Pole Dancing - an Olympic Sport

I was flipping through my latest Marie Claire over lunch as I hid from children in the kitchen, and came across something so disturbing I must mention it here. People are trying to get pole dancing as an Olympic Sport event. That's right. POLE DANCING. As in, the STRIPPER POLE.

The Olympic games are said to have been originated by Heracles and Zeus (Surprised I knew that, huh? I love Wikipedia.) and were mainly athletic but also combat and chariot racing events. These were athletes of extradinary strength and courage. Sure, the games have changed with the times. Although, have you noticed that gladiator shoes are in style? Hideous things in my opinion. But I digress. Now there's synchronized swimming and badminton. There are, of course, certain guidelines that must be met for a "sport" to qualify as an Olympic event. But POLE DANCING?

Apparently, our friendly pole dancers consider it gymnastic art rather than erotic. You can probably even find a pole dancing fitness class at your local gym. Don't forget your stripper shoes and tiny clothes. I agree it takes great strength and flexibility to hang on to the pole, and I'm sure it's a fab workout. But an Olympic sport? Seriously.

Where's the tradition? The Olympics have become so commercialized that they'll do anything to keep the events edgey to attract an audience. It's now more of a spectacle. I say, lets go back to where it started and watch the strongest of the strong battle it out. Duels to the death!

Or, how about synchronized pole dancing? Now that's a sport.