Culture Watch: The New Tupperware Party

It's been interesting to watch strip clubs and the rest of the "adult entertainment" industry go from shady and disreputable to mainstream and acceptable.  (Is there any sitcom that has not featured a "visit to the strip club" episode?)  Now, apparently, our fascination with strippers has spawned a new cultural phenomenon: pole dancing parties.  I'll be the first to acknowledge the warped view of gender and sexuality reflected in a previous generation's  expectation that women's social lives could flourish around the quest to keep leftover food fresh.  But I'm not sure that this is an improvement.