Public nudity ban eyed in fed-up San Francisco

[quakerboy]

35. You got halfway there, then stopped

I think once you go past the statement "then they become culturally ingrained", You are the one rationalizing.

Practical reasons for clothing are things like protection from the elements. I don't think sanitation has much to do with anything. Whether I wear cloths has nothing to do with whether I wash my hands. I doubt nudists are inherently less sanitary than anyone else. Clothing is not some sort of germ impermeable barrier. If anything, I would guess the opposite. They have lots of nooks and crannies to hide and hold anything that might want to grow, and unlike your hands, they do not get washed through the day. People sneeze on their sleeve, grubby kid hands grab handfuls of cloth, your rear end drips sweat on them. And you just drag them on from one activity to the next without sanitizing them at all.

I don't happen to be a nudist. I don't really want to be one. But your argument bothers me, as it seems to be scientific, yet on reflection, i would guess it is pseudo science, and contrary to actual facts, owing almost purely to cultural bias.