I suppose these men are all objectifying themselves as well?
This one doesn't seem like a workout at all.You could totally gain this kind of strength on the treadmill.
www.y outube.com/watch?v=Xvxgis7qNqQ
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/video/2010/04/27/VI2010 042703983.html?sid=ST2010042603830
*Based on what many of you are saying, then these men have fallen victim to the sexualization of women, are to be viewed as sex objects, and have no sense of self.
Some of these posts in this forum have made me physically ill. Just a bunch of female misogynists in here pretending to be feminists. I'm appalled by the name calling and assumptions. "Deep throat the mailman" is something I would expect to come out of a mans mouth. I suppose it makes one feel better to cut down another woman (and mother) for doing something that you don't feel comfortable with. It's ok to be against pole dancing, I can see where an uninformed person could get thrown off by it. But, to sink to personal attacks and flat out prejudices is really just giving us all a glimpse into your life and your personality.
I suggest every naysayer in here (including those who think they wouldn't get a workout because they are strong from yoga or pilates) take an intermediate pole class, then we will talk. ;) Warning: One must remove stick from arse before poleing, or injury could occur.
Studioveenas vid with her children had nothing sexual in it, and I doubt her boys see it as anything beyond playground type equiptment.
As far as the other studioveena video that someone posted saying "would you want your 11 yr old daughter dancing like this???" No...I wouldn't. But I don't see any kids sitting around watching that dance either. Parents do things in private that their kids won't see, that room looked pretty private to me so I don't see the issue. Do you go out of the house to have sex with your partner because the kids are asleep in their beds down the hall? No. We are still allowed to be adults are we not???
I'm a meal planning, car pooling, rushing to swim practice, stay up late with sick kids mother like everyone else in here. I also put on my shorts and tanktop at night and hang or hold myself on a beautiful gold pole in my house.
My 11 yr old stepdaughter has played on my pole. Showing me moves that she and all the boys and girls do on the tether ball poles on the playground. She says they all form a line at the poles and take turns making up moves. This was going on long before I ever started poleing myself. It has never crossed any of their minds that what they are doing can be viewed as sexual, sexist or wrong. They recognize the fun difficulty in it. My two year old son can climb it, and as he grows bigger, I will teach him the various holds he can do on it. There is nothing to hide unless you treat it like something dirty and taboo. Everyone knows I have a pole in my house. I am very open about it. I am no less of mother for it, and honestly I worry much more about the messages the various media outlets send to my kids then what they will get from mom having a pole.
Inevitably, someday they will learn about strippers and pole. So what? They will know that there is a difference between what they have seen me do, and what they see there. Don't get me wrong, I pull my sexy out sometimes on the pole, but not in front of them. Like I said before, when the kids are asleep or not around...we are still allowed to be grown ups. After a day of being a milk machine, toilet scrubber, lunch maker, book reader, chauffer, counselor, cook, and housekeeper...I welcome adding "sexy goddess" to that list.
You all need to open your minds a bit, life will be much more fun.