ON a lighter note: New Zealand OKs Topless Porn Star Parade

[wakeme2008]

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Topless-Ride.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

August 8, 2006
New Zealand OKs Topless Porn Star Parade
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Filed at 8:58 p.m. ET

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- A lunchtime parade of topless porn stars down the main street of New Zealand's biggest city has been given official approval, as no laws will be broken.

The parade later this month will feature up to 30 porn stars riding on the back of motorcycles or in open cars through Auckland's CBD to promote an erotica exposition.

..more at link... :)

Sorry NO PICTURES..... yet...

[C_U_L8R]

1. kiwis know how to live

[Jim Sagle]

2. Time to fill out a passport.

:9

[Greeby]

3. Woot

New Zealand :yourock:

[stop the bleeding]

4. They have to be topless

cause what kind of Pornstar Parade would it be if they were completely dressed:evilgrin::spank:

[LynzM]

5. Rock on, New Zealand....

Time to pack... :evilgrin:

[Nikki Stone 1]

6. Never has so much silicone been on such naked display!

:D

[originalpckelly]

7. New Zealand, horny teen boy heaven...Lord of The Rings + topless ladies.

I can see the ad campaign now.

[wakeme2008]

9. I will be going there in Dec 2007

:) :)

[sgxnk]

8. this would be legal in NY too

where case law establishes the right of women and men to be topless in public

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

13. Yep, plenty of topless dykes on bikes at the pride parade.

[Flaxbee]

10. but didn't NZ just nix Kim Cattral's kinda racy car ad?

I'm confused. Innuendo no, topless yes?

[muriel_volestrangler]

14. Two guesses for the reasoning (having not seen the ad)

(They might both be wrong, but they're the kind of reasoning the UK can use in these decisions)

The parade is well signposted, and organised, so people will know it's about to happen. They can look away. You get no warning for an ad.

Or:

They may have rules about what you can use 'sex' to advertise. For instance, the UK definitely has rules saying that alcohol adverts aren't allowed to imply that drinking a certain brand makes you sexually attractive, and there may be similar rules for cars too - so if the ad implies Cattrall, or women like her, would sleep with a man if he bought the car, it could get banned.

[Kat45]

11. My friend in NZ works in Wellington

But since he's gay and has no interest in the female body, he probably won't bother watching it. Of course if it's campy, he might.

[Vidar]

12. Cheering the kiwis.