A "Target Girl" is a circus performer used in "Impalement" acts such as Knife Throwing

A "Target Girl" is a circus performer used in "Impalement" acts such as Knife Throwing
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In circus and vaudeville acts, a target girl is a female assistant in "impalement" acts such as knife throwing, archery or sharpshooting. The assistant stands in front of a target board or is strapped to a moving board and the impalement artist throws knives or shoots projectiles so as to hit the board but miss the assistant. The image or character of the target girl has become an icon in fiction and visual media.@Curionic

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