Naked pair enjoy meal in non-naturalist pub.

wildswan16

I have to admit I am a little confused. As I understand it if a man "flashes" himself at me (or a child) while sitting on a train - is that not considered a crime? But the above situation is not.

Being naked is not a crime, doing it to shock someone is.

Exhibitionism at its worst, I would have complained to the manager that it caused me distress, and put me off my food. Hence cause the police to be called, and the pair arrested. No common decency anymore.

Hope there was enough room to squeeze past the tables,imagine having a willy waving in your face as the squeezed through the gap.
Or being face to smelly bum as they pass.

JenniferEccles

My guess is that they are just very silly exhibitionists.
True naturists wouldn’t do that.

I think you are right Jennifer, I also know a naturist and family. They would never display themselves, use special campsites and beaches, home and abroad and 20 years on from knowing myself their parents still don't know.

I would have started to draw them, having done lots of life drawing. 🤭

This would be the perfect scenario for a server to stumble at their table while carrying a tray of cold sticky drinks with extra ice cubes.

Surely this breaches public decency. I would not like to see this if I was out with the GC.

I'm with you MrsKen33 not the usual sort of pose but it would have been interesting. When dd has been in Germany in her camper van she often popped into a spa for a swim and a really good hot shower, she says there's a very different attitude to nudity and you can always pick out the Brits because they are cowering behind a towel. However, I really don't think a British pub is a place to enjoy naturism, too many sticky seats and tables.

A tray of piping hot drinks and a server in very wobbly heels comes to my mind.

Just not the time or the place. Don’t they have a dress code ?

Maybe it was a publicity stunt and had been agreed with the pub landlord.

MrsKen33

I would have started to draw them, having done lots of life drawing. 🤭

I have too, but not when I'm eating.. YUK

I wouldn’t have wanted to sit on the seats they’d been sitting on, unless they were disinfected first.

wildswan16

I have to admit I am a little confused. As I understand it if a man "flashes" himself at me (or a child) while sitting on a train - is that not considered a crime? But the above situation is not.

Flashing is not nakedness in my experience!

nb I am not the flasher!!

Inclusivity includes being naked in public.

The very first thing that was dealt with in the Bible.

How far are we happy to fall as a nation?

I really don't think a British pub is a place to enjoy naturism, too many sticky seats and tables.

My concern is that they are the ones making the seats sticky. Yuk!!!

But!!! yet if another male was to "expose himself" or walk round town with his willy hanging out, then he would be arrested!

Naturist or not, why one rule for them

I do agree, bikergran, although I made light of it in an earlier post.

I remember when a woman walked naked down our High Street; a young policeman took off his jacket and gently placed it around her. She was having a MH breakdown, poor soul.

As for publicity for the pub, one pub to avoid, I think! Especially with the DGC although they would be giggling.

I imagine if me and my old man turned up naked at our local pub we would be arrested. It almost calls for an experiment.

NotSpaghetti

wildswan16

I have to admit I am a little confused. As I understand it if a man "flashes" himself at me (or a child) while sitting on a train - is that not considered a crime? But the above situation is not.

Flashing is not nakedness in my experience!

It usually involves a grubby mac, I thought.

Callistemon, one of my friends daughters was out with no clothes on and a lovely couple stayed with her and covered her. She also was having a MH crisis and actually this raises a really good point. Inclusivity is there to protect vulnerable people, use sensibility to deal with situations and issues. It isn't for people to twist to see fit and it should never be at the exclusion of other groups of people.

NotSpaghetti

Dickens - was the pub
"boasting its 'inclusivity' credentials"?
....Not really sure that's true.

SueDomin It was considered in Scotland that being naked in public is automatically a breach of the peace.
He was given ASBOs and then obviously broke them by being naked in public.
I think exceptions were made as in if he needed to strip off - eg at a hospital. I know they wouldn't let him give evidence because he was naked.

Dickens - was the pub "boasting its 'inclusivity' credentials"?.... Not really sure that's true.

If you want to be literalistic - it's debatable. However, I used the expression "boasting its inclusivity" in order to make a point. Which I thought might be obvious - if you don't consult the majority diners / patrons about something that some might find distasteful - but "pride" yourself on inclusivity, the point can be argued, no?

A spokesperson for the Railway Inn told Burnham-On-Sea.com: “We have received both negative and positive comments which we have taken on board, however naturism is legal within the UK and we pride ourselves on inclusivity and welcome everyone’s individuality and differences.”

You can interpret it as you wish.

To be pedantic - the customers already in the pub could have been a mixed bunch of people. There's the possibility that some might be alarmed at the sight of two naked people (those on the 'spectrum' who don't always deal well with the unexpected); or women who might not be comfortable with the sudden appearance of a naked man - for personal, perhaps traumatic, reasons... or those (like me) who are neither shocked nor alarmed, but simply don't want strangers' genitals and bottoms edging around tables, up-close-and-personal, during a meal.

It appears the nudists called in advance to ask the pub if it would be acceptable for them to have a meal. The pub - presumably the manager - didn't mind, but he / she didn't ask the other patrons if they did or didn't.

If he/she had asked and the majority approved - then the majority rules. But at least those that didn't would have the opportunity to leave and make other arrangements if they wanted to.

Yes, I think the pub were over-anxious to virtue-signal their inclusivity credentials and forgot to apply the basic principle of simply doing what would normally be considered the 'polite' thing to do.

... and now I've turned into a pedant - however, you did ask the question!

I’m a bit confused too. Don’t we have laws about indecent exposure?

JaneJudge

I imagine if me and my old man turned up naked at our local pub we would be arrested. It almost calls for an experiment.

I think everyone else would leave the pub pdq if we did, well, me anyway 😲

I would have found this offensive, naked bottoms on public seating - 😱
OMG! No ,no , no.
It may not be against the law to be naked in public but surely the manager/ landlord should have politely asked them to leave.
These two were out to cause a stir and are exhibitionists!