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14. How about if the dancers dress in tutus?

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Tue Oct 23, 2012, 11:18 AM

Oct 2012

...and wear toe shoes?

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NY Top Court Says Lap Dance Isn't Art, Is Taxable [View all] SecularMotion Oct 2012 OP

'high brow' dance = rich people = tax breaks, 'low brow' dance = poor people = no tax breaks. n/.t PoliticAverse Oct 2012 #1

because only poor people get lap dances HankyDub Oct 2012 #3

I'm poor, I don't get lap dances TrogL Oct 2012 #4

I don't even know what a "lap dance" is. Trillo Oct 2012 #21

At a strip club an entertainer will sit in your lap and writhe about TrogL Oct 2012 #31

No, only poor people GIVE lap dances... ret5hd Oct 2012 #39

and why is that? HankyDub Oct 2012 #41

I'm a retired ballet teacher OKNancy Oct 2012 #7

I don't think it's a silly post. It speaks to cultural colonialism. TalkingDog Oct 2012 #9

this is stretching to make a point OKNancy Oct 2012 #11

And by your definition Grandma Moses wasn't an artist TalkingDog Oct 2012 #15

I made my point OKNancy Oct 2012 #16

You have missed most of my point. I'm defending your sister by defending the lap dancers TalkingDog Oct 2012 #18

It implies that certain culture is acceptable 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #25

Oh please HankyDub Oct 2012 #38

It's not about the lap dancing 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #44

So the facts aren't the issue HankyDub Oct 2012 #46

I'm not sure how you interpreted that to mean the facts are not the issue 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #47

Who said that? HankyDub Oct 2012 #51

wrong SemperEadem Oct 2012 #32

I would argue that you are reading the minds of the lap dancers. You don't know TalkingDog Oct 2012 #35

and you can't read the mind of lap dancers, either... SemperEadem Oct 2012 #43

riiiiiiight HankyDub Oct 2012 #52

You don't have to change your underwear after seeing the Mona Lisa. rug Oct 2012 #2

Speak for yourself. n/t eggplant Oct 2012 #5

Exactly n/t TalkingDog Oct 2012 #8

Here is the actual decsion happyslug Oct 2012 #6

That certainly brings up interesting constitutional arguments ... groundloop Oct 2012 #10

Yes, is private lap dancing more like a Wrestling then a ballet??? happyslug Oct 2012 #27

I guess this means I can stop throwing dollar bills at ballet dancers thelordofhell Oct 2012 #12

I, personally, have seen lapfog_1 Oct 2012 #13

I, personally, would like to see femrap Oct 2012 #19

How about if the dancers dress in tutus? brooklynite Oct 2012 #14

It's a damn shame that femrap Oct 2012 #17

Many artists earn next to nothing 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #26

I'm quite aware of the femrap Oct 2012 #28

They said what it is not. Iggo Oct 2012 #20

Sorry, but grinding on some man's "lap" is not art Sivafae Oct 2012 #22

What's the difference between art and porn? 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #24

I would say the difference between art and porn is SemperEadem Oct 2012 #33

Jeff Koons: From the "Made in Heaven" series. Do a Google Image Search TalkingDog Oct 2012 #34

Then that depends on the parent, the year, the culture, and so on 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #36

I think it can reasonably be argued SemperEadem Oct 2012 #42

Ah so we're talking about superior culture 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #45

those are your words, not mine SemperEadem Oct 2012 #48

An insult and a refusal to address the issue 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #49

What if they recited Shakespeare while they danced? 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #23

Since when They_Live Oct 2012 #29

next they will declare that pole dancing is not art. Lap dancing is the same, only on a smaller pole olddad56 Oct 2012 #30

They'll only incite furor until they legally change the name of "lap dance" to "penis stimulation". truthisfreedom Oct 2012 #37

it is just pole dancing on a smaller pole that the customer has to errect. olddad56 Oct 2012 #53

Next there will be a decision on shower dances... Historic NY Oct 2012 #40

Done correctly, it can produce a Jackson Pollock piece. reflection Oct 2012 #50