It's interesting to see what you see in media I haven't consumed (and probably never will, given how slowly I watch things). I tried to watch Chippendale's after you wrote about it, and love the lead actor, but it hit too many of my vicarious embarassment buttons. Maybe I'll get back to that at some point. Belly dance is another one of my loves, which often intersects with pole, but the combination makes me doubly concerned about appropriation and exotification.
I feel like I will never get through all the things I want to see! There is just so much out there these days. Here's some of what I'm hoping to watch (perhaps a preview of essays to come?): https://letterboxd.com/maenadwordsmith/watchlist/
It's interesting to see what you see in media I haven't consumed (and probably never will, given how slowly I watch things). I tried to watch Chippendale's after you wrote about it, and love the lead actor, but it hit too many of my vicarious embarassment buttons. Maybe I'll get back to that at some point. Belly dance is another one of my loves, which often intersects with pole, but the combination makes me doubly concerned about appropriation and exotification.
I feel like I will never get through all the things I want to see! There is just so much out there these days. Here's some of what I'm hoping to watch (perhaps a preview of essays to come?): https://letterboxd.com/maenadwordsmith/watchlist/