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View Poll Results: Should pole dancing be an Olympic Sport?
Yes 23 40.35%
No 20 35.09%
Harrier, what have you been smoking today? 22 38.60%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 57. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 11-18-2013, 12:18 PM
 
Location: North America
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Pole dancing is usually found in buildings of disrepute on the bad side of town near the railroad tracks where some men go to find "entertainment".

Now, some strippers think that they should be allowed to become Olympic athletes.

Pole Dancers Buff Image With Rules and a Dress Code - WSJ.com

Wrestling has been a major human sport for 5,000 years, and part of the modern Olympic Games since 1896.

Do we really want to supplant the honorable sport of wrestling with a "discipline" that originated in strip clubs?

Futhermore, women can already participate in all Olympic sports that men can, but men cannot participate in the female only "sports" of Synchronized Swimming and Rhythmic Gymnastics.

Will male strip... Harrier means "athletes" - be allowed to be Olympic pole dancers, or will this be another sport restricted to females?

Where is the spirit of gender equality?

WHAAAAA?????? FWAHAHAHAHAHAHA....

How would the gold metal be earned, by who get's the most money?
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Old 11-18-2013, 12:19 PM
 
Location: Londonderry, NH
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I would think Polish Folk Dancing would have a place in the International Dance category.
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Old 11-18-2013, 12:28 PM
 
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Nah, Russians would dominate 'I make Dance for dee mun-yay'

Nah, too many 13-14 year old wash out gymnasts entering the sport (unless you can say Bankok 2020)

It would open up a whole new coaching sector for greasy, balding, middle age men (who might end up 'tenting' in their athlelic suits on International broadcast)...
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Old 11-18-2013, 12:32 PM
 
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WHAAAAA?????? FWAHAHAHAHAHAHA....

How would the gold metal be earned, by who get's the most money?

And don't forget to factor in currency conversions... Far too much time spent on counting would delay the talent showcase...
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Old 11-18-2013, 12:36 PM
 
Location: Fredericktown,Ohio
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I would think Polish Folk Dancing would have a place in the International Dance category.
That or Jewish wedding dancing
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Old 11-18-2013, 12:45 PM
 
Location: Dallas
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Pole dancing is usually found in buildings of disrepute on the bad side of town near the railroad tracks where some men go to find "entertainment".

Now, some strippers think that they should be allowed to become Olympic athletes.
It's just as appropriate as synchronized swimming and some of the dancing gymnastics events.

And why do you put quotes around the word entertainment?
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Old 11-18-2013, 01:03 PM
 
Location: Suffolk, Va
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You can't make such a statement and ignore the impact of religion on American history, which most liberals tend to reject.
I'm not ignoring anything. I didn't give any reason why. but you're right about religion and that of the original settlers being a big part of it. I was simply pointing out that in America in particular nudity = sexuality to many people. in other western countries (not all) that doesn't seem to be the issue. I personally allow my children to watch movies/shows sometimes even if there is nudity as long as it is not in a sexual context, like say, if the characters are skinny dipping or a nature program about tribes who haven't discovered bras.
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Old 11-18-2013, 01:38 PM
 
Location: Middle of nowhere
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If you have to have judges to determine the winner, it shouldn't be an Olympic sport.
That knocks out many Olympic sports.
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Old 11-18-2013, 01:39 PM
 
Location: Richardson, TX
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That knocks out many Olympic sports.
Can't get anything past you. LOL.
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Old 11-18-2013, 01:39 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles County, CA
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That knocks out many Olympic sports.
Politics should be an Olympic sport.
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