Chippendales has become iconic in American culture. Just hearing the name makes you think of oiled-up men with big muscles wearing bow ties – and pretty much nothing else. The iconic establishment was the first of its kind: male strippers performing for screaming ladies. I just imagine Chris Farley and Patrick Swayze in one of the most hilarious Saturday Night Live sketches ever.
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Chippendales was so iconic and powerful that it continues to be a multi-million-dollar business today – more than four decades after it first opened. But when it comes to big companies or corporations, there is usually more to the story. The origins of Chippendales are quite… dark, to say the least.