Dammit, STOP IT!! I have had enough!!! (obviously a friggin' RANT)

[lildreamer316]

Look, I don't want to drag another stupid GD thing in here, but that god-damed anti-porn thread I just posted in has me at the fucking wall.

Before I lose it completely, let me state that OF COURSE some women are degraded and used in the porn industry.
So are some men. The male gay porn industry is sometimes even harsher than the 'straight' one. However, I know someone that VOLUNTARILY was in it for several years...and ya know what?
He's ok.
He's not an addict.
He's not mental.
He has a wife and a son and a job and a life...
Sure, he could see there was a bad side. Sure, he could have fallen into it...but he was smart enough to keep himself on the up side, at least pretty much.
People get out of it what they put into it. Some people are used. Some people use IT. Some people love it. Some people hate it. Just like ANY.OTHER.JOB.
Sex workers could use a little help on the regulatory, union, and benefits front, not to mention, I hope some of us never have any problems with custody or you can forget ever seeing that child again - in many jurisdictions. But I digress.
You get the idea.

ANYWAY.

I'm FUCKING TIRED of seeing people say that I need to be 'SAVED' from being a stripper!!

I LOVE MY JOB! OTHER PEOPLE LOVE MY JOB!! OTHER WOMEN WHO WORK WITH ME AND WHO DO THIS ACROSS THE NATION LOVE THE JOB!!
I'M OK! THEY'RE OK!! IT'S NOT KILLING US! IT WON'T KILL YOU!!

LEAVE.

US.

THE FUCK.

ALONE.

Quit treating me like I am a delusional maniac who couldn't POSSIBLY like such a HORRIBLE, DEGRADING job such as this. Oh, the horror of going to work to sit and marvel at the psychological microcosm of the world and human interaction that unfolds before me every night. The ABSOLUTE HELL of meeting fascinating (and shitty!) people and being honest (or not!) with them! The AGONY of entertaining them and MAKING THEM HAPPY. Dancing to music. Different music. All night. For money. (sometimes with alcohol...shhhhh!!)

Oh. I must be an idiot with no brain.

Wonder how I can even type on this....whatchamacallit? Oh! KEYboard!

It's astounding that I can get out of bed in the morning, as dumb as I must be for buying into the hype and becoming a STRIPPER!!!

Quick, someone call the proper authorities and a good (FREUDIAN) analyst to get me out of my brainwashed state!

It is a LEGAL. REAL. JOB. THAT. IS. NOT. THE. WORST. THING. EVER.

By the way, *I* am the person in control in this situation. At home, and at work.
I can go to a table and sit, or get up and leave. If someone touches me, he is THROWN OUT ON HIS ASS. If he isn't; I am free to leave that club and go to another one. If someone is rude, I can leave, or find a more creative way to turn the situation around(which is really a whole lot of fun..tyring to turn a sourpuss or control freak into a money-paying polite customer...what a challenge!).
It's called HAVING A DIALOG and THINKING ON ONE'S FEET.

Y'know - USEFUL SHIT that maybe OUR PRESIDENT could have learned.

But *I*'m the dumb one. The repressed one. The one who's being used and controlled.

Okay.

:rant:

Think about this: You can only be shocked and titillated by someone's nakedness for so long. Then what?
Here's what: you have to face your true self, and the other person has to face themselves also. There is literally NOTHING LEFT BETWEEN YOU except...........YOURSELVES.
Then the truth comes out. It can be beautiful, or ugly....but it's there.

From a board of my fellows:

"Seduction is a game of psychology, not beauty, and it is within the grasp of any person to become a master at the game." ?

"The true mettle of a man is revealed when he enters a strip club and feels he's in a world of no consequence."Bridgette

"I came into this world naked, I might as well work naked, and I will die naked. Society is the reason we wear clothing."
Gemini_Syn

"I read once that women have to choose at some point whether to belong to the "lady class" or the "whore class." The first group has respect and protection, but no freedom; the second group has freedom, but no respect or protection. As strippers, we belong to the whore class."Yekhefah

"I want to entertain people who wish to be entertained, not be an expensive but poor substitute for someone who can't find themselves a prostitute." Asurfael

"I still stand by what I said. Since stupidity can't be punishable by law, there has to be equally effective ways of removing stupid people from society."AlexxaHex


Ahhhh. Such dumbasses.:sarcasm: