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Women given free shorts at Oktoberfest to prevent upskirting (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 6 days ago by slothrop@lemmy.ca to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] ryper@lemmy.ca 95 points 6 days ago (2 children)

As for why this is necessary at Oktoberfest specifically:

The Teufelsrad is one of the oldest attractions at the Oktoberfest, the annual beer festival which comes to an end this weekend after 16 days. Its circular platform rotates faster and faster until its riders fall off, and the motion and speed often make skirts fly up.

[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 86 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Sounds like a very reasonable "fix", equating filming people spinning on a table to upskirting a waitress serving someone is a bit weird

[–] Aatube@lemmy.dbzer0.com 42 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

it sounds like some people film this intentionally to upskirt

thousands of voyeuristic videos emerged on social media.

Some videos showing women on the Teufelsrad, or Devil's Wheel, have been viewed millions of times. One is said to have made thousands of euros for a woman who posted it online.

[–] socsa@piefed.social 16 points 6 days ago

Like those creepy bull riding machines where they say you can get a free drink if you last 90 seconds, and then the operator spends that whole time trying to make their tops fall down and skirts ride up, before flinging them off with three seconds left. I suspect "spinning ride which lifts women's skirts" is probably at least part of the point.

[–] L3mmyW1nks@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago

While I do agree, there's apparently a certain breed of 'content creators' that specifically film and upload women at the Oktoberfest, explicitly for sexualization.
Yes, there are public places where people commonly become undressed like the beach or the Teufelsrad. But no, you should not just film strangers und upload them for monetary gain.

Still it's not exactly upskirting filming from where everyone is watching...

[–] Pronell@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

Good point, but it makes the headline much easier to write at the very least.

[–] makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 12 points 6 days ago

Nice to see some facts on this. I think it's a fair workaround. We were in Europe recently and my wife had to cover her shoulders with a scarf in the churches. You know, so that God wouldn't be aroused by her bare naked shoulder.

All (jokes) aside, high speed rides and some modesty clothing is simply going to allow more riders and increase profit. Its all about profit.