Pole dancing competition challenges stereotypes

Creative or controversial? A pole dancing championships in New York is hoping to change an image associating the dance with strip clubs. Pole dancers are challenging stereotypes of what they say is an art form often misunderstood as something sleazy.

Al Jazeera's Bhanu Bhatnagar reports.

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[loosekarrott]

i had absolutely no problem masturbating to this

[loosekarrott]

lol whores

[Malgorzata64]

@TiMMYSQUibbLES Well, I'm not THAT ignorant. But what is shown here IS impression from an athletic point of view. Besides, whilen on the subject, I have more respect for what you call whores than for those who use them. These guys should be hanged, instead they are often respected.

[ladiiijaguar19]

@Rocklobsterport yes it is amazing. i do it myself but i know i am no where near the level of these ladies. u need a great deal of upper body strength just to hold urself up. its a very challenging thing to do but u gain sooo much from it

[TiMMYSQUibbLES]

@herobbinsvideos You and your entire cackle of suckers couldn't tackle me on a field, go 10 rounds in a ring, post me up in the paint or even beat me at a game of chess. I may submit to a horizontal mambo though. Do yourself a favor and save the money your lobbying for the olympics because it won't happen. "Pole Play". lol

Go run a few miles if you want to get tone. Bye now.

[TiMMYSQUibbLES]

@yalcrab7 Professional athletes of American sports are whores too, don't confuse yourself. Trust me, Sarena is twice the athlete any girl in this whore ballet could ever be and she doesn't wear lingerie on the court. I never said that I didn't sprout an erection watching these scantily clad women "gripping some pole", I advocate that it's wrong because of its foundation of sexual showcase for monetary gain. Troll on, Trolly Trollerton..

[herobbinsvideos]

@TiMMYSQUibbLES you are an idiot. these women are wearing the same amount, if not more than swimmers, gymnasts, cheerleaders, all world class athletes. and frankly, any one of the girls in USPDF could kick your butt, and the butt of any pro football player or other professional athlete.  at the very least hang with them. you are a sad human who obviously closed minded and spends way too much time in the dark playing video games. to even compare video games to a sport is absurd.

[Rocklobsterport]

@ladiiijaguar19 Thanks for the info. I'm just amazed by the movement on the pole because it looked so anti-gravity. That needs a long time work out and training. Absolutely wonderful.....

[yalcrab7]

@TiMMYSQUibbLES yeah, as a joke to satirize YOUR stream of illogical comments and comparisons. Irony--look it up. And have you seen Serena Williams' outfits lately? It's straight up lingerie but does that discredit her athleticism? And this whole business about dancing for a cash reward...really? Do you think athletes don't get paid or sponsored for what they do? Better tell them all that they're really just a bunch of prostitutes. And why are you so uncomfortable w/ sexuality anyway?

[TiMMYSQUibbLES]

@yalcrab7 You're trying to compare the resistance of air to the resistance of water. And even a female swimmer wears more than whore dancers. Troll on back to school. I'm sure the banks that fund this movement are proud of your lack of critical thinking.