But in NYC, you really don't want to do that. With all the fucked up, grab-happy people slithering around the cityscape, maybe a shirt is not such a bad idea.
In New York state, men and women have equal rights. Therefore, there is not a single law that specifies that something can be done by men, but cannot be done by women.
@Niko Bellic: Yeah, maybe this lady should get a different lawyer for future legal problems because it sounds like she won him in a Cracker Jacks box, based on the statements he's making.
In some states, the statute is written to say pubic hair which though I know of no one who has tried, but theoretically a shaven person would be within the law and I can think of one place, where it's only illegal to ride a motorcycle without a shirt.
So when I see Carrie Prejean astride one of the chrome eagles of the Chrysler Building, arms aloft, shirt open, waiting for Satan's Wind to take her ta-tas on the wing, I shouldn't call the cops? Because I know a few who would like to see that.
[C]ase law protects mere nude physical activity — like calisthenics and ball-playing — from lewdness charges.
Someone needs to explain this to the transit cop on the F train. I just wanted to loosen the old hammies. It's not my fault the lady behind me got offended by the "full-on turkey neck" (as the judge described it).
I don't find Andrea Peyser particularly racist; just annoying, presumptuous, and judgmental in the way some white people can be when talking about non-white people. I mean, it's simplification to suggest that any one thing a parent did led to their child being dangerous (and ultimately dead), but I think- black or white- we can all agree this woman was a shitty parent and at least is partially responsible for her son's fate.
And I also don't think it's ridiculous to suggest people who live in the effing ghetto adjust to more strict standards for how they bring up their children, especially if they feel that negative influences are literally everywhere.
And I'm sorry, is the lack of present fathers (or father-figures) in the lower-class black community some kind of secret? I've had people straight ask me to my face if I had a father, for no other reason than that I'm black...
@TheMac: Thank you, I think you nailed it. It's that basic assumption that, well, this is what worked for me (assuming it did work for her) so you should do it too. "I didn't have to go to college to be a success so why should you?" "I went to college and you should buckle down and do the same or else you won't succeed in this society." Everybody's got a line on how life should be run.
@plasticene: Maybe you folks should spend a bit more time talking about each other. Sarah Palin's daughter developed a early taste for dick and her baby daddy isn't in the picture. Discuss.
Sneak peek at Peyser's column tomorrow:
"Idi Amin was a black father of something like, I don't know- 40 or so children who were also black. They were really dark black, too. You know the kind- not like the tokens in the Ralph Lauren ads. You don't see anyone popping a cap in Idi Amin's kids. So it *can* be done, black dads. Step up to the plate."
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In New York state, men and women have equal rights. Therefore, there is not a single law that specifies that something can be done by men, but cannot be done by women.
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*Shudders*
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Someone needs to explain this to the transit cop on the F train. I just wanted to loosen the old hammies. It's not my fault the lady behind me got offended by the "full-on turkey neck" (as the judge described it).
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And I also don't think it's ridiculous to suggest people who live in the effing ghetto adjust to more strict standards for how they bring up their children, especially if they feel that negative influences are literally everywhere.
And I'm sorry, is the lack of present fathers (or father-figures) in the lower-class black community some kind of secret? I've had people straight ask me to my face if I had a father, for no other reason than that I'm black...
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If you don't find her racist, I shudder at what you DO consider racist. Do you also think all black kids should be shackled?
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#tips
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"Idi Amin was a black father of something like, I don't know- 40 or so children who were also black. They were really dark black, too. You know the kind- not like the tokens in the Ralph Lauren ads. You don't see anyone popping a cap in Idi Amin's kids. So it *can* be done, black dads. Step up to the plate."
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