Falling in Love With Brattleboro

Although I have never been to Vermont before (and hadn't even heard of Brattleboro before the news article about public nudity) I must admit that I'm falling in love with the town. I don't really know much about the place as of yet, but they have one of the best community websites I have seen.

Many of the people there also seem to have a great sense of humor and appreciation for nudity, as shown in a poll about nudity in Brattleboro. 67.5% of the people polled supported the right to public nudity, 24.5% either didn't care or felt that nudity is acceptable in only certain areas, and only 6% were actually against nudity! To me, this sounds like a great place to live -- as long as that tiny 6% doesn't try to enforce mandatory clothing.

Nudity in Brattleboro Vermont

I just read a follow up article on the town in Vermont where a few kids got naked in a parking lot. It's nice to know it's still nude. It would be a sad, sad day, though, if the small, yet vocal, group pushed the local government into putting an end to it.

The way I feel is that there should always be at least a few public places (especially towns) where nudity is legal and hopefully acceptable. Why must every town be the same -- with the same rules? I enjoy variety. If anybody doesn't like it they could either put up with it or get out.

Experimentation and experience is a necessary part of a culture's ability to grow and transcend above it's present status. I feel more freedoms leads to greater maturity and responsibility. If problems really do arise, people will recognize them and learn from them -- though I cannot imagine any real problems being caused by a few individuals enjoying a leisurely stroll.