‘I Wanted To Make Sure People of Colour Were Getting Platformed,’ Leila Davis AKA Cutie Whippingham

This week’s Pole Pod guest is pole performer, activist and Blackstage founder Leila Davis AKA Cutie Whippingham.

Leila founded Blackstage as a direct response to the lack of diversity in the pole industry and the lack of opportunities for Black people and people of colour (BPOC) who pole dance. 

Davis draws from her experiences being a part of the London QTIBPOC scene and all of the events she has been involved with since entering the scene in 2015. 

She says “I was tired of the lack of representation of BPOC and I was tired of the white, non-sex worker allied, pole narrative which also erases trans and non-binary polers. I wanted a space for the community I love and see, to be loved and seen by all as it should be. I want the pole industry to be decolonised”.

Tickets for Blackstage 2024 are on sale here:

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Blackstage Events:

http://www.blackstagepole.com/events

Blackstage Website: https://www.blackstagepole.com

Leila’s website: https://www.leiladavispole.com

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