[DRAFT] Proposal to Mandate Nudity in Member States
Posted: Wed May 06, 2020 3:27 pm
PROPOSAL IS NOW TO LEGALIZE, RATHER THAN MANDATE, NUDITY
World Assembly,
Realizing the social stigmas that arise from judgements upon individual clothing choices,
Staying aware that clothes are often used as a mechanism for victim blaming in cases of assault and rape,
Recognizing that buying clothing can be a significant cost incursion on low income families,
Reaffirming that most clothes are produced through exploitative and underpaid labor, which in turn can have severe negative economic repercussions,
Reiterating that clothes are often used as a way to buttress social inequalities and class structure
Acknowledging that the natural resources for clothes take a large toll on the environment and are a considerable factor in water scarcity
Making note that clothing is unnatural by design and is not a necessary part of human evolutionary design,
Noting the importance of body positivity and the scientifically backed fact that nudity in social settings can promote it,
Seeking to clarify that nudity is not inherently sexual and normalizing it can lead to lower levels of objectification, sexualization and fetishization of certain groups of peoples,
I. Defines, for the purpose of this legislation,
a. ‘nudity’ as an absence of any worn clothing with exception to footwear, headwear, accessories or assistive articles for people with disabilities
b. ‘public lewdness’ as any sexual act in public, including signs of arousal,
II. Mandates member nations to legalize nudity for citizens,
III. Mandates member nations to continue the criminalization of public lewdness,
V. Suggests that member nations begin body positivity campaigns and advocate for nudity as a solution to issues surrounding body positivity,
VI. Recommends that member nations require that workers in fields where nudity is an impracticality or a certain attire is required disallow those workers from attending their places of employment nude,
Edit: Operative clauses were re-drafted
World Assembly,
Realizing the social stigmas that arise from judgements upon individual clothing choices,
Staying aware that clothes are often used as a mechanism for victim blaming in cases of assault and rape,
Recognizing that buying clothing can be a significant cost incursion on low income families,
Reaffirming that most clothes are produced through exploitative and underpaid labor, which in turn can have severe negative economic repercussions,
Reiterating that clothes are often used as a way to buttress social inequalities and class structure
Acknowledging that the natural resources for clothes take a large toll on the environment and are a considerable factor in water scarcity
Making note that clothing is unnatural by design and is not a necessary part of human evolutionary design,
Noting the importance of body positivity and the scientifically backed fact that nudity in social settings can promote it,
Seeking to clarify that nudity is not inherently sexual and normalizing it can lead to lower levels of objectification, sexualization and fetishization of certain groups of peoples,
I. Defines, for the purpose of this legislation,
a. ‘nudity’ as an absence of any worn clothing with exception to footwear, headwear, accessories or assistive articles for people with disabilities
b. ‘public lewdness’ as any sexual act in public, including signs of arousal,
II. Mandates member nations to legalize nudity for citizens,
III. Mandates member nations to continue the criminalization of public lewdness,
V. Suggests that member nations begin body positivity campaigns and advocate for nudity as a solution to issues surrounding body positivity,
VI. Recommends that member nations require that workers in fields where nudity is an impracticality or a certain attire is required disallow those workers from attending their places of employment nude,
Edit: Operative clauses were re-drafted