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    Question AnthroGirl's Question(s) Of The Day: Stripper Stereotypes

    Hey ladies-- can we get down on a discussion about stripper stereotypes for my undergrad thesis? I love hearing the diverse array of well-considered but often contradictory opinions from the whip-smart vixens of StripperWeb.

    What I wanna know is:

    What stereotypes do you think people have of strippers? Do you think they are based in any truth? If not, what are they based on?
    Have you met any “stereotypical strippers”?
    How do you react/feel when you encounter those stereotypes/perceptions being espoused in the day to day world, or in the media? Does it affect your mood in the short term? Do you think it affects the way you feel about yourself in general?
    Has getting to know people on StripperWeb affected your perception of those stereotypes? Has being part of SW changed the way you respond to those stereotypes/perceptions when you hear people repeating them?

    (Please PM me if i can interview you with more questions!)

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    Default Re: AnthroGirl's Question(s) Of The Day: Stripper Stereotypes

    The 'Hollywood' stripper stereotype includes the following ( usually mistaken ) assumptions ...

    - strippers are willing to provide sex for money
    - strippers use drugs
    - strippers aren't 'smart' enough to perform a skilled job of any kind
    - strippers are incapable of monogamous relationships
    - strippers come from broken homes / were sexually abused etc.
    - strippers are incapable of financial responsibility

    The biggest 'wake-up' call to be gleaned from StripperWeb is the fact that lots of SW exotic dancers ...

    - many have college degrees and are qualified for ( and working at ) professional level 'straight' jobs
    - many are totally financially responsible
    - many have monogamous relationships
    - many have totally 'normal' family histories
    - many avoid drugs
    - many avoid any form of sex outside of their monogamous relationship

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    Default Re: AnthroGirl's Question(s) Of The Day: Stripper Stereotypes

    What stereotypes do you think people have of strippers?

    In the movie The Goods, Jeremy Piven's character defines three types of strippers that seem to play into most peoples' stereotypes:
    (1) The college stripper
    (2) The single mommy stripper
    (3) The drug addicted stripper

    In addition, I think like Melonie said, many people muddle the line between stripper & prostitute.

    Regardless, it's safe to say almost no one thinks of the IRA-depositing, real estate owning investment stripper. No one thinks of the happily married stripper, or the stripper with the "respectable" day job.

    Do you think they are based in any truth? If not, what are they based on?
    Yes.

    Have you met any “stereotypical strippers”?
    Yes.

    How do you react/feel when you encounter those stereotypes/perceptions being espoused in the day to day world, or in the media? Does it affect your mood in the short term? Do you think it affects the way you feel about yourself in general?
    Either amused or indifferent, short-term. Long-term, however, I think it does affect the way I feel about myself -- For me, the most frustrating thing about stripping is overcoming the stigma. It's safe to say I really enjoy working, the majority of the time. I was just talking to my mom about this a few nights ago, actually. Stripping has never felt shameful to me, and it's well within my moral code -- Not only am I "OK" with it, I feel good about it and genuinely believe I bring a valuable experience to my customers. What gets me is the stigma associated with stripping -- the fact that strippers are generally thought of as the "bottom of the barrel" of society, so to speak, because I don't see myself that way at all.

    Has getting to know people on StripperWeb affected your perception of those stereotypes?
    Yes and no. I never really denied the existence of the stereotypes, but I've been stripping for five years and only recently joined/started participating in SW, and I met plenty of strippers in clubs that I've worked at that weren't the "stereotypical" stripper.

    Has being part of SW changed the way you respond to those stereotypes/perceptions when you hear people repeating them?
    No.
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    Default Re: AnthroGirl's Question(s) Of The Day: Stripper Stereotypes

    What stereotypes do you think people have of strippers? Do you think they are based in any truth? If not, what are they based on?

    sexually abused, daddy issues, come from trashy families, give up sex for money, cannot do anything else, attractive yet stupid.
    as for based on truth, some are like that yes, and some are not. because some girls in general are like that and some are not! i could say that about any other profession. i do think that strippers in general are more liberal, comfortable with their bodies and sexuality, "street smart", and aggressive about what they want.

    Have you met any “stereotypical strippers”?
    yes, of course. but they never lasted long in the club.

    How do you react/feel when you encounter those stereotypes/perceptions being espoused in the day to day world, or in the media?
    angry, annoyed, and then amused. i have taken a different view of it..as long as people are still shocked and disgusted, the market will not become too flooded with girls looking for the supposed glitz and glamor of being a stripper. i would actually like it to stay that way. i make enough money not to give a flying fuck about what they think.

    Does it affect your mood in the short term?
    it used to

    Do you think it affects the way you feel about yourself in general?
    yes honestly i do. but not in a bad way.

    Has getting to know people on StripperWeb affected your perception of those stereotypes?
    yes
    Has being part of SW changed the way you respond to those stereotypes/perceptions when you hear people repeating them?
    yes

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    Default Re: AnthroGirl's Question(s) Of The Day: Stripper Stereotypes

    The "stripper stereotypes" are actually the minority in stripping. Most strip for return-on-investment purposes or to pay for other education or business startup costs.

    Why is everyone stuck on outdated 90s stereotypes, when the world was in a much different place than it is now? Now, anyone can get loans to go to school. Anyone can research how to do anything using the internet. Anyone has the ability to do anything if they are motivated enough. This creates more competition in the work place, so now you have to be motivated in any line of work just to get somewhere. Stripping is fun, flexible, and lucrative, so that's why so many girls have been flocking to it.

    Why do they do this? Because the middle class is dying off and is replaced by a faux middle class, who may actually be worse off than those who are "poor" because they have so much student loan debt. Strippers are actually smarter in this sense because they often forego loans and enter a world with little start up costs, so they make profit fast. Its basically those running a business they have sole control over (their body). I suspect more of the younger generation out there (teens) will end up being entrepreneurs too.

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    What stereotypes do you think people have of strippers? Do you think they are based in any truth? If not, what are they based on?
    Depends on if it's a man or a woman. Women tend to be harsher than men IMO. They think you're after their man. (No bitch I just want his money). They think that you're a prostitute/druggie/slut, etc. Men tend to think more along the "Captain-save-a-ho" mentality. They think you need "rescuing" from this terrible terrible life and that you're doing it because you have no other option.
    Have you met any “stereotypical strippers”?
    I was one. Addicted to cocaine, in an abusive relationship, etc. Besides myself, plenty of em.
    How do you react/feel when you encounter those stereotypes/perceptions being espoused in the day to day world, or in the media? Does it affect your mood in the short term? Do you think it affects the way you feel about yourself in general?
    I don't give a shit what the plebeians think. I laugh my ass all the way to the bank.
    Has getting to know people on StripperWeb affected your perception of those stereotypes? Has being part of SW changed the way you respond to those stereotypes/perceptions when you hear people repeating them?
    I still laugh my ass off at how stupid people can be. I have met some bad ass females on here! :-D These women are some of the strongest and most intelligent I have been privileged to know.
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    Default Re: AnthroGirl's Question(s) Of The Day: Stripper Stereotypes

    What stereotypes do you think people have of strippers? Do you think they are based in any truth? If not, what are they based on?
    Promiscuity, loose morals, drugs, bad family backgrounds, incapable of being monogamous, below average intelligence
    Have you met any “stereotypical strippers”? Yes.
    How do you react/feel when you encounter those stereotypes/perceptions being espoused in the day to day world, or in the media? Does it affect your mood in the short term? Do you think it affects the way you feel about yourself in general?
    Doesn't affect how I feel about myself at all. I love my job and am VERY grateful for how it's helped my confidence and approval of myself and how it's kept me healthy and happy and financially secure. In the short term, I tend to always have a quip for any stupid thing said to me-although if it's a customer, one I think will spend I keep it quieter!
    Has getting to know people on StripperWeb affected your perception of those stereotypes? Has being part of SW changed the way you respond to those stereotypes/perceptions when you hear people repeating them?
    It's given me a broader insight and made it easier to say things back to people-I'm very grateful for SW.
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    Default Re: AnthroGirl's Question(s) Of The Day: Stripper Stereotypes

    I shyed away from stripping for a long time due to media imagery. I thought strippers were basically lifesize Barbies, airheads & distinctly remember thinking it was ridiculous how much they got paid for doing nothing. I thought they only did stage dancing & had no clue what a lapdance was. This kind of misperception is probably common for many industries & lifestyles..because if youre not involved you simply dont know the ins & outs of it.
    These specific misperceptions were entirely turned inside out for me. I think the poor media imagery if strippers can probably be subordinated to poor media imagery of women in general. (just as a side note-i am not a feminist. Im down with Camille paglia in that line of thought & recommend anyone reading her) I find most womens magazines a hell of alot more degrading than stripping. My main changes in perception were that strippers vary by individual as much as anyone else (physically & mentally) and that strippers definetly WORK to earn it. The amount of strain & endurance (again mentally & physically) that strippers deal with would surprise people, and if put in the situation I think many couldnt hack it.
    Unfortunatly ive encountered many girls in the club who do embody the stereotypes. Many probably do it asacover, a persona of sorts, ive seen alot of the bitchy, entitled diva mentality (that usually comes off as immaturity) & ive watched women act a lot dumber than I believe them to normally be. They seem to do it because its expected. Ive felt guys projecting that upon me and im not into it & let them know that. I feel alot sexier being myself rather than living up to societies images of how & what im supposed to be. I have met a lot of women who work the same way, but they have not been the majority.
    As goes sw- girls at work (myself included) are working & we usually dont have time to mull over the finer techniques of hustling or discuss life issues or swap reviews of every club weve worked at-thus-the awesomeness of sw. The women here seem pretty amazing to me & im sure many girls ive worked alongside of would be too if I could hear their thoughts.

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    Default Re: AnthroGirl's Question(s) Of The Day: Stripper Stereotypes

    Quote Originally Posted by AnthroGirl View Post
    Hey ladies-- can we get down on a discussion about stripper stereotypes for my undergrad thesis? I love hearing the diverse array of well-considered but often contradictory opinions from the whip-smart vixens of StripperWeb.

    What I wanna know is:

    What stereotypes do you think people have of strippers? Do you think they are based in any truth? If not, what are they based on?
    Have you met any “stereotypical strippers”?
    How do you react/feel when you encounter those stereotypes/perceptions being espoused in the day to day world, or in the media? Does it affect your mood in the short term? Do you think it affects the way you feel about yourself in general?
    Has getting to know people on StripperWeb affected your perception of those stereotypes? Has being part of SW changed the way you respond to those stereotypes/perceptions when you hear people repeating them?

    (Please PM me if i can interview you with more questions!)
    1. What stereotypes do you think people have of strippers? Do you think they are based in any truth? If not, what are they based on?

    - Strippers are wanton sex-crazed nymphomaniacs
    - Strippers are addicted to drugs/alcohol
    - Strippers strip because they need money to support their addictive habits
    - Strippers were sexually abused at an early age
    - Strippers have Daddy issues
    - Strippers hate men
    - Strippers are single moms and support their kids by stripping
    - Strippers are not mentally stable
    - Strippers are uneducated
    - Strippers are illegal immigrants or mail order brides
    - Strippers are prostitutes
    - Strippers receive gigantic amounts of money nightly and blow it all on wasteful trinkets, illegal substances, and pimps/boyfriends whom they support

    Yes. I have worked with ladies over the years that fit all of those stereotypes… meaning one may have daddy issues and a drinking problem, one may escort on the side, one spent money irresponsibly, one had a child at an early age, stuff like that etc. Not all at once. Even then, it was still uncommon.

    Are those stereotypes somewhat truthful… for all intensive purposes NO. The stereotypical strippers were few and far between. I have danced for over 8 years in various clubs and I have worked with hundreds of ladies. Once in a while, I would encounter a dancer who fit one or two of the stereotypes. Based on my experience, clubs are NOT populated by “stereotypical” strippers.

    The stereotypes come from various sources. The media. Hearsay. Popular culture. Movies. TV programs. Misconceptions. Religious admonitions. Old wives’ tales… (pun intended!). And gentlemen exaggerating their exploits in strip clubs. Just to name a few… The stereotypes persist because the majority of strippers are not (in my opinion) actively interested in refuting them. I certainly have no interest in refuting the stereotypes. People’s opinions are of little consequence to me. I am not interested in glorifying the industry or legitimizing it for the masses. I am too busy working.

    2. Have you met any “stereotypical strippers”?

    None that match all of the stereotypes all at once (stereotypes listed and unlisted… I’m sure I missed a few).
    As with any vocation, some individuals have issues and problems that they are dealing with. The stereotypical qualities are not symptomatic of the whole group… but regarding this industry, the stereotypes are far more prevalent.

    3. How do you react/feel when you encounter those stereotypes/perceptions being espoused in the day to day world, or in the media?

    Truthfully, at this point in my career, I roll my eyes and laugh a little. My inner circle of friends/relations know what I do for a living. They know I am a responsible person. They know where my head is. They know that stripping is a job… it is a job that I am very good at. It’s a shame that society at large looks down upon stripping and strippers but I am not personally affected by it. I play my cards close to the vest and share the truth about my profession with those that I trust. If those trusted individuals express concerns based on misconceptions, I take the time to educate them on what’s real and what is pure myth. As far as media goes, those stereotypes are of no consequence to me.

    4. Does it affect your mood in the short term?

    In the past, it has affected my mood briefly. Now it almost makes me chuckle. Many of the things said about this profession are so outrageous that it’s comical. I just roll my eyes, shake my head, and subtly giggle.

    5. Do you think it affects the way you feel about yourself in general?

    When I started stripping, people’s assumptions and comments were hurtful. Now I see their woefully misguided opinions as foolish.

    6. Has getting to know people on StripperWeb affected your perception of those stereotypes?

    For the most part, I have never embraced those stereotypical notions. When I joined StripperWeb under a different name in early 2004, I learned about the industry and recognized the industry for what it was. I was essentially a blank slate. The only misconception I am guilty of possessing is the thought that stripping was an easy profession. After perusing this board and reading several books including: http://www.amazon.com/Lapdancer-Juli.../dp/1576871398 , http://www.amazon.com/Candy-Girl-Yea.../dp/1592402739 , and http://www.amazon.com/Ivy-League-Str.../dp/B006G87IJ6 as well as countless blogs and articles… it was very obvious to me that stripping in real life is drastically different from “stripping” as it is portrayed on TV and in movies.
    I was fortunate enough to know someone who was acquainted with dancers in this industry and those wonderful women patiently took the time to answer my questions and address my concerns about the job. I was no expert by any means, even though I had been on StripperWeb for several months prior to meeting them… but I certainly was not far off-base when it came to my expectations. I think StripperWeb is a hardcore reality check for those that embrace the pop culture vision of stripping.

    7. Has being part of SW changed the way you respond to those stereotypes/perceptions when you hear people repeating them?

    It gave me an arsenal of witty responses to utilize in certain situations. Reading about other strippers and their experiences gave me the strength to transcend stupid or hurtful comments and persevere in this career.
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    Default Re: AnthroGirl's Question(s) Of The Day: Stripper Stereotypes

    I have had people who have known me for years explicitly ask me not to "bring home" men. I have been in a monogamous relationship the entire time Ive been dancing to add insult to insult.

    other than that the other ladies in this thread are on point, Im just sharing one thing that sorely stuck out to me from my experience

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