Gov. Cuomo says nude women in Times Square are breaking the law
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says women posing nearly naked for photos in Times Square are breaking the law and undermining efforts to keep the tourist area family friendly.
Cuomo said Wednesday on NY1 that the situation is beginning to remind him of the seedy days of the "bad old Times Square."
The women pose for photos with tourists in exchange for cash and often wear only body paint and a thong.
Cuomo says the activity is interfering with "legitimate" businesses.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday that he believes the practice is "wrong" and that the city will take action.
The governor says he also has concerns about performers dressed as cartoon characters who harass tourists into purchasing photos.
Alan: There is something peculiar (if not twisted) about the suppression/repression of breasts in northern latitude societies.
"When Did Bare Breasts Become Taboo?"
Alan: In northern latitudes, the exhibition of breasts (and other female "sex parts") is an exercise in deliberate tantilization which pretends to nakedness but is the "last thing" from it.
To aestheticize the human body through the use of calculatedly minimalist clothing reveals a crack in the occidental psyche, which, if seen for what it is, would dwarf The Grand Canyon.
Alan: As I write this post, I am reminded of Cuban novelist Alejo Carpentier's great novel, "The Lost Steps."
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59503.The_Lost_Steps
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejo_Carpentier
"Is it progress if a cannibal uses a knife and fork?"
Stanislaw Lec
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