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So irritated by the news tonight
There was a story on Fox 2 Detroit about stripping and how women get trapped in that lifestyle. I don't have personal experience, I can only imagine what they deal with, but I don't judge anyone else for what they choose. And then mid-story they inserted a clip of Natasha Wang. I'm just sad about the whole thing. The story itself seemed so insincere. I know this has been discussed many times, it just makes me sad they feel the need to judge.
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Wasn't finished! Sorry! To conclude, I meant to judge anyone, for whatever! To each their own!
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i hate FOX.
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Grrrr… Angry face. >:(
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So I went and read the article that went along worth the story. It mad me sad and mad. Obviously, stripping has it’s down points, so does every job. In some places women are not hired for the have yard shifts because it is not believed to be safe enough for them. It also makes me angry because there is such a slant on this. Yes the money comes fast, I don’t know about easy though. I was a dancer for a while and I definitely did not feel trapped. I loved it and world do it again. However, that being said, I and those that I modeled after, treated it just like any other job, not a big party. There were huge safety precautions I took along with the staff at the clubs I worked at (what else am I tipping bouncers for??) And then die the money but it’s called being responsible. Yeah it’s ok to have nice things, but if you’re not saving and investing properly, just like any job when you’re ready to move on and cannot possibly risk a pay cut, make sure you have the money to
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So I went and read the article that went along worth the story. It mad me sad and mad. Obviously, stripping has it’s down points, so does every job. In some places women are not hired for the have yard shifts because it is not believed to be safe enough for them. It also makes me angry because there is such a slant on this. Yes the money comes fast, I don’t know about easy though. I was a dancer for a while and I definitely did not feel trapped. I loved it and world do it again. However, that being said, I and those that I modeled after, treated it just like any other job, not a big party. There were huge safety precautions I took along with the staff at the clubs I worked at (what else am I tipping bouncers for??) And then die the money but it’s called being responsible. Yeah it’s ok to have nice things, but if you’re not saving and investing properly, just like any job when you’re ready to move on and cannot possibly risk a pay cut, make sure you have the money to support yourself while you look for other employment you have also seen to that you are qualified and skilled for. I feel deeply for the women who have gone missing, it if horrible to say the least
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So I went and read the article that went along worth the story. It mad me sad and mad. Obviously, stripping has it’s down points, so does every job. In some places women are not hired for the have yard shifts because it is not believed to be safe enough for them. It also makes me angry because there is such a slant on this. Yes the money comes fast, I don’t know about easy though. I was a dancer for a while and I definitely did not feel trapped. I loved it and world do it again. However, that being said, I and those that I modeled after, treated it just like any other job, not a big party. There were huge safety precautions I took along with the staff at the clubs I worked at (what else am I tipping bouncers for??) And then die the money but it’s called being responsible. Yeah it’s ok to have nice things, but if you’re not saving and investing properly, just like any job when you’re ready to move on and cannot possibly risk a pay cut, make sure you have the money to support yourself while you look for other employment you have also seen to that you are qualified and skilled for. I feel deeply for the women who have gone missing, it if horrible to say the least and I hope they are recovered safely. But thanks again media for keeping the misconceptions alive!
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Sorry for all the stuttering, idk why it posted like 5 times 🙂
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I appreciate your input, and I agree! Here's a link to the story:
http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news/local/why-some-exotic-dancers-become-trapped-20120229-ms
I noticed while looking for this link that Fox talked about Rima Fakih, former Miss USA who attended Stripper 101 which is hosted by a local radio station every year. I also won a chance to attend (hoping that isn't held against me one day the way it was for Rima), and that's when I really started looking at pole as something I wanted to try. The first time I touched a pole was in that strip club, and Shadow was coaching me!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCjGeObL07Y
She's truly amazing! I guess it's just the skew that main stream media puts on it. As far as pole goes, I know they have no clue what it takes! Sick of it!
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I generally don't like FOX either 😛 The video did seem unnecessarily dark-toned in the editing (and yeah, why a vid of natasha wang??), but the article didn't come off judgemental to me at all. It didn't make any judjement calls as to the charachter of the women or imply that the missing women deserved what happened to them, it seemed to me it was just getting their story out there. It clearly says it's telling the story of 'some' women in stripping, not all. The interviewee's negative experiences with stripping does't negate another dancer's positive experience, and a positive experience in the job doesn't negate someone else's negative one. I'm glad to hear from ladies here on StudioVeena that there are dancers who feel protected in their job and love doing it and that there are clubs that treat their dancers well. There are real dangers that come with the job though and I don't think pretending they don't exist helps anyone. To go a step further I think it actually prevents the industry from getting better.
I think the positive spin is that one of the girls created "Eve's Angels" to offer non-judgemental support to women who experience any of the negatives that she did.
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You make a good point Nilla, these issues should be raised and the support available from Eve's Angels is good information to get out there for those who may need it.
I think my reaction was based on starting the story off with "some people wonder if being a stripper may have been the reason for their disappearance". So could the fact that they are from Detroit…things just seem to be getting so out of hand in the city : ( In any case, they are still missing, and speculating about why it happened isn't of much value. I would have preferred they did a story about the dangers of stripping, and did a separate report about these women and the facts surrounding their cases. Lumping them together is what rubbed me the wrong way, not the content of the story, per say.
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I can understand that. The sad thing is that by the looks of some of the comments on the article, some people don't wonder. Some people outright say the girls deserved what happened, which I think is horrible. Nobody deserves to be abducted or killed or whatever, and I hope media coverage will help humanize the missing women. I think that might have been what this story was going for. A lot of times violent crimes against prostitutes or strippers get ignored by media because it's percieved that the general public won't care, or won't think of them as what they are–someone's daugher, sister, friend, mother ect…
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I completely agree with you Nilla. I just finished reading the story, and I have to say that no matter what your job title, whether it be an executive or stripper, your life is precious and the media should make it known that they're missing. I'm so grateful that more and more people are beginning to speak about these things, and I'm hoping that by the time my future children are grown, this will no longer be a taboo topic. More and more people are starting to care by simply spreading the word!
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