by Furry Girl
05.25.11
"I realize that talking shit about strippers might make you feel better about yourself, or justify to you why you think you are a better person/girlfriend/mother/whatever. We can hear you, and it's dehumanizing. Believe it or not, comments like, 'That one's so ugly,' 'Ugh, my boobs are so much nicer,' 'At least I don’t have (xyz flaw),' etc. do hurt girls. This is my body. I do hear nasty remarks that are made by women, even when you think you're being quiet. It's hurtful in a deeply personal way. I am not a flawless body… I'm a human being."
-- Piper, in Women Customers on strippr.tumblr.com
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These comments are why alot of the women I used to work with refused to do private shows for couples, or would try to avoid areas where there were male clients with their girlfriends/wives.
I think alot of those hurtful comments can be followed up with a "and I'm so insecure in my relationship and myself that I'm envious of the fact my boyfriend/husband likes to look at you".
Comment by Alex — May 25, 2011 @ 3:18 pm
Yep.
In general, for both clients and their wives / girlfriends / whatever, a nice "don't treat me like I'm fucking stupid" policy would work quite fantastically.
Comment by Miss C — May 25, 2011 @ 4:22 pm
Women do this? Wow. I've never worked as a stripper, but me and my husband had a joint stag/hen night in a strip club and I made it clear to all my friends I invited that if they wouldn't enjoy it they shouldn't come to that part of the night (there was other stuff going on earlier in the evening). As a result, the only women who came were the bisexual ones and we were all far too busy enjoying the naked ladies to even think of being bitchy. I don't understand why an insecure straight woman would torture herself like that - if seeing beautiful naked women paying attention to your partner is going to bother you, then don't go with him to a strip club or if it REALLY bothers you then date someone who doesn't go to strip clubs!
I am glad that in the types of sex work I do (webcam and prostitution) if someone pisses me off I can throw them out and blacklist them and give them a piece of my mind. Having worked in retail I don't think I could ever go back to that kind of 'the customer is always right' type environment and have to actually be NICE to dickheads :P
Comment by Krystal — May 28, 2011 @ 6:27 am