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China wages war on funeral strippers
Telegraph ^ | 2/20/18 | Neil Connor

Posted on 02/20/2018 6:20:29 PM PST by Rebelbase

China has launched its latest crackdown against a phenomenon which just won't seem to die in rural areas - funeral strippers.

The Ministry of Culture said last month that it was targeting "striptease" and other "obscene, pornographic, and vulgar performances" at funerals, weddings and traditional Chinese New Year public gatherings.

The war on strippers at funerals has been a long one for China. Authorities first began clamping down on "obscene" performances in 2006 and launched a second campaign in 2015.

[Snip]"According to the interpretation of cultural anthropology, the fete is originated from the worship of reproduction," media professor Kuang Haiyan said, according to The Global Times. "Therefore the erotic performance at the funeral is just a cultural atavism."

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To: EvilCapitalist
What did the stripper say to the corpse at the funeral?

Me loved you long time?

61 posted on 02/20/2018 11:51:29 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: Last Dakotan

LOL


62 posted on 02/21/2018 12:47:02 AM PST by June2
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To: Rebelbase

Only problem is that most of the strippers were octogenarians....


63 posted on 02/21/2018 12:54:47 AM PST by Cvengr ( Adversity in life & death is inevitable; Stress is optional through faith in Christ.)
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To: Rebelbase

Once while returning home from Huntington Beach, in California, i saw a marque in front of a strip club.
Tonight only, Americas oldest stripper anong with Americas fattest stripper.
Come on man, at a funeral?
What could be better?
Ok, maybe NOT.


64 posted on 02/21/2018 3:41:56 AM PST by Joe Boucher (President Trump makes obammy look like the punk he is.)
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To: EvilCapitalist

For some reason that makes me wonder if they have strippers at Chinese family reunions, too.


65 posted on 02/21/2018 11:53:28 AM PST by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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