I was reading through my pole dance site forums for the first time in awhile and thought I would read a thread about a girl wondering if she should trying stripping. The first response was from someone who claims to be a dancer herself, and the very first thing she said was if you're going to do it, don't call yourself a stripper. She said there's nothing wrong with the word itself, but the way it's used nowadays, there is - you're just degrading yourself when you call yourself a "stripper" so don't do it. She even said that the management at her club gets angry at the dancers if they use the word...
I really don't understand how "stripper" is degrading. And I've never heard of anyone, especially a fellow dancer, thinking that's it's wrong to call oneself a stripper rather than "exotic dancer." I would have understood this mentality on my pole dance website if this woman was just doing it for fun and exercise, as I know that a lot of women like that like to make it clear that they're NOT strippers... but this woman claims to be a stripper for 5+ years.
Do you guys think it's degrading to use the word "stripper" - or do you know anyone who thinks it's wrong? What sort of "negative connotations" are associated with this word that aren't associated with "exotic dancer?" I mean, really?![]()




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