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Art
Night Not Art?
In Boise Idaho, three dancers at the Erotic
City nightclub have been ticketed here for violating the city’s
anti-nudity ordinance. Normally, dancers at Erotic City are not
nude. However, the arrests took place during “Art Night.” It seems
Boise’s anti-nudity ordinance allows for exceptions for art of
“serious artistic merit”–such as dance, theater and artistic drawing.
So,
Erotic City owner Chris Teague started scheduling naked Art Night
promotions, during which patrons are provided with pads and pencils
and allowed to draw nude dancer models. Teague said he got the
idea after a customer asked him if he could draw one of the dancers
nude. Teague said he initially told the customer no, but reconsidered
after reading the Boise ordinance. City officials are not buying
it, obviously. But Teague’s biggest complaint is that the cops
cited dancers instead of him. Teague has called the city government
a “communist police state.” “These girls have families to feed,”
said Teague. “They are doing this for a living.”
A
misdemeanor charge of public nudity is punishable by up to six
months in jail and a $300 fine. “This whole thing is unconstitutional,”
Teague said. “This is all about freedom of expression. My club
is a private place -- you don’t come into my club unless you want
to come in.”
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