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Prudes vs nudes?
The reporter in this story about topless sunbathing says sunbathers in Sydney “will have to wait and see whether a new, more prudish standard is set for them.”
Is it your job to report news, or to pass moral judgments? In my view your characterization of the objection of some to topless sunbathing as “prudish” fits the category of judge, instead of reporter. Report the news, and let the viewer make the moral judgments.
P.E.
“Prudish” is a subjective description. We should have gone with a more neutral term: GBU Editor
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Looks like the whiner complaining about the term prudish, is one. You should have ignored this zealot.
Don’t be such a *Prude,* P.E. I liked the description…it fits.
if the definition fits:
a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum (wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn)
A prude (Old French prude) is a person who is described as being overly concerned with decorum or propriety. They may be perceived as being uncomfortable with sexuality, nudity, alcohol, drug use or mischief. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prude)
A person who is or tries to be excessively proper, especially one who is easily offended by matters of a sexual nature (en.wiktionary.org/wiki/prude)
as someone who’d only be caught dead on a topless beach, i think it fits the complainer just fine