1. All-Nudist.comApril 25, 2015 at 8:17 PM

    "Leaders"? Leaders of what? What organization? Who are they? Who do they 'lead'? The Venice Neighborhood Council? No, they just voted, they didn't 'lead'.

    Journalism Basics: Who, What, When, Where, Why, And How

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    1. Susan PaquotApril 26, 2015 at 5:52 AM

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    2. Susan PaquotApril 26, 2015 at 6:00 AM

      Well, it was cut and pasted verbatim from Reuters News, if you took the time to read the byline. So I would guess you better contact them about the basics of Journalism. Have a wonderful day!

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2017 at 6:33 AM

    Dummest issue in the world. Guy's nipples, girl's nipples, who gives a s**t. They're quite literally the same thing other than shape of surrounding tissue.
    The labelling on the picture 100% gender discriminatory. Anyone with a basic understanding of human anatomy knows that. Breasts are not genetalia. They're only considered sexual in nature because our culture has made them that way. It's not even what their purpose is. Women's breasts should be CELEBRATED for the beautiful form they are and as nothing more sexual than being a visual identifier of the female gender.
    But hey, if we're going to ban any gender from exposing a nipple (not that we should), it should be the gender that posesses the dysfunctional and purely decorative remnants of starting out as a female.
    Yes fellas.......you only have nips because you used to be a girl. And your penis is a large clitoris, by the way.

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