#030 - Toni Mansell

Summary: The Political Pole Dancer is back! Toni Mansell is Social Sciences Academic and a Pole Dancer and Instructor, she has also run multiple events in the UK and runs the blog http://www.thepoliticalpoledancer.com/ In this episode I talk to Toni about the IPSF campaign to get Pole Sport into the olympics following its recent "observer status" recognition by the GAISF organisation as a sport and why not everyone is happy with how the movement is representing Pole Dance and its origins, we talk in depth about why this debate matters and what the current narratives say about our societies views on female sexuality, why the true history of pole is important, how capitalist ideals shape our social behaviours, and much more You can read Toni's full blogs at http://www.thepoliticalpoledancer.com/ Find Shane on Facebook - www.facebook.com/shanegodliman Follow Shane on Instagram - @shanegodlimanpoleFollow The Show on Facebook - www.facebook.com/theshanegodlimanshow Email Shane - shanegodlimanshow@gmail.com Make sure you don't forget to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and leave a review! https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-shane-godliman-show-podcast/id1260365217?mt=2