——=_NextPart_000_000F_01C4D633.23B86620 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit<br>FROM: <a href=/group/AANR-NW-eNews/post?postID=jUrENdpnn2pQasqCCr5ovp1wyoX6-yOHMYWBpvqZ25naRwAWarkC_98kbpQ9W_eGAPc5xi0aZIDZ9L9fRHMcbMdK9_M>alonzo_stevens@mindspring.com</a> DATE:29/11/2004 02:37:52 SUBJECT: Barnes & Noble Ban on Nude & Natural Magazine <br>It has come to AANR's attention that Barnes & Noble, Inc, one of this nation's largest book retail stores, has found it necessary to pull all Nude & Natural magazines from their shelves. The Nude & Natural magazine is published by The Naturist Society and is an important outreach to non-nudist and nudist as well. While Barnes & Noble will continue to sell Playboy and Penthouse, I tend to feel that we are being discriminated against because we chose to be photographed nude and without sexual content.<br>After some preliminary research on the web, it seems that Barnes & Noble has been involved in two indictments with authors in the past, such as Jock Sturges. These cases in the late 1990's, were regarding nude photography of families, children and others with full permission and consent. The earlier indictment of Barnes & Noble in Tennessee was based on the idea that nudity was per se as "harmful to children"; the thought was that trauma might be inflicted if a person under the age of 18 might see a naked body such as depicted in one of Sturges' books. In Alabama, the threat was even more dangerous, the books themselves were "child pornography". They are not, of course, and were upheld in a U.S. court in the 1990's.<br>WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TODAY? Nudist publications seem to be singled out in this incidence. Does this seem similar to the Virginia youth camps measure — an effort to see how far the courts and/or the public will support censorship? Our rights are being challenged and we need to respond as decent, honest, hard-working Americans.<br>WHAT YOU CAN DO? In coalition with the Naturist Action Committee, AANR is requesting that you write the Chief Executive Officer of Barnes & Noble at the following address:<br>Mr. Steve Riggio CEO of Barnes & Noble, Inc. 122 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10011<br>WHO SHOULD WRITE? All nudists who enjoy their freedom to practice nude recreation, in appropriate settings.<br>GUIDELINES: 1. Do not send anonymous letters, use your true name and address. 2. Using your own words is most effective. 3. State that Barnes & Noble's decision is unfair and discriminatory. 4. If it's about nudity, why do they continue to sell Playboy and Penthouse? 5. Request that Nude & Natural, H&E Natural and Travel Naturally be returned to the newsstand shelves. 6. Ask them to explain why they made this decision to pull these publications.<br>TIPS AND HINTS: 1. Visit your local Barnes & Noble and ask these questions personally.<br>NEXT STEPS? AANR Government Affairs and Public Relations program directors are conferring with the AANR Office and Officers to investigate our next steps. We appreciate your concern and involvement and will keep you informed in this newsgroup.<br><br> ——=_NextPart_000_000F_01C4D633.23B86620 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable<br><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dus-ascii"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2900.2523" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial size=3D2=20 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10">FROM: <a href=/group/AANR-NW-eNews/post?postID=nwquaajgHoqRbkOon0Al6l06hLV9FYygaeBNES4HVbkhw9a75v8avS-b9FQZbBOI5gxqbgtEq75Bvk0Kvt5Eo4_Iew>alonzo_stevens@mindspring.com</a> <BR>= DATE:=20 Mon, 29/11/2004 02:37:52 <BR>SUBJECT: Barnes &amp; Noble Ban on Nude= =20 &amp; Natural Magazine <BR><BR>It has come to AANR's attention that Barnes = &amp;=20 Noble, Inc, one of <BR>this nation's largest book retail stores, has found = it=20 necessary to <BR>pull all Nude &amp; Natural magazines from their shelves.&= nbsp;=20 The Nude &amp; <BR>Natural magazine is published by The Naturist Society an= d is=20 an <BR>important outreach to non-nudist and nudist as well.&nbsp; While Bar= nes=20 &amp; <BR>Noble will continue to sell Playboy and Penthouse, I tend to feel= =20 <BR>that we are being discriminated against because we chose to be=20 <BR>photographed nude and without sexual content.<BR><BR>After some prelimi= nary=20 research on the web, it seems that Barnes &amp; <BR>Noble has been involved= in=20 two indictments with authors in the past, <BR>such as Jock Sturges. These c= ases=20 in the late 1990's, were regarding <BR>nude photography of families, childr= en=20 and others with full <BR>permission and consent.&nbsp; The earlier indictme= nt of=20 Barnes &amp; Noble in <BR>Tennessee was based on the idea that nudity was p= er se=20 as "harmful <BR>to children"; the thought was that trauma might be inflicte= d if=20 a <BR>person under the age of 18 might see a naked body such as depicted <B= R>in=20 one of Sturges' books.&nbsp; In Alabama, the threat was even more <BR>dange= rous,=20 the books themselves were "child pornography".&nbsp; They are <BR>not, of=20 course, and were upheld in a U.S. court in the 1990's.<BR><BR>WHAT DOES THI= S=20 MEAN TODAY?<BR>Nudist publications seem to be singled out in this incidence= .=20 Does <BR>this seem similar to the Virginia youth camps measure — an effort= =20 <BR>to see how far the courts and/or the public will support=20 <BR>censorship?&nbsp;&nbsp; Our rights are being challenged and we need to= =20 respond <BR>as decent, honest, hard-working Americans.<BR><BR>WHAT YOU CAN= =20 DO?<BR>In coalition with the Naturist Action Committee, AANR is requesting= =20 <BR>that you write the Chief Executive Officer of Barnes &amp; Noble at the= =20 <BR>following address:<BR><BR>Mr. Steve Riggio<BR>CEO of Barnes &amp; Noble= ,=20 Inc.<BR>122 Fifth Avenue<BR>New York, NY&nbsp; 10011<BR><BR>WHO SHOULD=20 WRITE?<BR>All nudists who enjoy their freedom to practice nude recreation, = in=20 <BR>appropriate settings.<BR><BR>GUIDELINES:<BR>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Do not= send=20 anonymous letters, use your true name and <BR>address.<BR>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb= sp;=20 Using your own words is most effective.<BR>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; State that= =20 Barnes &amp; Noble's decision is unfair and=20 <BR>discriminatory.<BR>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; If it's about nudity, why do th= ey=20 continue to sell Playboy <BR>and Penthouse?<BR>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Request= that=20 Nude &amp; Natural, H&amp;E Natural and Travel <BR>Naturally be returned to= the=20 newsstand shelves.<BR>6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ask them to explain why they mad= e=20 this decision to pull <BR>these publications.<BR><BR>TIPS AND=20 HINTS:<BR>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Visit your local Barnes &amp; Noble and ask = these=20 questions <BR>personally.<BR><BR>NEXT STEPS?<BR>AANR Government Affairs and= =20 Public Relations program directors are <BR>conferring with the AANR Office = and=20 Officers to investigate our next <BR>steps.&nbsp; We appreciate your concer= n and=20 involvement and will keep you <BR>informed in this=20 newsgroup.<BR><BR><BR></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML><br> ——=_NextPart_000_000F_01C4D633.23B86620– </td>
