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Change Offender
ARE
YOU OFFENDED BY SURFERS CHANGING INTO THEIR WETSUITS IN PUBLIC?
Asked
mostly at Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz, Ca.,
August 5th, 2001.
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Jamie
Johnson, 15
Student
"No, I'm not. We're at the beach, people are supposed to be semi-undressed here.
Although walking around without shorts is not cool." |
Alissa
Withrow, 15
Student
"No. The human body is nice to look at and most surfers are toned, so there's
nothing wrong with showing a little skin. But if They're purposely slashing people
going 'Hey look at this', that would be offensive." |
Trish
Reynolds, 27
Mom
"If somebody took off their wetsuit and was like 'Look at me, I'm naked,'
and gave me a frontal shot, then I might be offended. But I've never run into
anybody like taht so I've never been offended." |
Ron Leroy, 29
Recording Artist
" I really don't care as long as they're not walking around with their floppies
hanging out. A quick change into their wetsuit is cool. I don't mind at all.
Especially if they're girls." |
Elan Pardee,
20
Student
"Of course not. Surfer boys can change around me whenever they want. I definitely
wouldn't want to see them just strip down naked, but usually they have a towel
or something so that's fine." |
Don Ward, 72
retiree
"I don't think I'd be particularly offended, no. I guiess if they forgot to use
a towel it'd be more like europe. And of course seeing the guys change in the
buff would be worse than the ladies." |
Kathy Withrow,
40
Medical Assistant
"There's nothing wrong with it. All the guys and girls I've seen changing have
been very discreet about it. But when they forget their towel they need to at
least go inside their car or behind a bush where no one can see." |
Greg Velasquez,
32
Make-up Artist
"Not at all. In fact I forget my towel occasionally and have to charge the "Full
Monty" to change into my suit. I guess some people might be pretty bummed to
see that. But It's just one of those things you gotta do sometimes." |
Jodi Harvey,
28
Counselor
"No, but a friend of mine actually got a ticket for indecent exposure. He was
changing out of hie wetsuit on the side of the road without a towel. A cop drove
by, saw his bare butt and gave him a ticket."
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Katie Baker,
20
Student
"No. If it looks like they're not using a towel, I just look away. I think older
people might be offended, but not the younger generation. Surfer's have a right
to change in public as long as they're not doing it for the sole purpose of being
vulgar." |
Mary Lou, 31
Public Relations
"Yes. It was a horrible sight. It was heere at Steamer lane and I'm never coming
back. He was very heavy and he was not using a towel. Even Being a french girl
I was very shocked. He was very fat and very, very heavy. |
Matt Garel, 30
Model
"Heck no. According to my wife, 'If you don't change in public with a towel wrapped
around your boys, you're not a real surfer.' I make here cringe when I pull my
wetsuit over my board shorts. But lately, she's been giving me the thumbs up
'cause I've been using a towel and disrobing in front of whoever wants to watch."
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