Comedian Joe Wang quipped: "I don't approve of public nudity, but when it happens, I want to be there." lol

As long as it doesn't frighten the horses... Who cares?

No...I'd have to carry smelling salts around. I'd be the last one you'd ever want to see naked and I will continue to protect the public from my saggy, baggy body. Uck. BTW, I am an artist and have sat naked all my life so I'm no prude.

Nudity should be legal. And sex in public should be legal, if you aren't endangering anyone.

If you see two animals humping in public, do you go over and kick them? No - you just don't get in their way and you leave them alone. Maybe watch, if you are looking for pointers. Same should apply to humans.

I have no moral objections to nudity. I just don't want to see ANYONE naked.

If people did not have a religious fanaticism over sex no one would be bonkers over being unclothed. If patriarchy did not rule, we would be relaxed and not trying to OWN women. Imagine being clothed only for the weather, or protection from nature. That would create a more blessed world. No more controlling and enslaving women, or men being taught that they must.

I don't see why not but clothes are quite handy for keeping warm, protecting from the elements and hiding those occaisional moments of inappropriate arousal

Yes, public nudity should be allowed. freedom of expression & such. also: I am sure that sleezy & sexually directed behaviour will actually decrease, should nudity become the new normal, for exactly that reason.

I'm absolutely sure that I would frighten sensitive vegetarians and barnyard animals. The sole reason is I am not the "Olympian Ideal" of masculinity, but am OK with myself. Nudity is wonderful, until you try to fry bacon.

In general we can say there are two genders. Everybody knows how the other gender looks like, so what reason is there, other than religious shame, to cover your body forcefully. Sure, we have created a "beauty standard" and we can cover up if we don't match that. But how you dress - or not - should be a decision of free choice. Going to work, naked in a full subway, I don't mind, but it is not a nice idea if everybody would do that. But lets start to abolish laws that forcefully put these limitations on people. Now it is even "not done" to breastfeed your baby in public, because of the limited way of thinking of some people that showing a breast is a sexual act. It's all indoctrinated into the minds of many, many religious people. Make it easier to create and accept free places as nudist beaches and nudists campgrounds. If we have realized that, than we can think of further steps, if needed. And by the way, women should be free to walk around in the same way as men. Also sporting nude, like the old Greek did, seems not so strange to me. For me personally, I would be quite satisfied if I would be legally free to walk around naked on my own property and that neighbors should look the other way if they wouldn't like it.

No. There are too many hygiene risks. As my brother (EPA prosecutor, so he may be a little bitter) puts it "Most people can't properly manage a flush toilet, let alone serious hygiene risks."

I am a nudist if I can say, and I have visited nudist beach. However, after living in US for two years, I want to think that public nudism and other life styles we choose, waters down the true meaning of human bondage and relationships. That's why there's just sex every where, with no human affection. Let our nudism stay in the closet, what are you marketing that people don't know about? I never lived in a nudist family, I have self esteem. If someone doesn't have self-esteem, it's a clear indication of how parents---by spoon feeding the growing children, do spoil them. That's why I see many younger adults seeking mentors. I say, that's trash.

Well, let's face it, we live in a culture that for better or worse is infused with sexualizing everything and laced through with people who equate a social taboo against nudity with immorality. And cultural attitudes only change slowly. We seem to be gradually more accepting of the fact that gasp women have breasts -- although in my experience that's limited to people tolerating women who are nursing infants. When I've traveled overseas, women topless at the beach seems normal (and is not usually a particularly sexually stimulating sight to behold). A generation ago, thong bikini bottoms were criminalized in certain places, and a generation before that, bikinis or other midriff-exposing swimwear was scandalously revealing enough that they were banned in some places. So there is progress being made, just frustratingly slow progress.

And then, as the post points out, there are people who actually will abuse an ability to be nude in front of others in sexual ways and there's no way to sort out in advance who would be likely to do that sort of thing. While I might not be hugely bothered by seeing a nude person on the beach next to me, I would be bothered by seeing that person masturbate in public. And we all know that some people would do that even if a lot of nudists (naturists, if you prefer) would not. And then there's the guy who "forgot" his towel and just plops his junk down on the public bench anyway.

So unfortunately for those who would responsibly enjoy the ability to be nude in public, until the cultural attitudes change I think we'll need to have to keep on telling you to cover up those particular bits.

no

The US is populated by a bunch of prudes. Why not, and I go to events (clothed or nude) to meet people that may have common interests. If sex is part of that then great!

If you live by yourself, you can do what you want. If you live in the society of others, then you need to pay attention to what bothers them, or you won't be accepted or happy. And, when nude, bring a towel to sit on.....

I grew up in Florida.Before there were amusements and attractions in my town it was much like a deserted island with beach cottages. The reason people came was to fish and to sunbathe. The agenda was for maximum sun exposure. I grew up seeing old men in speedo's and granny's in string bikinis. Children of both sexes in underwear and topless. If you wanted more exposure you went to the far end of the beach where it was understood that more skin was going to be exposed. If folks were going to be offended, (out of town visitors.) they were kept away. Fat people, skinny people. Work uniforms were shorts and sleeveless tops for women, and cut-off shorts and work boots for men. Women had nursing circles on the front porches of public buildings. Folks were respected and not sexualized. I loved that world, and wish I could go back to it.

No. It's always the ugly peeps that want to show their junk. No. Oh, hell no. Don't want to sit on the same chair naked as your naked asscrack or whatever. Ugly. No.

Only if the nudists are truly guaranteed to be safe from others. Which they are not, in the US, unless they are in a group. I love being naked whenever I comfortably can be. I was raised in Europe, where it is safe for a woman to be bare chested, if she so chooses to be and more. The first time I ever wore a bathing suit was when I was ten years old and my mother said I had to at least were the bottom because there were Americans around, who she said had perverted sexual obsessions.

I think there should be designated ares where public nudity is allowed, some parks and the like. But 100%, no, but only because of the sanitation issues.

It should be legal, but it isn't smart due to the steel and concrete world we created. Of course it isn't a good idea in the jungle either. We no longer have fur after all. I think it would be healthy for society to do away with moral hang ups over it. Maybe if it were legal at every beach, that would be beneficial.

Probably not a good idea in today's climate change world.
The ozone layer is incredibly thin and in places gone, and this will lead to a rise in skin cancer with the nude fraternity.
Also, as the majority of people are not interested in running around nude, I would say it is probably not a wise thing to make it legal everywhere.
But what you do in your home or backyard or other appropriate place is up to you.

Aesthetically speaking ... Hell No! LOL

Public nudity? I think it should only be legal in designated areas that are at least somewhat secluded such as beaches, resorts, camp sites and parks. I don't think its a good idea for nudity to be allowed in most public places. If the U.S. was a better, safer, and more tolerant nation in which women and children aren't abused and molested on a daily basis then I'd probably be more open to the idea, but there are just too many shitty people in this country and open public nudity would too often be pouring gasoline on the fire of hatred, bigotry, and intolerance.

No and neither should sending people dick pictures. Come to Waco, go to Walmart, you'll be happy people cover up.