Soon enough, there'll be grants for this "Art" Form

Dutch judge rules peep shows are theatre

Romeo, Romeo, where are your clothes Romeo?

An Amsterdam judge has ruled that peep shows - where sex workers performing strip shows and explicit acts can be watched from booths - are a form of theatre and club owners are entitled to a hefty tax break.

"Admitting customers to peep shows is equivalent to admitting them to a theatre performance," an Amsterdam Appeals Court judge wrote in a ruling late last month and publicised on Tuesday. "The erotic character of the performance does not diminish that."

The national daily De Telegraaf reported that the owner of the peep show, who was not identified, will receive thousands of euros (dollars) back from the tax service as a result of the ruling.

"Working in a peep show is very labour intensive, so it's great if you have to pay less tax," Andre van Dorst of an association of Dutch sex club owners told De Telegraaf.

"A judge has ruled for the first time that peep shows are also art forms," he added. "Great. It's the end of years of discussion."

As hubby said, "Since it's a type of art, they shouldn't charge admission."

Why not just put them in the streets to perform their very thought provoking artful routines. After all, it is only an expression of theatrics and art right?