Jen Moss, Ashland's Naked Lady, needs to negotiate next time a bit more.
Jen Moss, a.k.a. Ashland's Naked Lady, has agreed to abide by the Chamber of Commerce's mandate that she wear clothes if she wants to participate in the Fourth of July parade."It's not that I like it, but I'm being realistic," she said. "I figured it would probably happen."
Moss, 33, said she moved to Ashland in May because of its liberal public nudity law. She said she will wear a bikini while Rollerblading and blowing a conch shell during the parade. She anticipates about 10 people walking and biking with her beating drums and holding signs of peace.
"It's unfortunate that on the day Americans are celebrating their civil liberties, mine are being taken away," she said.
Moss caused a stir when she announced in a Craigslist posting that she planned to lead a group of in-line skaters during the parade "wearing only a hemp G-string and blowing a conch shell."
However, parade chair Jim Kidd said he didn't think someone in the parade who is topless or nearly naked is appropriate for a family audience.
Perhaps there's a moneymaking opportunity here. Jen, here's an example...
Pennsylvania's Chambers of Commerce, in order to prevent my participating in the buff at the multitude of events that take place around the Commonwealth each year, you should pay a fee. Call it PSoTD Nudity Insurance. For $5, I will not appear at your event naked. It's surely worth $5 to avoid that, isn't it?