Nudity--What My Parents Taught
I am a firm believer that surety gates and backscatter X ray body scanning are both very harmful for children. The magnetic fields from the security gates damage hearts and brains of children:
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The X rays from body scanner damage the delicate bone marrow of the child and could produce cancer and infertility (note that genitals are not shielded for the purpose of security:
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I therefore follow the following protocols:
At the airport I bring my kids (a boy 10-year-old and two girls, 6-year-old and 8-year-old) stripped-to-waist at the airport. I have made crystal clear to them that modesty has no place, when it comes to airport search (as scanning devices are very bad for their little bodies). I have told them further that during the search, if they are asked to remove their underwear completely for the search, they must immediately comply and not resist at all.
During pleasant weather, boy is in dress shorts and figure-hugging briefs, younger girl in miniskirt and older in skirt, both girls in figure-hugging panties, hair of both girls completely opened up (they have waist-length hair), held only by plastic hair band and follow the procedures of integrated unclothed screening. Immediately upon entering the airport lounge, the children remove shoes, socks, miniskirt/skirt/shorts as well as blanket (if wrapped during chilly weather). All these items are now packed in cabin baggage, which passes through X-ray scanner. Hence, these items could not be worn for the next 24 hours. X-ray-scanned clothes should be thoroughly washed before re-use. Boy is now dressed in figure-hugging briefs and girls in figure-hugging panties only (barefoot, stripped-to-waist - figure-hugging short underpants make it easy for searchers to check that they are not hiding anything; ideal for play afterwards), hair completely unbraided and opened up (all removed clothing, shoes and socks are first be hand searched and, then, passed through the X-ray belt), the children (now completely undressed except briefs or panties) are, then, thoroughly searched in the following manner, while the children's stuff is passing through X-ray belt: (a) lifts arms above head; (b) ears and mouth, in particular, below the tongue looked at; (c) through hair search for concealed weapons or narcotics; (d) wand (made of non-metallic material, containing no sensors) pressed over briefs or panties to look for concealed weapons, I supervise the children throughout the process to maintain discipline.
The children after the screening now roam about in the airport lounge and travel in the airline barefoot and in underwear only, as their clothing, shoes and socks are unsafe to wear now. Upon entering the aircraft their feet should be wiped with baby wipe. They are be provided blankets in the airline to keep them warm during travel. Since they are tuned to near nudity at home, they are not conscious. At the destination, I buy them a pair of flip flops and blankets from the airport shop to reach place of stay. The following benefits are derived from this practice:
a) Children in figure-hugging briefs or figure-hugging panties only would spontaneously play in the lounge without the fear of getting clothes caught up in furniture or fixtures (one would note that the physical activity of children increases as soon as they are undressed, even for examination by doctor). Airport authorities should provide special play areas for children in the lounges as do the fast food chains.
b) Because of vigorous activities in the lounge, they get tired and sleep through most of the journey, keep them away from mischief.
c) As a matter of policy, the airline security would feel comfortable that children (who are not body scanned) are not carrying any weapons during the flight.
d) The body of the aircraft is generally hot from inside at the time of boarding (especially in the economy class), so the children would be relaxed in underwear and may fall asleep easily (and keep away from mischief during the flight).
e) During the flight (turbulence, ascent and decent) there is an extra need to pass urine, so it would be easier to go and use bathroom.
f) Allowing the skin to breathe in the wake of cabin pressure of aircraft.
g) Loose clothes of children may get entangled in the narrow space between the passenger seat and front seat, in particular if the seat in front is slightly reclined backwards.
Details of this set up is explained in Airport Security and Kids 8 https://original.misterpoll.com/polls/657198
Would like to have your input on the arrangements suggested in the above poll.