I’ve long been a fan of pole dancing, which makes it so nice to see that the athletes that do it are finally being recognized in competitions. Violet Blue’s “Open Source Sex” column at the San Francisco Chronicle addresses the growing trend of pole dancing as sport, noting nationwide competitions in Australia (giggety), Argentina (Bang!), and Belgium (seen above — that’s Anouch Proost, Belgium’s Miss Pole Dance 2008).
Wow, this is a double-edged sword. On one hand, Earth would be a much happier place if there were more floor-to-ceiling poles and women who knew how to use them for erotic dance. On the other hand, I don’t like this whole thing where there’s no “Pour Some Sugar on Me” and they’ve got leotards instead of g-strings and mesh shirts. And in another hand, HEY! How’d my penis get here?
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Sorry, Brady Quinn. Pole smoking is still not considered a sport.
Is there a fantasy league?
I blame rap music for the overt sexualization of our young women. No, wait, I wholeheartedly EMBRACE rap music for that very reason. Thank you for your cultural contribution, Lil’ Jon.
The resurgence of the single dollar bill would be profound.
Enya? Umm… I need some bass heavy music for this to make sense. Otherwise I think I’m watching a jumbled Ridely Scott movie.
around 3:01
Can anyone else not watch that part without think of her reaching around and placing the head of a guy’s dick in her butt?
i suppose we can rule out pac man jones as a celebrity judge
I see what the IOC is doing. Getting rid of Softball and replacing it with Pole Dancing. You know whats better then Pole dancing as a Olympic sport? Synchronized pole dancing.
Now that they’ve dropped baseball, I suggest the IOC take a look at adding this to the London games.
get bia and branca’s agent on the phone, now.
judging from the video, australia is the only county that seems to have the pole dancing thing right.
I kind of like the leotards
By the way, I waited a day to post this. I wasn’t about to publish this without comments.
And where’d my whiskey avatar go? Why can’t I change it?
Unfortunately, judging the Chinese entry will get you 5 to 10.
I don’t trust this. I’ve seen to many fat, ugly, strippers to be aroused by this “sport”
Damn you Caught and your fast fingers of fate.
You must have pissed the nerdburglars off.
UU, I love leopards.
This is a lot easier for her. She has no tits or ass to be lifting and flying around. Stupid wimmens ruin everything.
Belgium rules and they also have good beer…
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