Conditions of Strip Clubs
By Eric Maritato LBST 2101
Often today women
apply to become a stripper because they hear how much money they could make at
a strip club. At decent strip clubs woman can earn thousands of dollars per
week. Top girls at upscale strip clubs can earn up to 130,000 thousand dollars
per year, but an average girl in the USA makes around forty thousand dollars a
year working at a strip club[1], With
the way strippers are portrayed why would any woman want to become a stripper?
Well, some women are single mothers needing money to support their children,
some are lured into the business, some are teenage runaways and some woman are
even stripping to pay for health insurance.[2]
Woman often do not know what they are getting into when they apply for the job
they are just looking for the quick cash to get by in life. They are unaware of
the poor conditions that come with it. Customers often spit on woman, flick
cigarettes, and grab their breasts, butt and genitals. Strippers have reported
being stalked, harassed, threatened and sexually assaulted. Strippers work long
hours with no breaks and have to pay heavy fines to the club if the violate
rules while dancing. [3]In
the end stripping effects your everyday life and it is hard to recover.
In my opinion I
think strip club conditions need to be seriously improved but not abolished all
together. Stripping is very demoralizing to woman. No woman should have to deal
with being harassed, threatened or robbed but, no female is forced into
stripping it is their personal choice. Yes, woman are joining strip clubs today
can earn quick money to help support their families or pay for their bills but
there has to be other ways woman can earn quick cash besides stripping. For the
scenarios where stripping is the only option for women conditions need to be
seriously improved. I could imagine it is hard to live a normal life when you
are constantly being harassed and mistreated. I do not think that stripping will ever be
socially acceptable in society and woman in the stripping industry will always
be called sluts and whores. Verbal abuse will always be a problem but if strip
clubs are going to be a continuing business new laws and regulations need to
put into place for the safety of the strippers. Strippers should not have to
worry about being stalked or sexually assaulted.
[1] Said , Sammy . The Richest , "Strippers and
their Salaries ." Last modified August 08, 2013 . Accessed March 31, 2014.
http://www.therichest.com/business/strippers-and-their-salaries/.
[2] Mitchell, Tracie. Psychology Today, "What
It's like to be a Stripper." Last modified May 06, 2013. Accessed March
31, 2014. http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/201304/what-its-be-stripper.
[3] Moore , Crystal . "Sexual Commerce in
Contemporary America." lecture., University of North Carolina Charlotte ,
2014. .
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