Tuesday, September 15, 2009

stripper woes

I found this link at girlwpen.com  To be completely frank, I am sick and tired of feminists claiming that they want to treated equally to men, and to be free of generalizations and stigmas, but cannot give back their same wishes.  As of now, I am referring to the woman who wrote this blog post about men in strip clubs.  The point of a strip club is essentially for people to get pleasure from watching the dancers.  The author forgets to mention that there are clubs in which men are dancers, and women can come in and do exactly what the author claims all men do.  This is sexist in itself, and she has some nerve to fight for equality and make such statements about men.  Taking note of frequent customers is one thing, but to place all men who go to strip clubs into one of three unforgiving categories is insulting and rude.  The author says that all men eventually set eyes on a set of boobs, and then Bing!  All other thoughts go away, and all the man can think about is what's under that erotic top.  However, even if this was true (which it is not in all cases) I wouldn't exactly call it degrading.  Yes, there may be some extenuating circumstances surrounding the female dancer's employment, but when she signs her work papers, she knows what she has signed up to do.  When you work as a stripper you are fully aware that you will be taking your clothes off in attempt to arouse your audience and get tips.  So, I don't think the author of this article has the right to victimize the female dancers when they know quite well what their task is.  And, so the next time she decides to make such statements about men and their desires, she should think about what she's fighting for.

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