Protesting Nudists in California

First off, after reading the article title my immediate thought was, "What the heck are these guys thinking?" These nudists were protesting by being naked this past Saturday in a district in California known for its nudists. I think that public nudity is just plain offensive. Sure, I agree with their message of how everyone should accept their body no matter what they look like. But really? There are ways of doing this without putting citizens at risk of seeing things they don't want to see. The organizer says that the people there believe "there is nothing indecent or offensive about the human body," yet towards the end of the article, a mother and her daughter passing by to see a children's movie did not like what they saw. I agree with the mother when she says that, "when you're at the corner of a kids' event...you should cover up a little." The nudists were questioning why they should have to go to a special resort. I think it's not so much about making them feel bad, but more along the lines of giving the people the option to be around naked people.
The authors of this article (by authors I mean more than one person wrote this article because it says that it's "by Associated Press") seemed to be neutral to the article; it didn't seem as if they had much of an argument. At the start of the article, their diction made it seem as though nudists in California was a common thing, though they might know it isn't common in other places. I think that because it was written by more than one person, there might have been different opinions involved, making this article serve more for the purpose of informing rather than persuading. The first half defended the nudists, using persuasion method of interviewing them. That way, his audience can get to know individuals as opposed to just the nudists as a whole. They obviously think it is not a big deal to be naked in public. It seems as though the audience will understand the point of view of the nudists, and perhaps agree with them. Then, towards the end of the article, the authors change the angle a bit and make their audience think about its effect on families and children when they interview a mother and child. A 27-year-old mother was bringing her 7-year-old daughter to the movies and they happened to pass the protesting nudists. The authors then leave the audience with the child's negative opinion of the nudists as she says that they should put clothes on.


Article: San Francisco protesters: No nudes is bad news by Associated Press
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