Is stripping also violence?

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6. Comparing consensual stripping to rape cheapens the severity of that crime.

How many people know or have actually spoken to strippers?

Certainly some women are coerced into the industry and many hate themselves for doing it.

But there are plenty of women who enjoy the job or are at least willing to do something they hate for the financial rewards, just like many of the rest of us stuck in dead-end jobs.

I knew a dancer that paid for her college and was close to paying cash for her home after only a few years in the business. She told me that the work was draining at first and she had to get drunk every night for a while, but eventually she got good at it and was happy she was so financially independent. And this girl danced in Midwest strip clubs, not fancy, upscale Las Vegas or Atlantic City venues.

Yes the work is very demanding and the turnover rate is high, but it's also a choice made by most dancers.

Personally, I can't help but envy those who had their numbers picked in the genetic lottery that they have such an opportunity for high pay for a relatively low skill set requirement.