Thus far, reports from Germany suggest that the Hitler
decree against nudism was directed more against the Koch school in Berlin and
other organizations with a Socialist and Communist tinge than against the very
life of the movement itself. It was a step beyond the Bracht decree of last
summer.
According to Mr. Martin, of the Gymnic Association of Great Britain, the rapid growth of the nudist movement throughout Germany had led to the appearance on the stage, at third rate cabarets and music halls, and at so called “beauty competitions,” of exhibitions of women completely nude. These exhibitions were in many instances promoted by unscrupulous persons, who, for the sake of financial gain, and under the guise of legitimate nudism, pandered to the erotically inclined. Huge crowds were attracted to these shows to the undoubted delight of their promoters. Dr. Bracht's decree put an end to this degradation of nudism for it was specifically aimed at disreputable shows. It strictly forbade performances of this kind, stating that artistic effects must not be sought at the expense of modesty by the exposure of the human body entirely nude.
The decree was a definite attempt to put an end to the vicious commercialization of nudity indulged in all over Germany. This warns us of the extent to which irresponsible persons can endanger the movement.
According to Mr. Martin, of the Gymnic Association of Great Britain, the rapid growth of the nudist movement throughout Germany had led to the appearance on the stage, at third rate cabarets and music halls, and at so called “beauty competitions,” of exhibitions of women completely nude. These exhibitions were in many instances promoted by unscrupulous persons, who, for the sake of financial gain, and under the guise of legitimate nudism, pandered to the erotically inclined. Huge crowds were attracted to these shows to the undoubted delight of their promoters. Dr. Bracht's decree put an end to this degradation of nudism for it was specifically aimed at disreputable shows. It strictly forbade performances of this kind, stating that artistic effects must not be sought at the expense of modesty by the exposure of the human body entirely nude.
The decree was a definite attempt to put an end to the vicious commercialization of nudity indulged in all over Germany. This warns us of the extent to which irresponsible persons can endanger the movement.
(Source: The Nudist, Vol. II, No. 3, May, 1933)
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