tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948313986177171406.post8672881214240104442..comments2023-11-02T01:09:45.395-07:00Comments on The Pole Story : Silent Bodies: Why Pole Dancing Might be Essential for Some Young WomenClaire Griffin Sterretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10768083769041629031noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948313986177171406.post-90717050163029983312010-05-05T09:46:55.649-07:002010-05-05T09:46:55.649-07:00Learning Curves<a href="http://mysexystories.com/blog/2010/04/16/learning-curves" rel="nofollow">Learning Curves</a>Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15369119713078161358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948313986177171406.post-46154179765035365362010-04-17T13:59:50.844-07:002010-04-17T13:59:50.844-07:00Hi Kit - thank you for that. I agree with everythi...Hi Kit - thank you for that. I agree with everything you have said. I also believe that it is possible to pole dance in the public sphere and feel good snout what you do. But I think that takes a tremendous amount of confidence and self- awareness. I very much appreciate your perspective. To be continued.Claire Griffin Sterretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10768083769041629031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948313986177171406.post-36872312036257383792010-03-24T14:13:19.164-07:002010-03-24T14:13:19.164-07:00As I previously mentioned in my reply to your post...As I previously mentioned in my reply to your post, my problem with poled dancing comes from private/public sphere angle. Fundamentally, I have nothing against pole dancing CLASSES. Pole dancing whilst you're out in bars just to desperately make a show of yourself and attract attention might be a bit more difficult for me to digest. <br /><br />Girls nowadays tend to forget about desire and sexuality being PART of themselves and doing it FOR themselves. They tend to use it as a comparative factor as to what the other girls are doing and what to do to please whoever catches their fancy.<br /><br />Levy's analysis is interesting but once again, where she fails to attract the sympathy of her readers is also the tone she uses - she doesn't come across as being the friendly big sister saying "hey that's wrong, here are the solutions". She comes across instead as being the uppity, snooty and superior girl that knows everything, criticises everything then just turns her back saying "you know what? that's your problem, i'm not sad as you are, you deal with it".Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14303200289071966432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948313986177171406.post-24257470316611423482010-02-22T10:22:16.399-08:002010-02-22T10:22:16.399-08:00@Meghan: I feel the EXACT same way - hence the pos...@Meghan: I feel the EXACT same way - hence the post! And yes, better late than never.Claire Griffin Sterretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10768083769041629031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948313986177171406.post-15618712574843034962010-02-22T10:21:27.182-08:002010-02-22T10:21:27.182-08:00@ Bubble: I know, I know - I feel the same way. ...@ Bubble: I know, I know - I feel the same way. and there is so much fear in radical feminist writing. I love love love that you get it AND that you know S Factor isn't for you. Now that's open-minded.Claire Griffin Sterretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10768083769041629031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948313986177171406.post-42698783406226438502010-02-22T10:19:26.179-08:002010-02-22T10:19:26.179-08:00@ Pole Skivvies: Thank you Jennifer! You put it ...@ Pole Skivvies: Thank you Jennifer! You put it so beautifully! That connection that makes your dance so powerful IS the connection to sexuality, emotion.Claire Griffin Sterretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10768083769041629031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948313986177171406.post-8606950874230785012010-02-13T18:11:51.122-08:002010-02-13T18:11:51.122-08:00Oh how I wish someone would have talked to me abou...Oh how I wish someone would have talked to me about differentiating between MY desire and wanting to be desired by boys when I was in my teens. What a concept! Better late than never, however, how much more fulfilling my early experiences would have been had someone addressed it back then! Thank you Claire! Love this post!Meghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783150264084633071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948313986177171406.post-87827717805989184882010-02-13T06:14:20.871-08:002010-02-13T06:14:20.871-08:00Reading radical feminist writings makes me mad, re...Reading radical feminist writings makes me mad, reading ABOUT radical feminist writings makes me mad. Ariel Levy makes me mad. But you are so right, she complains about everything, but doesn't offer a solution. And as much as the S-Factor direction isn't for me, this is a really good post!<br />http://www.360poledancing.comBubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721538820644542610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948313986177171406.post-23353125381126496542010-02-13T03:30:47.222-08:002010-02-13T03:30:47.222-08:00God, Claire - this is a FANTASTIC post! I think y...God, Claire - this is a FANTASTIC post! I think you make a really strong case for actively teaching young people to explore their desire, rather than chain it up or run from it. <br /><br />And, from a pole dancer's perspective, it is feeling your real desire and true feelings of sexuality that make your dance passionate and engaging. Faking the look of sexiness, on the other hand, results in dancing that fails to connect - in other words, boring, lifeless dancing.PoleSkivvieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03962209591652191583noreply@blogger.com