morning rant 6.23.11

how come when you say pole dancer OR pole dance instructor, people automatically assume you are a stripper OR you want to teach others to "strip dance"? i know it's lack of knowledge but it still pisses me off! it's kinda hurtful too. i feel like a accomplish so much with pole & it has not been easy to learn the tricks & gain the flexibility that i have now, in-fact, lots of times i have had huge bruises all over my body, dislocated body parts & pole burn beyond belief! so for somebody to say "stripper" at me is like kicking me in the nuts! i'm sure there are a few strippers who can do pole tricks but the majority of them just dance AROUND the poles & that is not in any why pole dancing! people need to educate themselves before they speak about a subject they know nothing about!