When you haven't told them you're doing it?
I was sorting through craigslist job ads with my mom, since stripping isn't paying the bills at the moment, and she thinks i'm "minimum waging" it, which isn't paying the bills either... We stumbled onto an ad for some sportsbar looking for dancers, and were like "whoah, thats in the wrong section!"
She said 'Well I bet that looks REALLY tempting right now!" I teasingly said yeah(and wondered if she already suspected) and she SERIOUSLY responded with "well if you DO do that-there's somethings your dad and I are better off not knowing!"
So I will keep lying. OK.
Then she goes off on all the misconceptions anyways! "I know you have more self worth than that-and BESIDES, you hate guys enough as is. If you hate them any MORE, you might turn lesbian!" Mind you, I AM Bi, but thats BESIDES teh point! It just completely flabbergasted me, because this is the woman who preaches insane progressive ideals and tolerance, and has gone through a lot of religious persecution. Ive never heard her say anyhting so bigoted and judgemental!
My best friends are gay/bi/pansexual, one is a pre-op transsexual. SHe knows and accepts and likes ALL of these people. I have at least ONE, most likely TWO gay cousins. I'm from a family thats seen all sorts of religious and political and idealistic differences. I never would have thought I'd HEAR that from her! Particularely because she either KNOWS, or VERY STRONGLY SUSPECTS(correctly) that I already model nude.
Although it was pretty funny hearing her so certian that we ALL make just as much as lawyers and dr's.
I'm glad I live on the other side of the country now. Plenty of privacy to conduct my happy little double life in peace.
How do you handle this? Do you just change the topic, or make a few misconception jokes yourself?
I just changed the topic to a different ad, but I wish i knew how to handle it better. I don't like keeping my mouth shut.



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