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theobserver -> RE: Lap dancing, strippers, escorts and Pro D types / s types. (11/17/2008 10:36:21 AM)
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ORIGINAL: missturbation
Watching tv today and there was a debate about whether lap / pole dancing exploited or empowered women. The common belief was it exploited them because of the seedy background most people believe exists in the clubs where the women work. Amazingly drugs were only mentioned once, a lot of the decision seemed to rest on the fact that the women in the clubs were probably having sex with the customers.
It appeared that if you took the sex out of the equation the people in the debate would be perfectly ok with women being lap dancers. So now i'm curious as always as to what you think.
If lap dancers, escorts, and pro d types and s types are definately NOT having sex with their customers is it an ok career choice?
Do you think WITHOUT sex being involved it empowers women or exploits them?
Why?
Does your answer change if sex becomes involved?
I have a job in adult entertainment and I once knew a woman who was employed as an exotic dancer. That old stereotype of "I'm working my way through college" was a fact in her case.
She saw it as a job, albeit challenging, but it paid the bills, got her through college and the purchase of a new home.
As I've said in other threads, to each their own. I consider my work business, I am paid to act a part, I do it and move along. It's not personal and the scenarios I act out may not be things I would do or say in my everyday life.
Just as a mainstream actress has a role to play that does not have anything to do with who they are or what they are ... so do I.
I'm not saying it's an avenue or choice that every woman should make, but for those that do make it, as long as they go about it with as much understanding as to what it entails and the potential consequences ... well who am I to say it's wrong?
Consenting adults making a business transaction whether it be in the form of sex or an exotic dance, makes no difference to me.
Although I do not work in that segment of the industry, what I do is still considered on the fringe by overall society. It's a booming business and the same people that claim the loudest indignation are sometimes the main ones seeking these services.
It's not about empowering or exploiting. Because if we were to use those examples, I believe most of the entertainment industry mainstream or otherwise would be guilty.
However, I will say this ... women who enter these businesses should have a goal of being their own boss and branching off into other enterprises. In addition, staying away from the damaging party lifestyles that sometimes go along with these professions is a must.
I think that so many young women get involved in these professions not thinking about the broader picture. We won't look young and perky forever. So having a plan will help prevent some of the tragic fates that some adult industry workers fall prey to.
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