Entertainers sexual harassment???
poledancer83
Narnia
Is there even such a thing? I have been wondering that for a while. When i get to work my manager (a guy) comes into the dressing rooms all the time. And like clockwork while he is chatting with me i take my street clothes off and stand naked in front of him and change into my stripper outfits. Almost all dancers at all clubs have had some sort of unwanted contact with an owner or manager. Some silly some not so much. Ive had my shoulders rubbed, ass smacked and had to sit on the laps of several over the years. The management often look at it as, well your gonna do it anyway to strangers and try the we are friends approach. If an manager finds out you do extras and doesnt fire you then your really screwed. Find me a girl thats doing extras and ill find a girl thats either really sneaky or fucking her manager. So the question is, harassment in other workplace is straight forward but adult entertainment is not. Often times girls in this work are looked at as asking for it because of the job. But i believe this isnt the case in all instences. Thoughts?
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It is a work environment period.... not some place for a person in a position of power to have their urges satisfied. If a person can have an effect your employment (having to fuck the owner or manager) and uses blackmail for you to keep your job it is the lowest of the lowest form of sexual harassment bordering on criminal. Either the rule exists for all or it exists for none, no looking away just for a manager to get off.
Friends rational or you're going to do it with strangers rational (strangers that pay verses wanting a freebie)-- bullshit.
My views most likely will not be popular on the issue here, but I will stand by them and defend them if called upon.
I would think that a complete reset to today's view of harassment could end the strip club industry completely. That does nothing to deny the merits of Poledancer's post and experiences!
Totally inappropriate.
Ya there's definitely such a thing as sexual harassment. Forced BJ's Hand Jobs, and FS.
Now anything less than that in a club environment and well... Ehh I don't think so
I had a no-touch rule for myself at strip clubs I hate when strippers give you that stripper hug after you tip them so I told him never ever touch me unless I ask first. (honest this really happened)
Should see the reaction, actually pisses them off that they can't touch you. Takes away their feelings of control I guess.
Anyways.. Next thing you know they're dying to get your permission and approval to hug you... weird
The original post (by PD) depicts sexual harassment. It’s wrong for a manager to watch a dancer as she dresses. Going farther - and groping her - or even massaging her - is also harassment. However, there doesn’t appear to be a safe method for a dancer to report harassment.
A proper workplace should allow dancers to come to work, and not be harassed by other coworkers or management. Generally clubs are small - and there isn’t a proper separation of duties - and it can be close to impossible to find an impartial person to confide in - or to handle a complaint involving harassment.
There is most likely an attitude that dancers are there to take their clothes off - so they should be accustomed to undressing in front of others. There may also be an attitude that dancers will be groped by customers - so again it should be ok to take a feel. These attitudes are both incorrect and outdated.
If management doesn’t respect its employees (dancers) - can they really expect customers to respect them? A business that doesn’t respect its employees is setting itself up for failure. However, in the strip club world - that might be a major exception - as some girls will always be coming because they are in dire straights - and they need money quickly.