PeaceBang
The manic mind of the minister -- Auntie Mame Meets Cotton Mather. Blogging about Unitarian Universalism, UU Christian spiritual practice, occasional cultural and political ravings, and the inner life of ministry. PeaceBang is the alter ego of a small town pastor serving an historic New England Unitarian Universalist congregation.
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Part of me understands the chagrin of the parents because as an adult I would likely be annoyed by this, but another part of me thinks, “Lighten up.” These kids are not going to die or be traumatized because they saw boobs. The parents were probably more upset than the kids.
It’s also pretty funny to me that they expected the motel/hotel to tell them there was a swingers group meeting there. As if the hotel is going to do anything to get them to stay elsewhere!
Maybe if/when I have kids I’ll be more outraged. Hmm.
Comment by LaReinaCobre — January 5, 2006 #
In a similar vein we were discussing parent reactions to the movie “Starship Troopers” at the New Year’s Eve party I went to.
Apparently, the “family filmgoer” type groups ignored the violence entirely but were incensed that you could see a boobie at one point.
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Comment by Chalicechick — January 5, 2006 #
I thought the journalism was pretty sloppy in the article. Buried at the end of the story was the official Orlando Police response that no laws were broken.
The report that no laws were broken tells me that massive reports of public nudity were greatly exaggerated. Florida Law Title XLVI, Chapter 800, Section 800.04 says that it’s illegal to ” … intentionally exposes the genitals in a lewd or lascivious manner … in the presence of a victim who is less than 16 years of age.” If no laws were broken (according to the off-duty cop providing event security and echoed by the police spokesperson), the reports of nudity and lewdness were probably not accurate.
I suspect that there was plenty of skimpy “Fredericks of Hollywood” fashion which is technically legal street clothing but probably more revealing than the parents were expecting. That would explain the ” … raunchy, despicable and worse than prostitutes … ” clothing description provided in the article.
In terms of “balanced reporting,” the journalist didn’t interview anyone from the swinger event or even from the swinger community at large. Nor did we hear from anyone who wasn’t bothered by the swinger event.
The bulk of the article quotes came from upset parents. Hardly fair or balanced I must say.
Comment by Steve Caldwell — January 5, 2006 #