Stripped Bare- Surviving the Industry: The Good, Bad and Downright Ugly Truth

***READ CAREFULLY! I'M TRYING TO HELP SOME VERY LOST AND DAMAGED PEOPLE! I NEED you to SEE THE CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR IRRESPONSIBLE ACTIONS!***   *** I AM PRO LEGALIZATION, I SUPPORT ALL SEX WORKERS! IT'S YOUR BUSINESS WHAT YOU DO WITH YOUR OWN BODY! BUT YOU'RE NOT AN ESCORT, YOU'RE A STRIPPER HURTING YOUR SISTERS ON PURPOSE!!! WHOREPHOBIA IS A MADE UP WORD AND I DON'T PUT UP WITH IT! STOP. MAKING. EXCUSES. FOR. RECKLESS. CHOICES!*** *I was a teenage mom.. My daughter, Alexia Denise, was stillborn. That doesn't change the fact that she IS my daughter. That said, having stripped for 12 years myself, I DON'T APPRECIATE PEOPLE TELLING SOMEONE'S BABY GIRL THAT SHE SHOULD RISK SOLICITATION CHARGES BECAUSE "It's her choice".. NO! It ISN'T!! Alexia is 19 and I would burn a club down with EVERYONE IN IT if a bunch of irresponsible dancers EVER gave her the idea that it's okay to exchange money for sexual favors IN A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE WOR...

 *If you're on social media as a stripper then you're probably familiar with each of these common problems only WE can really put a stop to, because our communication SUCKS! Let's not mince words and jump in..  *1) Strippers vs Dancers: To strippers, you should wear your title with a bagde of honor; which you do. Not EVERYONE can accept themselves by calling themselves a name that WAS once offensive.. ALL VETS HAVE SAID "I'M A DANCER.. NOT A STRIPPER"! And you know it.. Now thanks to "pole dancers" who only take classes and don't work in clubs, we have the "yesastripper" hashtag. DON'T SHAME STRIPPERS BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T EARNED THE RIGHT!! Call yourself whatever YOU WANT, but don't put down your coworkers. AT WORK YOU'RE ALL DOING THE SAME JOB!! Let it go. "Dancers" please stop shaming proud strippers because you're ashamed of yourself.  *2) "Whorephobia": This term makes me angry.. A phobia, ...

 *If you're hoping this blog is about stripper fashion, stop reading. We all know OSFA clothing is a fallacy. So what the hell am I referring to? Our current industry-wide conundrum and what most dancers, including myself, need everyone to understand; especially lawmakers!  *For as long as the current generation of dancers have been in and out of various clubs, each with their own set of rules, one thing has ALWAYS been consistent; we're lucky if we actually find a club that doesn't break laws for the owner's personal gain. We EXPECT to be independent contractors, then sign a fake contract and become overworked and UNPAID EMPLOYEES!  *This still confuses most, so I'll make this a simple to grasp as possible. Nearly all dancers have said "scheduling us is illegal, so why are we on one and get fined if we miss or ask to leave".. In some clubs, in order to leave early, you must forfeit ALL CASH FROM THAT SHIFT! So why are all of these issues coming to lig...