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    I was just looking at this site because it is linked in a thread above. I see an entry about dating a stripper. I was kind of digging it, then...

    So you’ve been dating for awhile now, notice the crazy bitch emerging? Ya I forgot to tell you about that, they are all like that. It comes from all the emotional baggage that landed them in the strip club to begin with. Many of these broads have problems such as substance abuse, negative sexual histories, low self-esteem or mental illnesses and working in a strip club environment has likely warped them further. After a sufficient amount of threesomes have been completed, it is time to move on and dumping her is easily accomplished by text message these days.

    http://beyondtheneon.blogspot.com/20...-stripper.html

    Nevermind the "dumping by text message" crap. So, are we as a whole really so much different than average female? Many females have negative sexual histories (I think like 1/4 or more have been raped or molested), most women have low self-esteem... Substance abuse is probably higher in sex workers (but not higher than bar and restaurant workers in general I'll bet). The work is transitory and attracts a certain kind of acting out, and people with instability... But I met plenty of substance abusing, unstable girls in my dorm, first year of college. Do you really feel that your co-workers as a whole are so very much different than average woman?

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    I think it's a load of shit. Everyone has issues, one way or another. Every person I know has a little crazy in them. And for sure, there was more substance abuse blatantly going on in the restaurant I worked at, then I see going on in the club. It might be there, but people are at least more discreet. A dancer is just as likely to be "crazy" as your barista at starbucks, or the gal taking your order at BK. People just like to place labels and stereotypes. Sounds to me like this guys an ass to begin with, and probably ANY girl he meets is bound to have emotional issues one way or another, because that is what he attracts.

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    Dancing has made me a more assertive and more confident woman. Dumb men like to associate that with being a bitch or crazy because I take a lot less crap then I used to.

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    You know what I think everyone is crazy. I think we all have our own little psychotic breakdowns, but we do them in our own special way. My boyfriend likes to tell me I'm crazy (he's seen some .. moments), but I KNOW I'm not the only girl who gets on the rag and cries watching a cooking show. P.S. That only happened once. Normal is overrated. Nothing is fun anyways unless there's some kind of drama or insanity going on so as long as we keep our violence boundaries solid, who cares?! Maybe strippers are crazier. Maybe they're more courageous. Not every woman has the confidence in herself to strut across a lit stage naked. Just like not everyone has the guts to skydive. And some call the skydivers crazy.

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    i was crazy before i started dancing haha.

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    Since I think the statistic is that 1 out of 3 women will be sexually assaulted or raped (meaning, 1/3 of all women), his figure might be accurate that 1/4 of dancers have been assaulted. But that's just because a lot of women are assaulted, not because dancers are more prone to attack or more likely to be in sex work.

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    I'd say about 25-30% are crazy as shit, unstable and have lots of issues. Lower end clubs seem to have a higher rate of crazy and higher end clubs lower than average. It's probably a little bit higher than when I worked in an office job, but not that much higher, there were some psychos there too, three real doozies in an office of only 20 or so women.

    We are on average better looking than the average office worker, so it should balance out fairly well if we are a little higher maintenance and have a slightly higher incidence of insanity.

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    I really don't think we are crazier than average, however I think in the environment we work in, there are more chances for our "crazy" to come out and show itself. How many workplaces is it acceptable to get drunk and act like an ass, and then still keep your job, for example. it's almost more acceptable for us to act "crazy" at work than other people. That doesn't mean we have a higher instance of crazy though.

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    Are members of law enforcement crazier than average? Nurses? Public school teachers? Live wire electricians? Televangelists?
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    Starfire, I like your point. Never thought of it that way, but I think you are absolutely correct. How do we know the people we work with in the office don't act completely freakin nuts after a couple of drinks?

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    I think an extremely high percentage of strippers are a bit off. I'm talking 70-80%. We can get on here and say its lower because we associate with each other and there are some pretty intelligent women on here, but come on, let's be for real. When it is slow at work, there are more bitches in the dressing room fighting, crying, and drooling over their boyfriend and what a dick he is than there are girls reading college textbooks or exchanging investment ideas. The job attracts a lot of personalities that are a bit off, because, like someone said, it's ok to be a little bit nuts if you're a stripper.

    But I also think his plagiarizing ass needs to chill out. I mean, you'd be crazy too if you had 899273982 men trying to break the fucking rules and touch you and ask you for sex every night. This is the same guy that said just because a stripper wants to show you her a tits doesn't mean she wants to give you a hummer. That fucks with people.

    Anyway, I think most women are crazy, so
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    Admit.............. You are quoting Ray Gordon aren't you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Starfire View Post
    I really don't think we are crazier than average, however I think in the environment we work in, there are more chances for our "crazy" to come out and show itself. How many workplaces is it acceptable to get drunk and act like an ass, and then still keep your job, for example. it's almost more acceptable for us to act "crazy" at work than other people. That doesn't mean we have a higher instance of crazy though.
    Excellent point.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Samba View Post
    Are members of law enforcement crazier than average? Nurses? Public school teachers? Live wire electricians? Televangelists?
    Cops? Probably. Do you strap on a bullet proof vest to go to work. If you do match it with a G string an post some pics. Nurses? Crazy not so much, but most have the best dirty jokes , ever. Live wire technicians? Lets see climb into a small metal bucket, an attempt to channel 10 gigajoules of electricity in the pouring rain........... Qualifies by my standards. Televangelists........ Trying to convince me of a deity while condemning the sex they so desperately want. If not, will be soon.

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    No crazier than putting on adult diapers and driving to your lovers house thousands of miles away. She was an astronaut.

    I was already crazy but aggressive enough to not have to be crazy about things anymore.
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    Quote Originally Posted by francescadubois View Post
    I think an extremely high percentage of strippers are a bit off. I'm talking 70-80%. We can get on here and say its lower because we associate with each other and there are some pretty intelligent women on here, but come on, let's be for real.
    Maybe my view is a bit skewed. Most of my career I danced in a college town. During the school year probably 1/3 - 1/2 the girls were in college. I'm sure in bigger cities and in non-college towns that isn't the case. I've also mainly danced at higher end clubs which I think attract the more intelligent crowd.

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    I don't think stripping per se makes women crazy, but I think women who are crazy to begin with are attracted to the cavalier work environment that stripping offers. You can't get away with a lot of that stuff in a 9 to 5 job. As a dancer, the craziness is actually a good selling point in some respects.
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    Quote Originally Posted by francescadubois View Post
    I think an extremely high percentage of strippers are a bit off. I'm talking 70-80%. We can get on here and say its lower because we associate with each other and there are some pretty intelligent women on here, but come on, let's be for real. When it is slow at work, there are more bitches in the dressing room fighting, crying, and drooling over their boyfriend and what a dick he is than there are girls reading college textbooks or exchanging investment ideas. The job attracts a lot of personalities that are a bit off, because, like someone said, it's ok to be a little bit nuts if you're a stripper.
    I agree with this assessment. I've known some crazy strippers, and I can't say that I'm completely sane myself, so there ya go!

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    I think the way it's written is total bullshit but it does have a lot of merit.

    Sex industry workers = not your average person.

    Strippers, porn stars, escorts, dominatrixes, submissives, fetishists, etc... all tend to have certain psychological traits BEFORE entering the sex industry and working in the sex industry can exacerbate those traits.

    It doesn't happen for everyone but I'd say that it happens for most.

    Mental problems + stressful situations/environment = more mental problems.

    Add in the psuedo confidence/cockiness that comes from KNOWING you can hustle the fuck out of someone...and you have a person who is "Off"...and doesn't give a fuck if people know...so they appear to be batshit crazy...even though they can function pretty well out here...in these worlds, lol.

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    Quote Originally Posted by doc-catfish View Post
    I don't think stripping per se makes women crazy, but I think women who are crazy to begin with are attracted to the cavalier work environment that stripping offers. You can't get away with a lot of that stuff in a 9 to 5 job. As a dancer, the craziness is actually a good selling point in some respects.
    I think you said what I was trying to say perfectly.

    Quote Originally Posted by jasmine View Post
    Maybe my view is a bit skewed. Most of my career I danced in a college town. During the school year probably 1/3 - 1/2 the girls were in college. I'm sure in bigger cities and in non-college towns that isn't the case. I've also mainly danced at higher end clubs which I think attract the more intelligent crowd.
    Yeah, the demographics have a huge influence on your experience as a dancer.

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    I agree with this assessment. I've known some crazy strippers, and I can't say that I'm completely sane myself, so there ya go!
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    the short answer is yes.

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    I agree with some of the posts above, which show good insight. My own thoughts are that the strippers who have talked to me mentioned abuse, and/or their own acting out which brought the wrath of heir families, which further brought out theirs etc. Lots to talk about here. This does certainly not exclusively apply to strippers by any means, but those seem to gravitate frequently to stripperdom. But....

    This should be a poll; well, two polls in one -- one for the workers ad one for the customers. Really 'crazy' is not the right word, esp for those who readily show specific symptoms. But it does get a certain point across easier than more technical terms. I'd word it like:
    • I work in clubs and it's true.
    • I work in clubs and it's NOT true.
    • I'm only a customer and it's true.
    • I'm only a customer and it's NOT true.

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    I loved going to strip clubs; I actually made some friends there. Now things are different for the clubs and for me. As a result I am not as happy.

    Customers are not entitled to grope, disrespect, or rob strippers. This is their job, not their hobby, and they all need income. Clubs are not just some erotic show for guys to view while drinking.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AmberHoney View Post
    I think the way it's written is total bullshit but it does have a lot of merit.

    Sex industry workers = not your average person.

    Strippers, porn stars, escorts, dominatrixes, submissives, fetishists, etc... all tend to have certain psychological traits BEFORE entering the sex industry and working in the sex industry can exacerbate those traits.

    It doesn't happen for everyone but I'd say that it happens for most.

    Mental problems + stressful situations/environment = more mental problems.

    Add in the psuedo confidence/cockiness that comes from KNOWING you can hustle the fuck out of someone...and you have a person who is "Off"...and doesn't give a fuck if people know...so they appear to be batshit crazy...even though they can function pretty well out here...in these worlds, lol.
    Oh yes, I've met a lot of batshit crazy dominatrices as well. It really takes a special kind of person to have the balls to ask for money to pee on someone. I've always said a professional domme is a person who is able to put up with a lot of weird people and weird shit. On that note, I think a lot of the customers and clients of the sex industry are just as "insane". Schizophrenic by definition, no. But kooky, hell yeah.

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    Quote Originally Posted by doc-catfish View Post
    I don't think stripping per se makes women crazy, but I think women who are crazy to begin with are attracted to the cavalier work environment that stripping offers. You can't get away with a lot of that stuff in a 9 to 5 job. As a dancer, the craziness is actually a good selling point in some respects.
    I totally agree with this. Crazies of the world, unite!

    Seriously though, it takes a different kind of person to even consider entering this business from the get-go. It definitely takes a little bit of crazy to take your clothes off for a living and flip the bird to mainstream society.

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    Quote Originally Posted by virgoamm View Post
    I totally agree with this. Crazies of the world, unite!

    Seriously though, it takes a different kind of person to even consider entering this business from the get-go. It definitely takes a little bit of crazy to take your clothes off for a living and flip the bird to mainstream society.
    That brings me to ask the question, what kind of crazy is the OP referring to? Depression? Anxiety? Psychotic issues? Self esteem issues? Drug problems? Because those things are really very common nowadays.

    Maybe we are crazy just because we take our clothes off in public. But we get paid for it, so it doesn't seem to be all that insane to me!

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