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Besides ordinances, what are other reasons that clubs would not have fully nude

s275ironman
Detroit
In some areas in the USA, ordinances do not restrict the level of nudity in a strip club that wants to serve alcohol. Even then, some cities have a mix of clubs where some serve alcohol and have fully nude stage dancing, while others serve alcohol and only have topless stage dancing. Since the club owners clearly have the choice to be fully nude stage dancing if they want to, why is it that some clubs choose topless stage dancing instead?

I guess one reason may be based on the fact that some dancers are very self-conscious and prefer not to go bottomless. Therefore, a club may attract the best looking dancers in the area if they are only topless stage dancing. What may be some other reasons why there are topless clubs in cities where fully nude clubs are allowed to serve alcohol?

10 comments

  • san_jose_guy
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    7 years ago
    Of course the underlying issue is always the penal code against prostitution. But this is notoriously difficult to enforce.

    So we have these local ordinances, written to be enforceable. And these hurt more than anything else.

    Here in California the alcohol licensing rules prevent total nudity.

    And then some places have zoning rules, like proximity to schools or residential areas. These make it very hard.

    The founder of the Sunnyvale's Cheetahs ( then Kit Kat Club ) had to file a lawsuit to get his business license. He argued that the other clubs draw drinkers, where as his draws "naked woman watchers". Obviously his way is better!

    I would not ever want to endorse any kind of drive to place which serves alcohol. I consider these to be something of the past.

    SJG
  • shailynn
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    7 years ago
    ^^^ I have to drink an entire bottle of wine just to get through the first paragraph of one of your posts, fuck nut.
  • san_jose_guy
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    7 years ago
    ^^^^^^^^ Why don't you just go to Everclear, and take some barbiturates first.

    SJG
  • JohnSmith69
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    7 years ago
    What cities or states legally allow full nudity and alcohol but have several clubs that are just topless? I'm not aware of that being the case anywhere. Most places that allow alcohol and full nudity, like Atlanta, have all or mostly all nude clubs.
  • san_jose_guy
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    7 years ago
    As I know, in Portland they are all full nudity w/ alcohol. Tends to make for more clubs.

    Locally there are lots of place ordinances. One operator wanted full nudity, but too close to other things. So he went with alcohol and bikini.

    SJG
  • s275ironman
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    7 years ago
    There aren't many topless clubs in areas where fully nude clubs can serve alcohol, but they are out there. Hudson, FL is one example.
  • san_jose_guy
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    7 years ago
    ^^^^ And there are likely reasons for this, like local proximity rules.

    Also notice that some strip clubs now are being made in adult book store buildings.

    https://www.google.com/maps/place/Cookie…

    SJG
  • crazyjoe
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    7 years ago
    They scared of shitting the stage
  • Dominic77
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    7 years ago
    There's always other forces. Looking at Pasco County and State of Florida, these don't look like the bastions of first amendment free speech. So not all things are equal here. I think other forces exist which prevents nude vs topless stage dancing, so not all things are equal.

    Technically, isn't the nudity-possiblity in Pasco county a TECHNICALITY and not a true free speech right. Isn't it because a law accounts for nude beaches or nudity when costumes are allowed (stage)? And given that the government is trying (correct or not correct?) shut down the clubs on U.S. 19? Move the clubs to Industrial zones, at least 2500 feet from homes/churches/schools, saying 48% of the county is still feasible. Not saying how much of that is swamp or undesirable parcels.

    Plus look at the anti-trafficing ordinances and pushes in Pasco county. Not exactly the bastion of free speech. It's designed to limit customer demand from guilt of patronizing these places.

    I feel bad for Pasco County clubs. Doing business there must be tough with that government regulation.

    Reference:
    https://library.municode.com/fl/pasco_co… (Pasco County Ordinances)
    http://www.pascocountyfl.net/index.aspx?… ( Pasco County ordinances )
    https://patch.com/florida/newportrichey/…
    http://www.sptimes.com/News/022301/Pasco…
    http://www.sptimes.com/2002/10/12/Pasco/…
  • san_jose_guy
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    7 years ago
    Court precedents of decades past have established nude dancing as a free speech right. Gaining these victories was costly and complex.

    But, states and localities still claim a right to impose time and place restrictions. So they tie these to the alcohol license, and to proximity to schools and residences. And then they have invented this entire "Adult Entertainment" category. Once you apply for such a license, you do not have permission to do anything you could not have done before. But you become subject to a whole new list of restrictions. And what makes this especially unconstitutional is the fact that these restrictions do not apply anywhere else, only in a licensed Adult Entertainment venue.

    So what would be legal out front on the sidewalk, is no longer legal inside.

    Most operators do not want to fight this stuff. Jim and Artie Mitchell types are rare. Most just want to make money and are not concerned about abstract principles.

    SJG

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