what would be the best reason not to strip, just trying to work out the pro's and con's, guess i'm a bit nerd like, but i like to do me home work

what would be the best reason not to strip, just trying to work out the pro's and con's, guess i'm a bit nerd like, but i like to do me home work





You will imperil your immortal soul and burn in hell for your sinfulness like the residents of Sodom and Gomorrah! Repent for the kingdom is at hand!!!
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What kind of a question is this? Reasons not to strip?!? On a stripping forum?
I could see pros/cons of stripping vs other sex work but this?
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No offense to OP, but you do have to admit...that was hilarious!




I'll bite.
Low self esteem
I've heard some nasty comments while stripping and I have good self esteem so I can shrug most of them off but a few of them really got to me when I was starting out. I think a girl with low self esteem will have a much harder time getting over some of the rude shit we deal with and she might be pressured into doing things she doesn't want to do by one of the customers who preys on insecure girls.
Other than that, if you cry in the shower after working every night, you shouldn't be a stripper. I've seen that before and it seems like the girl is just destroying herself. So not worth it.





^word. i was about to say if you are insecure you probably should stay away.
The best thing i have heard in a strip club to date:
customer: we should get married right now! we should get a shotgun marriage!
me: uhh... i think you are misunderstanding what a shotgun marriage means. A shotgun marriage means you knock me up and my daddy shows up at your door with a gun and forces you to marry me and raise the baby. You mean elope.
customer: hmm... nah actually i will take the shotgun marriage. At least then we would be having sex.





I think it's a pretty valid question, gamergal is a GREEN personality type...she needs all the info before she makes a decision.
The cons are
1. navigating intimate relationships
2. feeling isolated (from both your real world people who you can't tell, and the girls at work who are the stereotype "stripper")
3. defining your boundaries
The Pros can be summed up in this statement: Having the Freedom of Time, Money, and Place.
For me, the pros outweighed the cons. I learned how to internally generate a high level of self confidence that empowered me to navigate relationships, overcome feelings of isolation, and define the boundaries of what was acceptable in my life.
Rebecca Avalon





- Late nights and alcohol make you look older
- you come to realise that 95% of men are turds
- you can develop body issues
- you become shit with money because - "I'll just make it back tomorrow"
- you swear too much
- everyday conversation starts to become boring
- hearing damage from the music
Probably lots of other reasons but I'd still do it. The thought of doing anything else is so much worse. I want MONEY.
Prison time for unreported or underreported taxes?

have a few body issues, i want new boobs, they just won't grow, yes i like lots of info before i do any thing, but i want travel and money, think travel well open my eyes alot
Easy for women to fall into the Party Lifestyle & Alcohol/drug abuse.
Society looks down on sex workers.
Money isn't real anymore.
You can't put exotic dancer on your business resume..
If you are having doubts about dancing.. don't.
PS: Not all men want big huge fake boobs.. A lot of men love "spinners" and natural breasts.


harder to trust some coworkers, or sometimes even to make genuine friendships
get caught up in the drama
could run in to people you may not want to know where you work
have to deal with people on the outside assuming horrible stereotypes
if your single, it can be difficult to find guys to date that are genuinely cool with it



-The industry is declining. Or so I hear from long-timers.
-No guaranteed $$. I've been operating in the negative for the past 2 days (havent made enough to recoup my house fee/tip outs/travel expenses), hoping my reg comes in today & gives me enough $$ to sort of even it out for the week.
-Constant highs and lows are a rollercoaster of emotions, and it can be pretty intense. (I made zero last monday and then $40 that tuesday and then $600+ that wednesday, so I went from 2 days of utter misery and anxiety to suddenly feelin on top of the world.)
-Being touched inappropriately, against your will. How often it will happen to you will vary depending on many factors, but it will happen, and you will feel like shit.

well i'm giving the topless waitressing ago and see what happens





^good luck




sometimes the customers treat you like shit. if you have low self esteem and take things personally you won't do well. I've cried twice after work from dealing with guys treating me like a sex object. it's not their fault entirely, you are taking your clothes off for money so just bear in mind that guys associate strippers with hookers.

yes learn't this last night





Most of the reasons other dancers gave here on why not to dancer aren't problems I ever had or encountered. I was very shy coming into this industry, so it was really good for me.
The BIGGEST reason I can think of is that regardless of how you spend your money it will change how you view EARNING money. In many ways I think people shouldn't be allowed in this industry until they are at least 20, because by then most people will have work some sort of normal job that will require them to work very hard. In comparison dancing is very easy, & when you have even a great normal job you can sometimes feel like you have to work far too hard to earn the same amount of money as you do dancing. Literally I can work 1/4 (sometimes less) of the amount of time dancing & still earn the same amount or more than I would at a normal job! There are times when I would sit at the office in front of my computer & think to myself:
"Why am I doing this? I hate this place, I hate having to work with _____, I hate my inbox & the sound of the fax machine, the noise the computer makes every time I get an e-mail. I could care less if the contract with ____ gets renewed or not - it's not like I make money off of it. I could make so much more if I were dancing at the club! This is sooooo DEGRADING."
Mind you, I thought I was being degraded at a well paying job. I didn't feel like I should have to put up with some of the nonsense, & I could have cared less about being naked. I felt degraded though because I had to put up with so much for my yearly salary & I felt like I had to bust my butt, & always had things to worry about.
People talk about stripping being degrading, but many dancers (especially career strippers) don't see it that way. I think it's far more degrading to flip hamburgers for minimum wage, especially when you have a college degree, or to have someone always calling out orders to you at an office.
When I finally quit & just started stripping it was a huge relief! Now all I have to do is save money to put away for when the day comes that I can no longer dance, at which point I have other plans within the industry.
I was lucky though because I had some good jobs before I even graduated high school, & in those I did work hard which taught me the value of money. I started working on at 13 or 14 on one of the state work permits for teens. I never worked in fast food or retail (pretty amazing considering that's what most teens do), but I was a really hard worker & found what were good jobs. While my paychecks were much higher than my friends even back in high school (because I'd been working longer & had more experience), I knew that I was doing a lot to earn the money. When I started stripping I was AMAZED at the amount of money, & since I'd already been working for a few years I understood the value of money, what to save, what to spend & how to spend it wisely, etc.
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The whole ''good girl gone bad'' image HA! My ex had a real issue with my ''sordid past'' But if u find a man and they love you for u then it *fingers crossed* wont be a problem
Loving the ''lifestyle'' too much - dancing brings money, which brings freedom, which can all too soon be taken away.
The stereotype of strippers, family members, friends etc, no matter how much they love u and u trust them, some WILL have issues with ur dancing and make a big ass unecessary deal out of it and how it will change/ruin/destroy you and of course turn u into a dirty junkie alcoholic whore....cause thats what we all are...obviously!
Its not a constant income, everything can change with one night, which, when u r having a shit earning week and the rent is due will cause a massive amount of stress.
These are all generalisations and observations lol,
Reasons to dance...
Money
Freedom
The shoes
The confidence boost
Legitimate reason to sleep in till 3 in the afternoon!
As long as you keep grounded and stay sensible, but have fun, dancing is great! I loved it and i miss it!
xx
''I love fake boobs''
''They're not fake! I grew them myself!''



The #1 reason for you to not dance is if you are desperate for money. I know that a lot of girls on here say that "there isn't money in this anymore" but that simply isn't true. If there wasn't money in this anymore, there wouldn't be strippers anymore. Granted, the money may be down from what it was a few years ago but it's certainly up from most normal jobs. Also, if the club you work at is crappy, go to a different club where the money is flowing, it's not rocket science. I digress. If you come into the strip club desperate for money, you are more likely to do things that are out of your character and things that you will regret later. For instance, if you go into work and all of your bills are paid and you've got a full tank of gas to get home, when some customer offers you $1000 to leave with him, you'll politely say no and move on to the next customer. Now if you went into work that day and you're a day away from having your lights shut off, that offer to leave with the customer might tempt you and you might accept.
Also, you need to have a thick skin. Once you go on stage and you're dancing around up there with your boobs out and a bunch of men staring at you like you're a newborn fawn in the middle of a pack of lions, there's no erasing that memory. It will be with you for life. You need to be able to go to sleep every night and not have that bother you.
Last edited by LexyNYC; 12-27-2010 at 09:47 PM. Reason: i really need to start proof reading
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