Tits the season.

I have a word problem, or at least a problem with the way a word is used in our society. That word is "exotic". My problem comes from the use of exotic as a way of saying nude or topless. I understand that the word was originally used to describe dancing that was actually exotic, belly dancers, for example, used to be considered pretty risque and were stuck shaking their bells in the back alley bars on the seedy side of town. Cabaret acts in the 30's and 40's, were considered downright pornographic and, yes either style can excite your sexual stimulus response but they are both use implication and suggestion to raise your eyebrow. Your typical strip club act is different though, there is no implication, it is all on the table in front of you, sometimes quite literally. "Hey there Mr. drunk, horny, sloppy moron, give me money and I will show you my ta-ta's". Bam, cash in hand, the D.J. pops in a crappy song by a now defunct 80's hair band and you my friend are off to titty city. All of this so you can go home to, or with, your significant other and play a game of "erection vs. whiskey". The purpose of a nudie bar is to arouse you, to get the blood outta your brain and you money outta your wallet. That, in definition, is "erotic dancing". don't get me wrong, you can mix the two, you could definitely have a dance that was both exotic and erotic. A topless whirling dervish or an all nude Miabaumfest dance for instance. I also get that the ancient Babylonians had strippers in their courts and in that way you could make an argument for the "exotic" label on strip clubs. There are many variables here and I know I am tackling a rough topic. There are some classy joints out there that really mix the line and you can't be too harsh on them. I am merely trying to point out the fact that the club down by my house, with the pornographic bookstore in the front and the bullet proof glass and steal doors or any place called Teeny Boppers or Shuga Daddies, those places are for guys that want to see tits, it doesn't matter if they are flabby, knee length or so riddled with stretch marks that they look like a hurricane on Doppler. It doesn't matter if the stripper has her baby in a pram on the stage. If she is getting naked the guys there don't care about any other factor. Those places should not be allowed to ruin a wonderful word like exotic.