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Fort Collins, Colorado "Frees the Nipple"

posted by martyb on Saturday September 21 2019, @01:38AM   Printer-friendly
from the freeze-peach dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

https://kdvr.com/2019/09/05/fort-collins-agrees-to-remove-topless-ban-from-public-code/

Colorado city officials have removed a topless ban from city law that inspired a Free the Nipple lawsuit.

The Coloradoan reported that Fort Collins City Council agreed Tuesday to remove language in the public nudity code that barred women and girls over age 10 from exposing their breasts in public.

City officials say the ban is expected to be removed Sept. 17.

Officials say a district court judge and a federal appeals court have ruled against the policy in the past two years.

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  • (Score: 2) by Mykl on Sunday September 22 2019, @10:56PM (1 child)

    by Mykl (1112) on Sunday September 22 2019, @10:56PM (#897287)

    I was with you for the first paragraph, ready to hit you with an Insightful mod.

    Then the second half got kind of ... weird. I'm not entirely sure that removing gender-bias in our laws is a step toward cannibalism or bestiality.

    So now I'm conflicted. How do you mod half of a post one way, and the other half another? It's not like you can order a half-n-half mod like you can a pizza. Perhaps "interesting" is the way to go.

    FWIW, I completely agree that this is all about the right to be topless rather than any actual desire to do so. I highly doubt that Fort Collins will become inundated with naked boobs any time soon.

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  • (Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Monday September 23 2019, @12:19PM

    by Phoenix666 (552) on Monday September 23 2019, @12:19PM (#897521) Journal

    That's fair.

    It's not that allowing toplessness is a gateway to cannibalism or bestiality, but that it's an exercise in power to smash social norms. That's the point I was trying to make.

    There are extremists who have seized control of the public discourse who are pushing the envelope as far as ever they can. They've been able to do it because the mainstream media has become desperate to stay afloat and reckon outrage porn is the way to do that. That in turn gives them the means to drive politicians to enshrine their hopes in law.

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    Washington DC delenda est.