I also thought about the tribal split and the hypocrisy. Would we let a loved one or someone we care about, a daughter or a wife, become a dancer? I know it sounds odd because we don’t really give them permission. The other person still have free will and don’t need to “ask permission” of us to do things. So it’s not like we “let them” or we “don’t let them”.
Initially, the logical, progressive (liberal) side of me said, yes, I could let a loved one be a dancer. After all, I love going to strip clubs and talking to and getting dances with dancers. It would be hypocritical of me to not let someone I love be a dancer when I myself enjoy dancers so very much.
It’s the golden rule. Treat others how you’d want to be treated. But was my understanding of it somewhat childlike and too naive? It’s not meant applied literally. At least for adults.
Don’t bring candy to school at eat it in front of everyone unless you brought enough to share. So like I’m supposed to share my family with other PLs just because I like dancers? Um, okay, seems fair. Sure, I’ll let that guy from San Fran play with my daughter two knuckles deep in her ass. Sure, I’ll let that white, polyester suit wearing guy from NYC play with my daughter in a hotel room for a hour before she sobers up and changes her mind. Ooo-kay. Seems fair. I’m open minded.
Except. No. I wouldn’t like it. I’d want better for her. The conservative side of me says, no. Does that mean I can’t enjoy SCs if I won’t throw a loved one to the lions? Can I still enjoy dancers while simultaneously being tribal about my own loved ones: e.g., if I had loved one who wanted to get into exotic dancing, I’d stop her and give her a full-court chest press. or just simply say, over my dead body. Tribal? Maybe. The heart says one thing but the brain tries to override it. Am I hypocritical to listen to my heart? Maybe not. Full time dancing is a tough gig and and tough sub-culture.
And by the grace a God I’m grateful for the women who do decide to dance. Without them there would be no strip clubs.


Its an interesting question and a relection on how we feel about the profession. I have a dancer who I have visited one or two times a month at her place for maybe 2 1/2 years. She is a top talent girl and has been dancing for at least 7 years. So, we share some things and I told her I am seeing a young SA girl regularly for maybe 6 months. SA girl is a good kid, former teen model from a rough family situation, dropped out of HS and a former weed smoker and rebel since she was 14. She is super bright and cleaned up her act a couple years ago, got her GED, doesnt do drugs or drink too much, going to college and still living with disaster mom. She has some family friends who bought her a car, has other decent family ties and she is working as an intern in her future profession. I also bought her a computer for school and she is doing pretty well and on a good path to a regular career.
So, to my point my long time OTC dancer says "Did you tell her to try stripping for $?" My response was "I diddnt want to be that guy". What I mean is I diddnt want to put her down a path where her old bad habits could manifest again and send her off the rails. I would also feel kinda like a pimp for some reason. Could she succeed? Sure, but she could also go down in flames hard and I would not want to be a part of that.
Judge me as you will.