C3PX said:

Glad I am not the only one disturbed by those machines. When they were first talked about by the media, it seemed most people were perfectly cool with them, because ultimately they would make them safer, and they felt suffering being in a free peep show was a fair trade off. It is okay I don't mind being sheered, so long as it somehow helps keeps the wolves away.

I dunno. I can't really say the thought of it bothers me. Personally, I was under the impression they always used X-ray machines, even before 9/11. Or is this some newer, high-tech version that really "shows off the goods" so to speak? But it doesn't bother me because of the whole "trading liberty for a bit of temporary safety" shtick. Maybe it's just because I don't really hold that kind of modesty in high regard, but I have to say it doesn't really bother me if a bunch of strangers want to use their machines to inadvertantly find out what undies I'm wearing or if I'm circumcised or not. It's just not something that embarrasses me. Maybe I should have been European. =P