23rd May 2011 Little Clothing, Lots Of Rhythm

There was a most unexpected but spontaneous pole-dance on Sunday, on board of Line 4 in the Metro of Barcelona! Agreed, the Line 4 is not Las Vegas, and the underground of Barcelona is nothing at all resembling scenarios in opulent hotels and casinos of Nevada. Having made that quite clear, the surprising scenes yesterday witnessed by passengers had left all of them open-mouthed, and some scratching their heads in utter disbelief. A few were embarrassed; and a little boy about 10 or 12 busy covering the eyes of his much younger brother!

It's about 5 in the afternoon. A dozen or so girls dressed in the shortest of shorts, T-shirt and sports shoes board the metro train, each positioned herself next to a central pole and almost immediately started to move their bodies in the most sensual and seductive movements, with music coming from a small portable device carried by one of them. The reactions from the passengers, apart from the uniformed incredulous look on their faces, were varied; some were amused, a few rather annoyed, and women especially expressed openly or quietly how ridiculous this was, and a couple showed disgusted and muttering what the world is becoming, with such shameless exhibition. Men mostly look entertained, and a few cheered them on.

When someone asked out loud why doing stripe-tease in public, one of the girls defended their act as healthy exercise while dancing. The driver was the most irate, spat at them saying 'Is this what you are dedicated to?' and ordered them to pack up. The girls had to move to another carriage. In another section of the line, same thing happened. Another group of girls performed the poll-dance wrapping their bodies round the polls sensually, and never stopped gyrating provocatively.

These young ladies, except one who is 50 but with an enviable body, were from a dance school, who insisted pole-dance is a sport, and that they wished to rid of people's prejudice treating it as an stigma.

Okay, it's sport. I guess one can argue that sports-grounds don't have poles for them to practice, and audience encourages doing their best.

Tags: metrotrain, poledance

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23rd May 2011 Erotica And Eroticism

During a casual chat with a friend about everything and mostly nothing, we came upon the word 'erotica'. My friend said he couldn't distinguish the meaning of that with 'eroticism' adding: 'don't you just hate all the words that end with '...cism'? Makes anything simple complicated and baffling. Yeah!

As far as I know, eroticism is an aesthetic focus on sex or sexual desire, especially the feelings of anticipation of sexual activity. It is not only the state of arousal and anticipation, but also the attempt through various means to incite those feelings. While erotica refers to books or art containing an erotic theme. focus on sex or sexual desire

I think there are at least 3 types of erotica: the closest to what is basic - that to do with the carnal lust; that which generates power, and that which comes with the accumulation of riches.  The doubt is whether these are compatible or substitutive. From the face of it, I would be more inclined to go by the first thesis. Who yearns for power would leave money and women (or men - I mustn't be politically incorrect) in the 2nd place. And vice versa. 

But the recent sex scandal, aptly in this case to cite the French (ex?) politician DSK, shows the exact contrary. Not just by the facts happened only days ago. According to an interview up till now not published, but took place last April, before the most recent scandal, the man himself had classified that his career had 3 principal threats: his Jewish blood, his fortune and women. Prophetic vision. But he continued to ride on the high speed train of life, indulging his taste for Porsches, expensive suites in luxury hotels, and women.

The scandalous explosion with the shady affair of skirts that a New York lady judge now tries to clarify but, the prognostic is not favourable for the man up till then almost had his hand practically touching the Eliseo and all the pageantry corresponding to a president of France, when a widow immigrant and humble chambermaid of the hotel crossed his path, breaking up his ambitious dream.

There had been little details to define what had caused him to do what he did, quite different from the usual blonde pin-ups the American soldiers pasted on the walls of their bunkers, or the voluptuous sex-symbols that truck drivers exhibit up the roof or dashboard of their vehicles. 

They say there's no account for tastes. Don Juan Tenorio were said to be 'partial' to nuns, even though they go about not showing any of their possible alluring charm.

How mysterious and multi-faceted the human sexuality is. If only Freud should still be around to explain it all.

Tags: eroticism, erotica, freud

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