Are strippers considered to be Pimped ?
twentyfive
Living well and enjoying my retirement
Had an argument with one where she said for me to say that was disrespectful I disagree, I believe it to be so.
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There are a shockingly high number of strippers who are ACTUALLY pimped, that is forced to work by their pimp and have to turn over all money at the end of the day, but that's different...
Off the top of my head that is not much different than an entrepreneur renting space in a shopping-mall/center and not paying rent if they don't make $$$/sales
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImYci3uW…
So, no, strippers aren't pimped. It's possible for many folks to liken their jobs to "working for the man" - but that's more a figure of speech indicating you aren't getting your fair share.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procuring_…
http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=1326…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIN5aT0Y… (not South Park, jack beat me to it)
I walked away from clubs years ago and stayed away for a handful of reasons.
I'm no psychologist, but I've always found the dynamic of who is really in control in the strip club interaction interesting because of the various perspectives. The dancers will almost always claim to be but from my own point of view except for the very few that can consistently prove they make money for the club and the club would take a hit $$$ if they left the dancers are more often prey than predator.
The way I see it you can be exploited if you have vulnerabilities, and some of these clubs do and you know it is true. My actual conversation was about being able to freely and consenting you make your choice to be a stripper rather than by being forced by circumstances to do a job you dislike. I suggested that she take some classes in a field she might find of interest and use that as a springboard to training, to be able to work in a place that paid her enough income to make her own choices rather than her choices be dictated by her need to do something she find difficult and objectionable.
To repeat I never said she had a pimp rather I said she feels like she is being pimped, and after our discussion a second time we actually agreed that my statement was not rong but she did take it the rong way.
Does it impact the amount you need to report to the IRS?
@ flagooner it would only impact what she reports as income less deductions if the agent was paid that to would be a legitimate deduction.
They pay to use the facility and its up to her to try to make money. I do agree that it's not really her fault if customers aren't coming in the door or customers don't have money. That's more the owners problem and might be a marketing issue. Likewise it's not the owner's nor managements problem what dancers work be because they can't control who shows up to audition and have to work with what they have comes through the door.
I guess with that said, is the faculty fee, even when business is slow, fair to be dancer? @teentyfive you're a good person to feel bad for her in that case. But she puts on makeup, gets dressed in a thong and heels, shows up, pays the fee, and takes her chances. It just a market reality that the only place the owners have left in the equation to squeeze are the dancers. The customers aren't inclined to part with any more cash, certainly less cash than 25 years ago, which suggests the market places less value on stripping than it used to.
That's just reality.
That would take away the pimping aspect in my mind because hey they are not the same as hairdressers and others who pay facilities fees it this case the onus would be on the club to provide the environment where there would be a stream of customers remember no girls=no customers \ treat the girls fairly happy employees thriving business.
It really has nothing to do with feeling bad for anyone fair business practices benefit everyone.