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by Isinlor 2162 days ago
Should you have freedom to walk naked? Nudists were advocating this kind of freedom for a long time. I personally have sympathy for this point of view.

Passing COVID-19 or flu onto another person, especially elderly, may kill that person. Walking naked with mask if you keep your body clean as far as I can see will not kill anybody. So, why should we enforce clothes if we do not enforce masks?

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Bans on public nudity are almost certainly motivated by moral decency and not subjecting children to this, not for health reasons.
I know. So, just to be sure. Are you suggesting that limiting freedom because of "moral decency" is ok, but limiting freedom because you can kill people is not? And what is "moral decency" anyway, because in many Asian countries people will look at you as if you are breaking moral standards when without a mask.

Also, children are perfectly able to handle asexual nudity. A lot of countries in Europe allow being top-less in public places like beaches.

There is just no way to justify things like enforcing bras on women, but not enforcing masks in crowded places during pandemic.