The Meanings of A Modern Dance. An Investigation Into the Communicative Properties of a Non-Verbal Medium

I havenБЂ™t any excuse! I like this place, and IБЂ™d like to see it continue. I donБЂ™t see anything wrong with topless dancing.БЂ«So I said to Gianonni, БЂњYes, IБЂ™ll be glad to testify.БЂ«In court the big question was, is topless dancing acceptable to the communityБЂ”do community standards allow it? The lawyer from the defense tried to make me into an expert on community standards. He asked me if I went into other bars. БЂњYes.БЂ«БЂњAnd how many times per week would you typically go to GianonniБЂ™s?БЂ«БЂњFive, six times a week.БЂ«(That got into the papers: The Caltech professor of physics goes to see topless dancing six times a week.) БЂњWhat sections of the community were represented at GianonniБЂ™s?БЂ«БЂњNearly every section: there were guys from the real estate business, a guy from the city governing board, workmen from the gas station, guys from engineering firms, a professor of physics БЂњSo would you say that topless entertainment is acceptable to the community, given that so many sections of it are watching it and enjoying it?БЂ«БЂњI need to know what you mean by БЂacceptable to the community.БЂ™ Nothing is accepted by everybody, so what percentage of the community must accept something in order for it to be БЂacceptable to the communityБЂ™?БЂ«The lawyer suggests a figure ...»