Hundreds of dads turned out Saturday at the municipality's auditorium where Mayor Miguel Villalobos treated them to live music, a comedy show and a raffle of televisions, fans and microwaves before a group of dancers stepped out.
Footage filmed by one of the attendees shows the strippers - of Central American descent according to El Universal newspaper - performing their routine. At one point during the raucous celebration, three men were picked out of the crowd and seen lying on the stage floor receiving full body lap dances. One of the strippers performs a dance routine for hundreds of men at the event. Mayor Miguel Villalobos has yet to make any statements on his decision to have strippers perform for Father's Day.
The invite for the controversial event was posted on Villalobos' Facebook account June 2 and again Friday, and clearly barred women and children from attending. Don't forget, an event just for dads, the day has arrived,' the mayor's caption read. However, a video of the event that was uploaded Monday to the mayor's page showed multiple women in attendance. Local media outlets reported that there were mothers in the building who were disgusted and walked out with their children while the strippers were performing.
Mayor Miguel Villalobos right greets one of the hundreds of dads who attended the controversial Father's Day celebration where female strippers were present. Placing women in a place of subordination and reproducing patterns of objectification and domination constitutes symbolic violence. The group also called on local officials to receive proper training on gender issues to ensure that women's rights are not violated.
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