Streaking

As is known streaker people who run at public events or places by the action, to draw attention to themselves, where they are mostly unclothed. Streaker were particularly known for major sporting events, as they enabled her appearance thereat a far-reaching audience through the TV coverage. In the UK naked streaker " streaker " and called in the clad form " prankster ".

Some streaker want to spread a political or other message, the other is about self- representation, attention or provocation.

In Germany you can flit an offense pursuant to § 118 represent OWiG. In addition runabout are regularly occupied by a ban. The TV channels are stopped by the major sports associations to possible not show runabouts, to prevent the incentive for TV display. In Spain allowed the otherwise prudish censorship sites of the Franco regime in the 1970s that was reported in the news about it, with the English word streaking very spanish and between " estrikin " ( naked ) and " semiestrikin " ( half naked ) distinction was.

History

In the U.S., flitted intensified since the 1990s. A traditional event was the "Naked Mile " in Ann Arbor (Michigan). Every year, as of April at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor naked male and female students to the campus until the authorities from 2001 put an end to the event.

Term

Originally flit means to move fast. The term originated from runabouts, because running away this may include security forces or the police. As a racer is known colloquially also a small, sporty car.

Others

1974 had the singer Ray Stevens with the song "The Streak " - just the story of a racer - a number-one hit in the U.S. and in the UK, in Germany the number landed at number 43 in Austria Georg Danzer had 1975 " Jö looking " when it came to the naked at the legendary Café Hawes, his first and only number - one hit, and thus made ​​his breakthrough as a songwriter.

Known Streaker

• Ernst Wilhelm Wittig
• Jimmy Jump
• Mark Roberts