China launches crackdown on funeral strippers
BERLIN - OCTOBER 15: A stripper performs at the Venus erotic trade fair during the press and industry professionals' day on October 15, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. Venus will be open to the public from October 16-18. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
Apparently strippers at funerals is a thing in China. Burlesque performances at funerals try to draw in more people to mourn the loss of a loved one and also show off the families wealth and have been gaining popularity.
China’s Ministry of Culture is not happy about it and have made the practice illegal and claims it corrupts “social morals.” The new crackdown urges people to contact a special phone line to report a funeral burlesque show and are evening offering “financial rewards.”