Will clubs be non existent soon?
Ive noticed that the novelty of strip clubs has become so commercial. Its been that way for a while but it seems to get more and more mainstream. Also, it seems where I live we have a TON of stripclubs and a ton of girls willing to dance in them. Girls do more and more for just $1, Ive had enough. I mean I honestly think half the girls who dance at the club Im at now(but its the same shit at other clubs ive worked) care more about drinking than working or making any money at all. Ive seen girls be happy to go home with less than $100.
Ive talked to older dancers and they usually say it was never this way before. Maybe its because i live in a decaying city with horrid unemployment.....but i think girls work too hard for a dollar. Its so ludicrous it makes me laugh but getting to the point......do you think strip clubs will exist in 10 years? I dont or I think they will all just become brothels, maybe even legally. It happened to the music industry and now tv/movies, people are getting more and more for free.
I know its been talked about but I would really love to know your thoughts on the issue.
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No. The USA is too conservative to accept wide spread legalized prostiuition right now... SC's will always have a place here.
Re: Will clubs be non existent soon?
We're going through a very bad economic down-turn right now. Things are bad in a lot of industries. When the economy recovers, I'm sure dancers will do better.
One factor that will affect dancers is the aging population. I'm not sure if this will be positive or negative. Baby boomers are starting to turn 65. If large numbers of older men go to strip clubs and spend money, this will be good for dancers. If they don't, it could mean fewer customers in the future.
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As I have already discussed in many other threads, my personal opinion is that the strip club industry as we know it will essentially split into three business segments ... one of which will 'die'.
- the first segment involves upscale 'show clubs' and the small percentage of dancers who have the 'qualifications' to work in these clubs. This segment will always attract rich and famous customers ... albeit that customers may be spending fewer total dollars than in the past.
- the second segment involves working class 'regular clubs'. Financially pressed customers patronizing these clubs will still have some number of dollars to spend ... but they will increasingly demand a greater 'bang' for their buck i.e. 'extras'. The dancers working in these high contact clubs who are willing to provide the levels of 'extras' necessary to convince customers to part with their dollars - and the clubs themselves - will remain successful.
- the third segment involves 'neighborhood clubs' ... typically located in suburban areas, typical middle class customer base etc. As economic pressures fall proportionately more heavily on these middle class customers, as suburban society will not tolerate conspicuous 'extras', and as the suburban costs in property taxes / utilities etc. force clubowners to consume a higher and higher share of a smaller and smaller pool of customer dollars in order to keep the club in operation, the future of these clubs ... and the dancers who work in them ... is questionable.
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jasmine22
Ive noticed that the novelty of strip clubs has become so commercial. Its been that way for a while but it seems to get more and more mainstream. Also, it seems where I live we have a TON of stripclubs and a ton of girls willing to dance in them. Girls do more and more for just $1, Ive had enough. I mean I honestly think half the girls who dance at the club Im at now(but its the same shit at other clubs ive worked) care more about drinking than working or making any money at all. Ive seen girls be happy to go home with less than $100.
Ive talked to older dancers and they usually say it was never this way before. Maybe its because i live in a decaying city with horrid unemployment.....but i think girls work too hard for a dollar. Its so ludicrous it makes me laugh but getting to the point......do you think strip clubs will exist in 10 years? I dont or I think they will all just become brothels, maybe even legally. It happened to the music industry and now tv/movies, people are getting more and more for free.
I know its been talked about but I would really love to know your thoughts on the issue.
It wasn't that way in the 90's but since then a lot has changed, some for the good, others not.
1) The society. Back when I was stripping (mid 90's) many of the customers were older and part of the Baby Boom. Women of my generation (Gen X) were either raised by early Baby Boomers or the Silent Generation (this group is something like 30's-mid 40's). Most of us were raised with somewhat sexually conservative parents, even if they weren't really conservative. My parents aren't really conservative but are when it comes to sex and they aren't alone. Not just that, but many of us older dancers were raised in the 80's which were conservative. Because of that many strippers back then were also a little more conservative. Now though the strippers coming up now were raised in a very sexually permissive society. Many were raised when the internet was becoming big and porn was readily available online. Not to mention the rise in "friends with benefits" and the things we see now.
2) The business world. When I started dancing the economy was much better. Employers were more likely to give various incentives to hold meetings in strip clubs. There were many more deductions available. There was just more money available because in the 90's there was a very good economy.
So when you combine all of these aspects you will see that girls getting in now are more open sexually and since the economy is bad they often have to offer blowjobs or full sex. I think what will happen is either a return to burlesque or perhaps a return to full blown brothels. I have heard though that Generation Y is becoming more conservative so this might make a difference in 10-20 years.