Ross Grove UNCENSORED!

For those of you who haven’t heard, religeous morals crusader and state politician Fred Nile today called for a ban on women going topless at beaches right across NSW.

Its raised a mixed reaction of support and opposition amongst members of the Coalition and silence from the State Labor Government.

I’m siding with the “NO” camp. We have enough rules governing our lives without being told what we can and can’t wear to the beach thank you very much.

The crux of Nile’s case is that society needs to set a bunch of uniform standards so everyone can get along peacefully.

I’m not on his Christmas card list, but I suspect such a politically correct agenda would also warrant such phrases as “Season’s Greetings” and “Happy Holidays” to accomodate for all of those people who are …well… not on his Christmas Card list.

We already have those governing standards but they’re just not his.

Fred Nile may be on the money when it comes to supporting a “silent majority or significant miniority” but that argument doesn’t wash with me. The people who should be making the rules governing conduct at any given beach should be the communities that use them and not the state government.

The local community should be able to decide which beaches cater to the topless and which beaches don’t. Local commerce will in most cases reflect this. A hippy-love community like Byron Bay may support a candle shop next to a topless beach whereas a more family friendly area will support an ice-cream store or fish and chip shop.

Either way, it is the people who use the local beaches who should make the rules- not Fred Nile and our state politicians.

Fair and balanced,

I’m Ross Grove.