Getting Burned Makes You Less of a Person?
Saturday, January 1, 2005 7:42 PM
When I was with my own little ethnic group I didn't need to worry about being polite or respectful and getting burned was very rare! Taking the law into your own hands was considered a good thing. :) Meeting people outside the group required acting, so as not to seem too extreme (often I failed to do a good job of acting :( ), and more importantly to respect other people's feelings.
I'm not of the school that believes what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. I've seen too many people reduced to almost nothing to believe that. One picture that comes to mind are these 2 kids who believed sniffing glue was a good idea. I don't know how other people react to glue sniffing, but these 2 became literal *blank slates*, fast! To me this was far more depressing than addiction, which can be heart breaking to watch.
So, I see some customers in strip clubs becoming nasty and cynical because either 1 or more dancers cheated or disappointed them. I see myself sometimes not treating the dancer like a real person (usually I'm thinking good fantasy experience). This one young girl broke down in tears because I didn't want to buy a dance. She was very attractive, maybe a 9, but I really get a lot more satisfaction from perfection. Anyway, I bought a dance (to try and make her feel better) and got to know her a little bit. Nice kid, who in her own way had become hardened by the business.
Anyway, I try and keep and open mind when dealing with dancers. It helps to remember that the harm dancers have done to me in miniscule compared to harm done by others--especially those who are supposed to be protecting my rights. Of course, the financial cost is a dance or dances I don't really want, which is somewaht significant because I'm very low income. The emotional cost is not being considerate to those who may truly need some consideration.
I'm trying to think of how going to strip clubs may have made me a better person . . . It has kept me from real relationships which would not be good for me or the woman . . . It has broadened my horizons by introducing me to a lot people I never otherwise come in contact with (of course, this could be considered a negative like education) . . .
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