 Vermont's clothing-optional capital is stripping off its temporary ban on public nudity.
| "Hello, world! These are our... ummm... publics." |
A month after passing the temporary ban after an elderly tourist strolled naked through the centre of town,
"Aaaiiieee! My eyes!"
"Ewwwwwwww!"
"Ban him!"
"I never want to see nekkid again!" |
Brattleboro city board members voted 3-2 on Tuesday to reject a proposed ordinance that would have made it permanent.
"Now, looky here, you guys! We ban nekkid because of old Harv, we're also banning the nekkid 18-year-old babez, right? So y'gotta sacrifice if yer gonna have the rewards, right?"
"I dunno, Bob. Old Harv was... [shudder!]" |
When the emergency temporary ordinance expires next month, public nudity will no longer be illegal. It is all about tolerance, one board member said.
| "We're trying to come up with something that lets everybody take their clothes off but Harv." |
"We in this country are going down a slippery slope these days," said Dora Bouboulis, noting a national newspaper recently published an article about the emergency ordinance under the headline "Tolerant town gets intolerant". She said it is not up to the town to restrict anyone's right to dress or undress.
| "Yeah. Who put them in charge, huh?" |
Before the vote, residents weighed in on both sides of the debate. Michael Gauthier gave the board a petition with signatures of 967 people who support a nudity ban. "What is the point, other than shock and awe, that the nudists are trying to make?" he asked. |