Dita Von Teese can't understand Americans' burlesque blues
News
oi-Staff
Washington
(ANI):
Dita
Von
Teese
has
said
she
can't
understand
why
Americans
are
unable
to
accept
'burlesque'
as
an
art
form.
The
Queen
of
Burlesque
feels
strange
to
be
tagged
as
a
strip
dancer.
"I
don't
mean
to
America
bash,
but
it
is
interesting
that
burlesque
is
an
American
invention," Fox
News
quoted
her
as
saying.
She
added:
"Burlesque
as
we
know
it
and
the
great
burlesque
that
was
prevalent
in
America
in
the
30's
and
40's
in
big
theaters
with
big
stars
that
were
in
the
movies
and
on
TV
and
wrote
books.
It's
shocking
to
imagine
it
is
now
75
years
later
and
people
are
still
saying
I
don't
get
it,
she's
a
stripper."
She
added:
"I
don't
mind
being
called
[that]
because
that
is
what
I
do,
but
I
don't
understand
why
there
is
such
a
taboo
attached
to
it.
Basically
what
I
do
is
like
an
actress
that
has
nude
scenes
in
a
movie,
it's
part
of
the
role
and
its
part
of
what
my
show
is.
It's
not
really
any
different.
I
think
it's
just
too
easy
for
people
to
criticize."
Dita,
who
was
present
at
the
Samuel
French
bookshop
in
Studio
City,
explained
that
most
of
her
fans
were
women.
She
said:
"When
I
first
started
doing
what
I
do,
a
lot
of
my
fans
were
men.
A
lot
of
them
were
comic
book
fans,
Bettie
Page
fans
and
into
that
sort
of
thing.
It
is
interesting
the
way
it
has
shifted
and
the
majority
of
my
fans
are
women
now.
Probably
80
percent,
but
I
can
see
why.
"I
started
thinking
about
that
more
over
past
several
years
why
that
is
and
I
think
a
lot
of
women
like
to
see
another
kind
of
sex
symbol
that
doesn't
fit
into
the
blonde,
tanned,
California
beach
babe
beauty.
I
can
never
fit
into
that
role
so
I
think
there
are
other
women
like
me
that
say
'no,
me
neither'
and
there
are
things
that
make
us
feel
good
about
ourselves.
I
don't
need
to
have
a
tan
to
feel
sexy.
It's
not
like
you
have
to
have
these
things,
a
lot
of
women
see
what
I
do
and
the
way
that
I
portray
sensuality
is
another
version."
"It's
the
opposite
of
all
of
that,
you
can
put
on
red
lipstick
and
put
on
black
gloves
and
you
can
curl
your
hair
and
play
dress-up.
Then
if
you're
tired
of
it
you
can
just
get
rid
of
it.
It
is
not
like
you
have
to
go
to
a
tanning
salon
and
do
all
these
things
to
make
yourself
a
certain
way,
it's
something
you
can
try
on
and
leave."
Dita
mentioned
she
doesn't
mind
looking
old
either.
She
said:
"When
I'm
scrubbed
clean
people
can't
even
consider
that
I'm
the
same
girl.
I
get
a
lot
younger,
everything
thinks
I'm
about
23.
People
say
that
don't
understand
why
I
wear
all
that
makeup
because
it
makes
me
look
so
older
but
I
never
had
the
intention
of
looking
younger.
In
fact
I
always
wanted
to
be
older
than
I
was.
"I
feel
sexy
when
I'm
in
love
and
with
somebody
that
thinks
I'm
the
best
thing
ever
with
or
without
all
my
hair
and
makeup,
when
I'm
just
totally
myself.
I
feel
sexy
when
I'm
having
fun
whether
its
on
stage
and
having
fun
and
I
think
its
hilarious
that
I'm
doing
what
I
do
or
whether
I'm
with
my
friends
and
family
that
really
know
me.
It's
all
about
your
degree
of
confidence
and
how
much
fun
you
have
in
your
life."