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Gov't of Scotland deems lap-dancing "an act of violence"

azrookie
Arizona
Friday, July 20, 2018 1:53 PM
Categorizing a lap-dance to be equivalent to rape?? Talk about going from the sublime to the ridiculous. From The Times of London... "Strip club owners fear that new licensing guidelines will herald a purge of adult entertainment venues across Scotland because government advice states that lap-dancing should be seen as an act of violence against women. "Laws underpinning the new licensing regime have been passed by Holyrood but the system has not yet come into force. The framework will allow councils to set a number for strip clubs, classified as sexual entertainment venues, in their area, which could be zero. "The limit applies even if there are existing venues, meaning owners could face closure or a lengthy and expensive legal fight to challenge effective bans. "Draft guidelines on how the laws should be interpreted allow councils to license venues but draw attention to an official Scottish government strategy in which stripping is deemed an act of “violence against women and girls”. "The strategy classifies lap-dancing, stripping and pornography as acts of violence, alongside sexual harassment in the workplace, physical and psychological abuse in a relationship, human trafficking, rape and child sex abuse. "In response to a consultation on the guidelines, a coalition of women’s groups argues that Scotland should follow Iceland in banning strip clubs. "Businesses involved in the industry criticised the reference to violence. Brightcrew, operators of the Platinum Lace chain, which has a venue in Glasgow, said any “presumption or even inference” that sexual entertainment was a form of violence against women was “unfair, untrue” and “likely to be unlawful”."

12 comments

  • shadowcat
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    6 years ago
    I'll bet the sheep are worried. :)
  • Jascoi
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    6 years ago
    the prudes are in charge.
  • Subraman
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    6 years ago
    It's an act of violence ... to my wallet. My wallet claims it's fine, but sometimes when I'm falling asleep, I hear it sobbing quietly on the nighstand.
  • SirLapdancealot
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    6 years ago
    FREEDOM!!! (- William Wall-ass)
  • Papi_Chulo
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    6 years ago
    Feminists say women are equal and can do anything a man can do. Except being capable of deciding for themselves whether they want to be in the sex-industry and providing better for themselves.
  • twentyfive
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    6 years ago
    As long as they don’t mess with my Scotch Whiskey I’ll be fine.
  • JohnSmith69
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    6 years ago
    This is one of the many areas where a good lawyer would be invaluable — overturning stoopid laws that infringe upon people’s freedoms.
  • nicespice
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    6 years ago
    Quoting someone: “The mere fact that SWERFs are not actively antagonizing workers in the garment industry, or the domestic labor industry, or the farming and food production industry, or even going after MALE sex workers to the degree that they speak over and attack female sex workers shows that their their actions aren’t about ending incidents of abuse, discrimination and sexual misconduct in the workforce, but about controlling women’s bodies, specifically women’s sexual agency.”
  • jackslash
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    6 years ago
    Q. Why did the Scotsman like going to the strip club? A. He saved 25 pounds every time he refused to get a lap dance.
  • loper
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    6 years ago
    haha jack. There have been instances of rape: of me!
  • nicespice
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    6 years ago
    @DC True. I view a lot of feminist stances as useful idiots for politicians who like the excuse for more power. Obviously not stuff like the right to vote, but nonsense like the original topic.
  • Cashman1234
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    6 years ago
    The British Open is being played in Scotland - so I’m guessing Tiger Woods is going to have the whores coming to his hotel suite. These laws can become bizarre -
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