The article reminds visitors that parades are family events where flashing is not acceptable. The New Orleans Police Department has joined the tourism executives' rally to heavily enforce ordinances regarding flashing. The city of New Orleans should applaud Playboy's efforts to increase tourism in the city that care forgot. Adding this to the list of infamous Mardi Gras chants may be part of the solution to the city's financial crisis. The city wants tourists to see Mardi Gras as a family affair, but taking away the after-hours fun is not the way.
Families can go to parades and see all the beautiful costumes from sunrise to primetime.
And by the time the adult entertainment begins, every child should already be in bed. Critics may argue that such lewd behavior leads to sexual assaults of young women. Perhaps, but flashers, like all risk-takers, should know the odds before they act. I'm not saying anyone who flashes should be attacked. I just think New Orleans must recognize that every aspect of Mardi Gras, whether family-oriented or not, helps make it the greatest free show on Earth.