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For the artisanal stripper: Etsy’s most ill-advised handmade pasties
03.03.2014
08:53 am
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Via strippedbeautiful
 
The explosion of DIY culture in the past few years can be attributed to several factors. Most obviously, Etsy has been an amazing tool for a handful of talented crafters, and a few success stories inspired further would-be artisans to try their hand. Of course, people are fed up with shopping for terrible products made by exploited workers. And they’re sick of going to terrible stores staffed by exploited workers to buy those terrible products. Let us not underestimate power of nostalgia; we like to believe that there was once a time of honest, rewarding work—work that created objects of meaning and intrinsic value.

I choose to believe that it’s nostalgia that motivates the purchase of handmade pasties—a surprisingly large category on Etsy. Yes, I think folks go to Etsy for pasties because they want Olde Tyme Nipple Wear—-just like Mamaw used to make. While a lot of these garments—are they garments or accessories? You know, I’m going with “accessories,” since they most resemble hats—while a lot of these accessories are cute, creative, and made with skill and care, some of them seem a little… poorly executed, if not downright ill-advised.

Take for example, the pair above, which are over fifty dollars. While I’ve always claimed a punk rock heart and a disco ass, there is simply no damn way I can recommend keeping a bunch of tiny sharp pieces of glass near such a sensitive (and potentially bouncy) part of your body. I support nearly anything anyone wants to do with their own nipples, but this is just an accident waiting to happen. Of course, that’s more of a safety complaint, as opposed to my many aesthetic complaints.
 
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Via tpffaeriewear
 
Apparently these little guys were originally created to clown on Facebook’s “no pictures of breast-feeding” policy. Now—I applaud this cheeky swipe at the anti-woman prudes. Reminds me of the “boob hats” for nursing babies. However, as an actual product, I’m getting a little bit of an uncanny discomfort from fabric nipples over actual nipples. Meta-nipples. Inception nipples.
 
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Via DaisyCutterBurlesque
 
You had the brilliant idea of Star Wars pasties and you went with the prequels?!? Is George Lucas going to ruin stripping now?!?
 
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Via Burlesque101
 
I love famous Internet cats as much as the next person, but I personally contacted Grumpy Cat for comment on this unauthorized use of her likeness. Her response?
 
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Via ThePastieWidow
 
Back tp science fiction. I’m totally down with these, but the Star Trek insignia is also the icon of their communicators, which means you run the risk of some liplicking Trekkie making a “beam me up Scottie” joke.
 
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Via EllaQuintMakings
 
Ladies and gentleman, I saved the best for last. Faux fur pasties, because furry nips can still be cruelty-free.

Posted by Amber Frost
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03.03.2014
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Vintage stripper audition Polaroids from the 60s and 70s
11.01.2011
02:35 pm
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Flickr user stripper_polaroids says he bought a box of over 400 photos of strippers trying out for a southern California club in the late-60s and early-70s. He bought the entire collection for $10.

 

 
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Posted by Tara McGinley
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11.01.2011
02:35 pm
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