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Old July 15, 2003, 01:10   #1
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Are the shirtless, shoeless discriminated against?
Should they be allowed an equal right to service?
Do the restrictions that buisnesses place on these individuals create a "slippery slope" that will eventually end with all of mankind in chains?
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Old July 15, 2003, 01:11   #2
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I like being shirtless.
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Old July 15, 2003, 01:12   #3
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That policy is to prevent transmission of foot diseases and keep fat ugly guys from taking off their shirts.
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Yes, but they are poor and filthy and thus not our equals, so they deserve it!
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I do think men should be allowed to go shirtless in stores- not shoeless for health reasons.

If men go shirtless everywhere, my hope is that enough women will stop complaining, and eventually women will be allowed to go shirtless. It's a long shot, but well worth a try
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I say that all people at either end of the range of classes should be shot. This way there are no overly rich corrupt monsters and no overly poor starving underclass.
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Guys that look disgusting w/o shirts should not be allowed to take them off under any circumstances. Same goes for women.
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Well, private business can keep out anyone they think might be disruptive to business, and in most cases, shirtless and shoeless people would be a sort of disruption (nules soyu are next to a major beach).
Does the government refuse service to the shoeless and shirtless?
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I just wonder if the next logical step is to deny service to those who wear certain brands of shoes, and then finally, anyone with shoes or without shoes, resulting in a worldwide economic collapse.
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Old July 15, 2003, 01:29   #10
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I think woman are allowed to go shirtless in Canada. At least in Ontario
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Ontario only, IIRC.

And monkspider's post is really making me for some reason...
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Re: Are the shirtless, shoeless discriminated against?
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Should they be allowed an equal right to service?
Do the restrictions that buisnesses place on these individuals create a "slippery slope" that will eventually end with all of mankind in chains?
Good looking shirtless men and good looking shirtless women should definately be allowed equal rights to service
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Old July 15, 2003, 02:36   #13
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I think if we're gonna ban people with more than 1 Asner's worth of body hair, or 2 Oprah's worth of body fat, from going shirtless, I'd like to also ban spandex for people who should truly NOT wear spandex.

I never wear shoes if I can help it, and I have to wear a shirt to cover my boobs (or so says society). Too bad for society!
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I've heard girls say that shirts keep them from flopping around and hurting, is that true?
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Old July 15, 2003, 10:15   #16
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yes, but it says nothing about pants (or lack thereof)...
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Exactly, Q Cubed.
We should try going in an establishment with nothing on but shoes and shirts.
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I've always wondered what these establishments feelings are toward the pantless?
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when we go into the establishment, should we be wearing boxers, briefs, boxerbriefs, or going commando? (aside from our shirts and shoes, of course.)
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My high school had a "you have to wear a shirt" policy, but one day my shirt got soaked in a cloudburst so I stuck it on the radiator during Econ so it'd dry. I then found my old football coach and asked for some towels, and wove myself a shirt. The Econ teacher said that my towel-shirt wasn't a real shirt, and that I had to find a real shirt or else I couldn't learn the joys of Econ. That's discrimination, by cracky! First they took away the towel-shirts, but I said nothing. Then they took away the tank tops and halter tops, but I said nothing. Finally they took away my polo shirt, and I screamed "oh god, won't somebody please help me," but there was nobody left to hear...
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The Econ teacher said that my towel-shirt wasn't a real shirt, and that I had to find a real shirt or else I couldn't learn the joys of Econ. That's discrimination, by cracky!
I would have just said, "Wutang!" and left.
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It was tempting, but Econ was too much fun for me to pull an "I'm leaving forever" -- mostly we just sat around watching movies. The only "Wutang" I ever pulled was in senior English, which was an absolutely worthless class.
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First they took away the towel-shirts, but I said nothing. Then they took away the tank tops and halter tops, but I said nothing. Finally they took away my polo shirt, and I screamed "oh god, won't somebody please help me," but there was nobody left to hear...
Hwhah. You're a professional entertainer, Loin.

EDIT: On-topic in off-topic, I think people without shirts or shoes should be allowed in goverment-controlled service buildings, but when it comes to privately owned commercial buildings, it's always the owner who picks it's customers.

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My school has that policy. And they even try to maintain it in gym class on really hot days.
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By Jingo they should be discriminated!
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