Stripper arrested for subway pole dancing

[michchick98]

http://www.reuters.com/article/oddl...0080711?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A stripper who danced on the poles of Santiago subway trains to challenge the prudishness of Chilean society was arrested on Thursday during one of her lightning performances.

Monserrat Morilles, 26, surprised subway riders all week stripping to skimpy underwear, but she refused tips.

She said she was protesting a lack of tolerance in Chile, one of Latin America's most conservative societies where the first generation since the Pinochet dictatorship is reaching adulthood.

"This is just a beginning. We are starting an idea here that will grow and be developed further," she told Reuters as police and subway guards surrounded her.

The professional pole dancer worked quickly all week to avoid arrest, getting on at one station, finding a subway car with no children on it and stripping in time to exit at the next station.

Chilean media dubbed her "La Diosa del Metro" or Subway Goddess. She called her performances "happy minutes."

"Chile is still a pretty timid country," said her manager Gustavo Pradenas. "People aren't very extroverted and we want to take aim at that and make Chile a happier country."

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At least it made the men happy for a bit, huh? And probably some of the women too.

 

[rgraham666]

This never would have happened under Pinochet.

It's Communism I tell you! Communism!

Time for another 'coup'.

I'm joking.

 

[Salvor-Hardon]

If they had this in Atlanta, I'd ride the train a whole lot more!

And neither home nor work is any where near a train station.

 

[only_more_so]

This never would have happened under Pinochet.

It's Communism I tell you! Communism!

Time for another 'coup'.

I'm joking.

Yep, they would have sent her to a gulag, or had her executed.

 

[jomar]

Spreading tolerance pole by pole.

 

[Roxanne Appleby]

Those things in subway cars must be an attractive nuisance to those in that line of work.

 

[SemiColon]

I think we should follow her example.

 

[only_more_so]

I think we should follow her example.

Well, it is legal in NYC for women to go topless. It's one of those non-discrimination rulings. Apparently a woman sued because it was legal for men to ride the subway shirtless.

 

[3113]

I think this could be the way to popularize mass transit and help ease the gas crisis.

 

[shereads]

"Happy minutes."

 

[3113]

Yep, they would have sent her to a gulag, or had her executed.

Nope. They would have taken her to Pinochet to dance for him. If he didn't like her dance *then* they'd send her to a gulag or have her executed.

 

[R. Richard]

An interesting concept. However, there was no mention as to a possible cover charge. That sort of entertainment normally comes with a cover charge.

 

[SeaCat]

Well, it is legal in NYC for women to go topless. It's one of those non-discrimination rulings. Apparently a woman sued because it was legal for men to ride the subway shirtless.

And do they now go topless on the subway cars?

Cat

 

[only_more_so]

And do they now go topless on the subway cars?

Cat

From what I remember from the article, she did a number of times. You can probably google an article on the subject if you're interested.

 

[TheeGoatPig]

Every couple of years someone goes topless in the city, getting arrested by some naive cop that forgot that it was legal, starting up all the publicity yet again and again, reminding us that it is still legal to go topless in the greater state of New York.

 

[impressive]

I think we should follow her example.

I'm thoroughly enjoying your AV!

 

[Weird Harold]

An interesting concept. However, there was no mention as to a possible cover charge. That sort of entertainment normally comes with a cover charge.

Shouldn't that be an UNcover charge?