04-24-2015, 08:41 AM
CHINA: Strippers for the Dead
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Public nudity and open displays of sexuality in China are taboo, but sometimes the ends justify the means.
The Chinese believe that the bigger attendance at the funeral and the louder the procession, the better the deceased's afterlife will be.
But, with growing numbers of Chinese moving from rural villages to more urban areas, it's not as easy for families in the countryside to gather a respectable funeral crowd.
So, since the mid 80s, rural families have taken to hiring strippers to perform at loved ones' funerals and gravesides in order to draw bigger crowds and attract mourners from neighboring villages. And, it works like a charm!
BUT............leave it to big brother to quash a clever solution to a growing problem. Chinas's government has announced it will be cracking down on the practice, potentially putting plenty of afterlives in peril. Effin' Commies.
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/...strippers/
Public nudity and open displays of sexuality in China are taboo, but sometimes the ends justify the means.
The Chinese believe that the bigger attendance at the funeral and the louder the procession, the better the deceased's afterlife will be.
But, with growing numbers of Chinese moving from rural villages to more urban areas, it's not as easy for families in the countryside to gather a respectable funeral crowd.
So, since the mid 80s, rural families have taken to hiring strippers to perform at loved ones' funerals and gravesides in order to draw bigger crowds and attract mourners from neighboring villages. And, it works like a charm!
BUT............leave it to big brother to quash a clever solution to a growing problem. Chinas's government has announced it will be cracking down on the practice, potentially putting plenty of afterlives in peril. Effin' Commies.
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/...strippers/