|
Reader Poll Replies:
* I feel that some shows need to have topless entertainers
to give it the real Las Vegas touch. Not every show needs to show
skin, but adult entertainment is what many people come to Vegas for and
they want to see flesh. Ann Gaber WI
* I think banning all topless
activities would be a major mistake. The topless shows are part of what
makes "Sin City" so popular. With the way things are regulated
concerning prostitution and topless/nude shows, there should be little
concern. Only the people that are old enough and want to see it are
going. There aren't any people forcing anyone to go see the
topless shows. If the people protesting don't want to see topless women,
then they do not have to see the show. In addition to seeing
beautiful women's breasts, the topless nature also brings more
excitement to the already popular shows. Please don't ban the topless
shows! Vegas Troy
* If you are embarrassed by the
topless shows then vacationing in Las Vegas is not for you. It is an
adult playground where adults can go and not be considered weird. I
enjoy the shows, they are done very tastefully and they are exciting. It
is quite an aphrodisiac when you are with your significant other. I do
not think these shows should be banned. Tell them women or whoever they
are to stay out of VEGAS! Janet
* While I personally do not attend
the topless shows, I find the idea of taking some of the "sin" out of
sin city quite ludicrous. I do appreciate the shows that have a
non-topless version, a choice. However, Vegas, shows, and topless are
synonymous, might as well make Vegas free of alcohol and gambling, as
make it free of topless. Kelly
* Topless is not for me --
but Las Vegas being what it is there will always be an audience for this
kind of entertainment. We all have freedom of choice and can buy tickets
for the things we enjoy. Joanne K
* People People People.
Topless shows have been a part of Las Vegas for almost as Long as the
"Welcome to Las Vegas" sign has been around. For those women who want to
ban the old tradition - please - get a life or get a real job. It is not
like these women are walking the streets topless, they are performers
putting on a very entertaining show in a live theater for those who WANT
TO SEE. I am a women who has seen a topless show in Las Vegas. The shows
are done with taste and class and If you don't want to see them - DON'T
GO - its that simple. Why break tradition. There is a saying "Don't try
to fix something that isn't broken". JDW - Washington
* Should All Topless Shows Be
Banned In Las Vegas? Ban the Follies? Ban Jubilee? Oh my goodness, no!
Pardon the pun, but this form of titillating entertainment has been a
part of Las Vegas' appeal for decades. If you CHOOSE to, you can put
your hard earned money on the counter and buy your tickets to see the
glamorous ladies in their mile high feather headdresses (or to be fair
to the ladies, the 6 pack stud muffins of Chippendales or Thunder Down
Under) and-oh-by-the-way TOPLESS in their choreographed routines. Don't
feel left out if feathers are your scene and you want to introduce
minors to the art form, several of the venues offer covered shows. And
if feathers aren't your scene, then choose one of the other, more risqué
topless shows sprinkled along the Las Vegas Strip. Here's what it boils
down to, the shows will close when the crowds CHOOSE to quit coming to
see them. Choose. Choice. It's a matter of choice as much as what you
see on your cable/digital television - if you don't like it, you don't
have to pay your money to watch it. Don't let a few nay sayers impose
their choice on the rest of us who enjoy this form of entertainment.
If you really want to ban something, then how about banning the handouts
of the prostitutes-for-hire cards along the Las Vegas strip - where
parents, much to their chagrin, see junior looking down at the cards
that have been thrown down on the sidewalk by people shocked at what was
thrust into their hands. Kevin Coolidge
* If they don't like it stay home.
stay out of Las Vegas if you don't like what goes on in Las Vegas. GJ Smith
* I feel that people going
to Vegas have an expectation of being a little edgy in their
expectations for their entertainment dollar. I have been to Vegas
numerous times & enjoyed the follies at the Trop, Splash at the Riv &
feel the show at the Sahara will be pretty tame all things considered.
in forty years of travel to Vegas, I have never dragged into any show. I
say let the market decide, if the show is good , they will be well
attended if not the show will close quickly. Curtis Mullen
* I would rather see a a
topless review with girls parading in elaborate costumes than something
like "Zumanity".......not to pick on that show, but I would rather see
the grace and feminity as opposed to a 'rawness' of sex. I would rather
see a topless review than listen to the vulgarity performers seem to
think is necessary in their shows. Both have been a part of the
entertainment in Vegas for a long time. What was once called "blue
material", is ever present and as long as that is still considered part
of entertainment, I find it silly to ban topless reviews......and as a
woman, while I am not interested in finding a topless show, I am more
comfortable being entertained that way than trying to understand what is
funny about jokes full of cursing. Besides, it is a part of our history.
Barbre Brunson
* Topless shows if performed
late night should not be banned. Under such conditions, personal liberty
is preserved as well as concerns for children are safeguarded. Personal
liberty translates to personal choice and as such, a cornerstone of
American values will be further protected. As an additional note, most
Vegas topless shows are presented with taste, class and dignity.
Richard Berman
*
Those shows are fine. If those ladies are
offended by that type of show then they don't need to go to them. People
who are not offended have the right to go to them if they want. People
do not have the right to impose their particular moral agenda on others.
It is a free country and as long as no one is being hurt it is not their
business what other people do. A believer in rights for all. Heather
Doyle
|
