No it's not an ethnic slur... [QUOTE]The greasing of the poles has a transformed from practical habit to popular mainstay as the ladies perform a wild and cheeky show, wear costumes and find their own ways of applying grease to each pole. Pole-greasers in 2016 included Fleurty Girl founder Lauren Thom, burlesque performer Trixie Minx, Chelsea Murphy of The Merry Antoinettes and Yvonne Bryant of the Oui Dats de la Novelle-Orleans krewe, each vying for the People's Choice award, the honor of which went to Trixie Minx.[/QUOTE] see video [URL="http://www.nola.com/mardigras/index.ssf/2016/02/greasing_of_the_poles_bourbon.html"]www.nola.com/mardigras/index.ssf/2016/02/greasing_of_the_poles_bourbon.html[/URL]
