It was said that the classes represented yet another sign of a creeping backlash against womens true empowerment.Photo: Alamy By Josie Gurney-Read Comments The decision, which has promoted a backlash from the pole community, was made at Swansea University Students Union Trustee Meeting in September. The decision was later appealed by the society but the vote was upheld. In a letter issued by the Students Union (SUSU) to the society, it was said that the classes represented yet another sign of a creeping backlash against womens true empowerment and were also linked to the rise of Raunch Culture in society. >> IN PICTURES: No ‘Blurred Lines’ at these SUs The statement continued: Although pole fitness is sold as an empowering activity, we believe that women have been deceived into thinking this is a way of taking charge of their sexuality and their own decisions. As a Students’ Union, we should not be deaf to the very real issue of pole fitness playing a part in upholding this Raunch Culture and objectification of women and girls and the impact of this on our female students. Related Articles Pole dancing demonstrations for 14-year-olds spark anger at college 29 Jan 2009 In an open letter responding to the ban, Sam Remmar from the Pole Dance Community (PDC) said: We would like to question why you think the society does not promote gender equality when the group takes on both male and female members and is clear in its promotion.
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Fitness video hot air balloon stunt prompts 911 calls
Longmont police said dispatchers received several calls over the course of an hour early Tuesday about a man dangling from a hot air balloon and possibly in distress, but investigators learned the man, Dan Vinson, was recording footage to promote his fitness invention, Monkii Bars, the Longmont Times-Call reported Wednesday. “I was working out,” said Vinson, who was wearing a safety harness. Vinson said the Monkii Bars, which he and business partner Dave Hunt are attempting to fund using a Kickstarter campaign, are portable bars that can be used for suspension workouts by threading line over solid objects and through the bars. He said he performed more than 30 pull-ups using the bars during Tuesday’s stunt. Hunt and Vinson said they did not realize people might think he was in distress. “We thought people were cheering us on,” Hunt said of hearing people shouting from the ground.
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Fitness center should accommodate all
Some of the best ways to beat the crowd in the fitness center is to arrange your workout schedule around that of others. The early mornings and late nights are some of the best times to visit the fitness center. College students are notorious for sleeping in and staying up late, so any time between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m., or later at night when students are doing homework are probably safe bets that a machine will be available.
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