VOL. XV, NO. 10
MARCH 22, 1974
Can Streaking Be Adopted
In Our Present Society?
In Our Present Society?
The twenties had the Charleston; the thirties had the Depression. In the forties it was the jitterbug while the fifties were those "Happy Days." The Beatles hit in the sixties, and now in the seventies we have a new fad - streaking.
Streaking is not new. It all began with Adam and Eve who streaked out of the Garden of Eden. From there it has evolved with much sophistication, for what could be more sophisticated than a pair of sneakers? We may think of streaking as a fad that, like so many others (remember Nehru jackets?), will streak itself out of business. But it's more than that.
Streaking is practical. Just think what streaking would do to the clothing industry? Those $15 blue jeans you're used to buying may reach a realistic price once the clothing industry realizes that au naturel is not for them. Of course, some sacrifices must be made. The price of sneakers and ski masks might increase due to the rising demand, but the price of platform shoes will most certainly decline. After all, would anyone in their right mind go streaking in a pair of platforms?
Streaking is not new. It all began with Adam and Eve who streaked out of the Garden of Eden. From there it has evolved with much sophistication, for what could be more sophisticated than a pair of sneakers? We may think of streaking as a fad that, like so many others (remember Nehru jackets?), will streak itself out of business. But it's more than that.
Streaking is practical. Just think what streaking would do to the clothing industry? Those $15 blue jeans you're used to buying may reach a realistic price once the clothing industry realizes that au naturel is not for them. Of course, some sacrifices must be made. The price of sneakers and ski masks might increase due to the rising demand, but the price of platform shoes will most certainly decline. After all, would anyone in their right mind go streaking in a pair of platforms?
Streaking could also bring Amy Vanderbilt back for a book on streaking etiquette. Inevitably, recording companies would have to jump on the streaking bandwagon. Record freaks might enjoy such things as "Music to Streak By" including such favorites as "Hey, Look Me Over," "I Can See Clearly Now," and "Alone Again Naturally." At graduation caps and gowns could be replaced by sneakers and ski masks, thus aiding the austerity program. And what better way to promote brotherhood than streaking?
But it will never catch on. Economics is against us. Too many industries would fail if we try to get back to nature. You don't believe me? Look at Euell Gibbons. How many people laugh as he rips a branch off a bush for his "back to nature" breakfast? You streakers have a hopeless cause. In today's society, getting back to nature is a thing of the past.
But it will never catch on. Economics is against us. Too many industries would fail if we try to get back to nature. You don't believe me? Look at Euell Gibbons. How many people laugh as he rips a branch off a bush for his "back to nature" breakfast? You streakers have a hopeless cause. In today's society, getting back to nature is a thing of the past.