awesome_irl
12-22-2018, 10:32 AM
i'm five years late to the thread and i wasn't even old enough to strip back then when this thread was written lol, but i have some things to say and add. i see that the op has given up on stripping in la due to the clubs anti blackness and bs hiring policies, and that the op is now more focused on camming instead.
anyways, i notice its a trend out there in the west coast with the strip clubs shooing away unambiguous black dancers away from attempting to audition or even showing up on the club premises and i find it horrible that y'all were dismissing the op claims and feelings about being shooed away from those places because of racism and focusing on their body type instead. yes, having a fit body is the most important thing for this job and for this industry indeed, but it doesn't matter to some of these club managers. we could easily get our make up done professionally, wear nice outfits, and have "wonderful bodies" and still be shooed away from auditioning. i've experienced the same shit while i was out living in phoenix these past couple of months and when i recently visited la. i would seriously call up and message these clubs on their social media pages and they would happily tell me their times and days when to show up to audition, and i would show up, then they will be like "sorry we aren't hiring right now"/"we are full of girls"/"come back *this certain time of day/month/year when we are busier*"/blah blah blah *insert whatever bs lie*. if that was the case, then why tell me over the phone or on social media that y'all weren't hiring?! i even came back the times, days, and months when they said they are busy and willing to audition me and they still shooed my black ass away lol. for those who are reading this & wondering my hair and makeup were always on point, and im 6' tall and i have a body like a early 2000's video vixen. im not the skinniest nor im not the fattest either, my tummy could use some slight toning, but it wont deter me from getting a job ya feel me? like it was bearable and i still got shooed away. i know deep down in my heart it be racism/anti blackness/colorism or whatever type of discrimination, because white or light skin dancers would show up as well to audition and they get a chance, but i don't?! wtf!!!! that's bs!!!! like that's common thing out there in the west coast and pretty much anywhere i assume that isn't the south/urban clubs lol. anti blackness is global. i have personally experience the bs that was covered during the #nycstripperstrike thing when i was living out there two years ago, but at least they'll let you work, audition, etc. out there in the west, they don't even let you enter the premises when they see that you are black lmao! what kind of shit? but yeah that's all i gotta say, i can see why the op had given up on the idea on stripping and moved onto online sex work instead. the op isn't buggin out and is hella valid on what they are saying! i've experienced the same thing and apparently im a little more thinner than them from what they have described on this thread. when poc feel something is racist or unjustifiable let them feel that way!
I agree wholeheartedly
anyways, i notice its a trend out there in the west coast with the strip clubs shooing away unambiguous black dancers away from attempting to audition or even showing up on the club premises and i find it horrible that y'all were dismissing the op claims and feelings about being shooed away from those places because of racism and focusing on their body type instead. yes, having a fit body is the most important thing for this job and for this industry indeed, but it doesn't matter to some of these club managers. we could easily get our make up done professionally, wear nice outfits, and have "wonderful bodies" and still be shooed away from auditioning. i've experienced the same shit while i was out living in phoenix these past couple of months and when i recently visited la. i would seriously call up and message these clubs on their social media pages and they would happily tell me their times and days when to show up to audition, and i would show up, then they will be like "sorry we aren't hiring right now"/"we are full of girls"/"come back *this certain time of day/month/year when we are busier*"/blah blah blah *insert whatever bs lie*. if that was the case, then why tell me over the phone or on social media that y'all weren't hiring?! i even came back the times, days, and months when they said they are busy and willing to audition me and they still shooed my black ass away lol. for those who are reading this & wondering my hair and makeup were always on point, and im 6' tall and i have a body like a early 2000's video vixen. im not the skinniest nor im not the fattest either, my tummy could use some slight toning, but it wont deter me from getting a job ya feel me? like it was bearable and i still got shooed away. i know deep down in my heart it be racism/anti blackness/colorism or whatever type of discrimination, because white or light skin dancers would show up as well to audition and they get a chance, but i don't?! wtf!!!! that's bs!!!! like that's common thing out there in the west coast and pretty much anywhere i assume that isn't the south/urban clubs lol. anti blackness is global. i have personally experience the bs that was covered during the #nycstripperstrike thing when i was living out there two years ago, but at least they'll let you work, audition, etc. out there in the west, they don't even let you enter the premises when they see that you are black lmao! what kind of shit? but yeah that's all i gotta say, i can see why the op had given up on the idea on stripping and moved onto online sex work instead. the op isn't buggin out and is hella valid on what they are saying! i've experienced the same thing and apparently im a little more thinner than them from what they have described on this thread. when poc feel something is racist or unjustifiable let them feel that way!
I agree wholeheartedly