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    I got an invite to my 5-year college reuinion and I sent the money, so I guess I'm going.

    I've been throwing back and forth whether or not I'm going to say I'm a dancer.

    Part of me thinks, who cares what these women think? They are pretty open-minded anyway, so maybe they won't think much about it.

    The part of me thinks it's easier just to pretend to be something else for a few days so they won't get all worked up over nothing.

    I also should mention this is Smith College, which is kind of a hoity-toity feminist factory. They are progressive women, but in a lot of ways, very traditional. It's a small, tightly-connected alumnae group. I really have no idea what to do. I hate lying to anyone about what I do because I'm feeling like I'm not being true to myself. But also I don't want to alienate any of the alumna just because they really can hook you up in the future....and who wants to be the stripper poster child?

    What do you guys think?

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    Default Re:college reuinon

    oh my goodness! i am wondering the same thing...my 10 year reunion from high school is this year and i have no clue what i am going to say.

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    I would NOT attend any high school or college reunions in the first place, I do not live my life in the past and don't give a shit about what anyone else has pretended to achieve...

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    What's wrong with saying you're a dancer? Most likely many of your old classmates will probably dig the fact that you're a dancer. You'll probably get a lot of people who get a chuckle out of it. And for those who don't, who cares anyway?! It's not like you have to associate with the people all the time anyway. You'll see them all once and probably never will again until your next reunion. I say you should fully admit it and have fun with the fact that you're a dancer!

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    I would go just for the fact that you will probably look better than 90% of them. hehehe

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    I would go and proudly tell them what you do for a living. If they have a condescending attitude towards you, you never have to see them again!






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    Ladies, that "pride" is going to bite you in the ass one day. Keep the stripping on the down low if you ever want a real career...this sucks ass, but I'm not taking my chances to be judged by a bunch of holier than though biatches......

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    Katrine, I agree with that comment. I wouldnt tell anyone because ya never know what will happen later on.

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    Unless stripping is something you plan to do until you retire, I feel you should definitely keep it to yourself. Most people, no matter how progressive, are judgemental deep down and this will ruin your reputation on a professional level should you ever pursue a non-sex-industry career.

    If you are a career stripper, however, go ahead and tell them and be proud of it. Maybe you can help to open some minds.
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    Keep it to yourself. Make up something. You never know when in your life you will run into someone who knows you from Smith...and the rumors will fly. You don't want that in whatever career you end up in after dancing.

    First, the whispers will go around the reunion. Guys will gather around and try to hit on you because in their pointy little heads they think that you are "easy". Women who are bold enough will ask you all sorts of questions, so you won't have a lot of fun. There will be a lot of whispering, so assume everyone, at the reunion or not will know.

    What you want to avoid is being up for promotion because of your abilities and hard work and having someone clue in your boss that you were once a stripper and have suspect morals. For some reason you don't get promoted.

    I don't know what you want to do with your life, but I would make something up. Take it from an Ivy League graduate. You don't want those uptight blankey-blanks spreading rumors about you. You never know.
    "Those who dance, are considered crazy by those who can't hear the music."--George Carlin

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    Emily,
    Say you work for the Republican party and they will spend the weekend trying to "cure" you. LOL

    The other extreme is to say you are an insurance salesperson and have people looking for the nearest exit!

    The least conteoversial/offensive is to say you run a small money management firm and are a day trader.

    Good luck with whatever you decide.

    Ps Lexi--change that to 98%

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    I feel kind of awkward telling people I went ot college with. I guess I am actually kind of embarrassed. (Ugh. I hate to admit that.) Not so much emabarrassed of dancing, but I feel silly having spent a lot of time and money getting a degree at a good college to work at a job that doesn't even require a GED.

    OTOH, high school reunions are a bit different, I think. I was such a geek in high school and really enjoy my self confidence now that I am grown up. When we went to my high school reunion a few years ago, I wore a corset and my best friend pasted a name tag on my breast that said "How cool are you now motherfucker?"

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    Thanks for the feedback.

    Anais, I'm with you about high school.....it's differet with them.

    I think I'll keep it to myself on the collge one. You guys are right. It does matter what they think of me. This doesn't mean I can't still be the flirty, sexual creature that I am, so I guess that's a fair compromise.

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    I would make up an interesting job that's consistent with your college major and with being self-employed. Marketing consultant? Financial advisor? Life-style counselor? Pick something you know a lot about. You might also say you're only doing it temporarily and are thinking of going back to school so that you have an out if anyone wants to become a client. You could have a lot of fun with this.
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    Here is another view. The one thing I have found very interesting about these forums is the blunt honesty so here is mine.

    First I am big on telling the truth. You’re a dancer, good for you. As long as you’re happy and it pays the bills then you’re better off than most people. Some people might look down on you because of your choice of profession. But then some people see lawyers as scum, politician as liars, blue collar workers as poor, and heck even preachers are not seen in a great light these days. Other people see these same professions as larger than life. Neither is right or wrong, it’s all just a perception or a stereotype. But that’s the problem, when you are considering lying because you don’t want to be seen in this light, you’re only adding to the problem. You’re letting other people’s stereotype of a dancer affect you and that’s wrong.

    The sad fact is there are a lot of people that will look down on other people and making fun of their profession is just one way that they do it. The problem is not you or your job but with these people. You can do nothing about these people except ignore them.

    You mentioned that- what your fellow college mates think of you means something to you. If that’s truly the case then don’t you think they deserve the truth? If you really think they may be able to help your career, I would think it’s a bad idea to start off by lying about what you do.


    What happens when one of these people helps get you an interview and now you’re stuck whether to lie on your resume or not. What do you do them? Anyways most high profile companies run checks on your previous employment. I just think these little lies have a way of not staying hidden. If it does get out and you lied, your in way deep to say the least.

    I had a good high school friend that got in with the wrong crowd after school and got convicted of drug smuggling. While I never approved of what he was doing and had distanced myself when it was going on, after he served his time (3 years) my company ended up giving him his first job knowing full well that he was a convicted felon. I knew what type of person he was and we gave him a shot and he didn’t let us down. He has since left and has worked his way up in the corporate world and is a senior sales rep at a fortune 500 company pulling down 6 figures. He has done all this and told them everything.

    I just think a person should stand by there guns and tell the truth. If people can’t accept that then it’s their problem. If the job or company can’t accept you for your past is that really a company you want to work for?

    Food for though- I bet some of these same ladies have a bad opinion of college dropouts, I know a couple of my friends used to. Then I reminded them that Michael Dell and William Gates both dropped out of college to start businesses. I’m sure they are both real happy they didn’t listen to what others around them thought about dropouts and how much not having a degree would hunt them down the road. Yup the richest man in the world is a college dropout, haha.

    Good luck with whatever choice you decide to make.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Flounder link=board=27;threadid=7222;start=msg82679#msg8267 9 date=1078869684
    I just think a person should stand by there guns and tell the truth. If people can’t accept that then it’s their problem. If the job or company can’t accept you for your past is that really a company you want to work for?
    It depends....what's the job paying?

    Seriously, I know I can't dance forever and I probably will want to work somewhere. The alum network is tight. I got a recent grad a job at Lockheed Martin when I worked there. When I was job hunting, I must have contacted 10 alums.

    But it's not just that. Does anyone hate the 3rd degree as much as I do? I guess I could tell them it's none of their business, but I'm not the type to say that.

    What I am thinking of saying is that I'm unemployed and leave it at that. Furtunately I saved up lots of cash!

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    OK i'm going to have my 5yrs i think next year, i'm not really couting, but my best friend had the concern of going back and having not much to show so i'm sending her with the hottest male stripper/model I can get my hands on for those couple of days.

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    This is going to sound horrible because I am proud of what I do......but I would lie, lie, lie. Maybe you could say you are a bartender. It's not like claiming you are a CEO. Just say your work is fun and you really enjoy it.
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