Public Nudity Should be Legalized

Rebuttal 1: Nudity is a basic right "It would be absurd to suggest that the government can tell us what we can and cannot do to our bodies." 1) suggesting that nudity is a basic right is false. Rights are given by social/political interactions in society often referred to as laws. It is unlawful for people to be nude in public and the offenders would be cited for public indecency. Therefore it is not a right nor is it a basic human right in the sense that it is acceptable by society to be nude in public because it is against the law. In regards to your quote: being nude affects those around you, not just yourself. By saying that the government should not be able to tell us what we can and cannot do with our bodies is not the full story. We cannot affect others in a harmful way, and believe me, seeing a 50 year old hairy woman that is 300lbs overweight while I'm eating is harmful to my well-being. Therefore nudity affects others and the government has the responsibility of ensuring this does not cause harmful effects on society and as my example shows, it will. Rebuttal 2: Public nudity would decrease the rate of sexual violence I need to see a source for your claim that " ... nudity does not [incite sexual violence]." Pornography is used as a sexual stimulant even when nude porn actors aren't touching or behaving in a sexual way. It is logical to assume that the sight of an attractive nude person will increase sexual tension among people in society and cause more sexual violence. Rebuttal 3: Nudity is healthy and natural "...being nude outdoors is beneficial because it allows our entire bodies to have exposure to the sun." Vitamin D is important and it is true that we can absorb vitamin D by the suns rays, but that doesn't mean it would be more beneficial to be nude for this. Girls wearing bikinis and men wearing speedos would get the same amount of sun except for a very small portion of their body that is covered up for this extra absorption. Also, clothes protect against cuts, bugs, and unpleasant sights of nasty people, and girls during their periods (gross). In addition: Hygiene Public nudity would mean we would have a bunch of people sitting naked on public transit, movie theater seats, sidewalks, rental cars, ect,. Clothes provide a barrier of contact, so not only are clothed people much less likely to be affected by a potentially disease ridden object that can cut them, they also protect themselves from bacteria and fluids other people leave traces of. Just think of a man who has aids. He has a small sore on his butt and when he sits down his scab falls off and bleeds on the seat. After he gets up and leaves, a new person (nude) will sit in his trace of blood not knowing the seat is contaminated and the diseased blood and enter through the persons rectum or open cuts and spread the disease. In addition: Accidents Have you ever bumped into somebody in a crowded area? I think we all have. Have you ever ran into a little kid or has a little kid ever ran into you? Imagine a tall man trying to get through a crowded area and he accidentally bumps a little kid in the face. With his penis. Yeah. That would cause a lot of problems not only for the kid but his parents and probably the person who ran into him as well. In addition: Child molesters, perverts There are thousands of child molesters out there. Imagine the creepy sickos looking at naked children and other peoples girlfriends. Yuck. They'd probably be a lot more pedophiles in corners stroking their jiffy at people. In conclusion: Nudity is not a right, nudity affects others around you, nudity will increase sexual violence, increase the risks of contracting disease because of contaminated cuts, and lend society to a host of very unpleasant sights of old, stinky, hairy, dirty fat people, be a child molesters/perverts paradise, and live in a much more contaminated world. The end.