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Yeah. Example: stripper poles. Or hitachi magic wands. Those poles WERE NOT invented for strippers/pole dancers. Ditto for the hitachis. Even now, I'm pretty s
by jychang 9mo ago
Yeah. Example: stripper poles. Or hitachi magic wands.
Those poles WERE NOT invented for strippers/pole dancers. Ditto for the hitachis. Even now, I'm pretty sure more firemen use the poles than strippers. But that doesn't stop the association from forming. That doesn't make me not feel a certain way if I see a stripper pole or a hitachi magic wand in your living room.
- wizardforhire 9mo agoTo be fair to the magic wands, thats why “massagers” were invented in the first place. [1] [2] [3] [1] https://thefactbase.com/the-vibrator-was-invented-in-1869-to-cure-female-disorders/ https://thefactbase.com/the-vibrator-was-invented-in-1869-to... [2] https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/first/m/maines-technology.html https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/first/m/ma... [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_hysteria https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_hysteria
- irishcoffee 9mo agoAnd I'll go out on a limb and say the first person to use a pole resembling a fire pole in the fireman vs stripper debate was probably the stripper!
- pluralmonad 9mo agoI'm super confused what harms come from stripper poles and vibrators. I am prepared to accept that the joke might have gone right over my head.
- ajkjk 9mo agoI don't get the jump either but it was certainly lateral enough to be amusing
- blibble 9mo agohow many front rooms have you walked into that had a stripper pole? (also: what city? for a friend...)
- ajkjk 9mo agoi've seen it in NYC a few times. Pole dance is a fairly common fitness hobby. there are plenty of gyms/studios for it also.