Granted pole dancing has gained somewhat mainstream popularity in recent years as a form of exercise for many women, it still maintains a risque nature. It will be quite some time before any forms or variants will emerge as to leave its adult roots in the past. It will be even longer after that before it would be considered to be “kid safe”. The bigger question remains, should it ever?

Needless to say that the mere surfacing of this photo on the web has created quite a stir. Parents groups are in an uproar and rightfully so. Many have called the image a fake, or claim that the toy’s packaging has been fabricated. While no actual doll has surfaced, a Gizmodo writer told parentdish.com that the doll is likely authentic and the photo likely originated in Asia. This leaves me to wonder if there is some kind of cultural misunderstanding. The activity could be unheard of there and thus appear to be a cute and a novel idea of kids. When introduced into our culture, it generates a completely different reaction.

What do you think?

I’d say they could really top it off by making it a partner dance, but I think you can even see a little bit of lead/follow in there. Hmm… maybe some lifts and aerials.

Simply amazing!