White Guys
I’ve been to strip clubs around the country, not as many as many here I’ll admit: CO (I live here), AZ, NJ, IL, MO, FL (school) off the top of my head.I see White, Black, Cuban, Latin and (the occasional) Asian dancers. Generalities: The White, Asian & Cuban girls tend to be fit/slim & speak English; the Black girls need to cut out the carbs to reduce the "muffin top" (you do your best at your job and with strippers being in good shape is important); Latin girls need to learn English so they can at least converse.
Yet, most of the “patrons” are white guys (BTW I’m white as is my fiancée). I don’t see many Black, Latin/Cuban or Asian guys (maybe in Vegas?). Yet, there seem to be more non-White strippers aside from high-end clubs. I get clubs get who than can get. Personally, I find the White and Cuban dancers to be the hottest.
Just curious what the frequent travelers think. Am I missing something, or does this just seem the way it is in the clubs I’ve been to over the years with my boyfriend and when I use to go out with my college girl group in FL.
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It's hard to have a discussion on anything having to do with race and strip clubs because of liberal moral posturing and their quickness to label anyone a racist who says something they don't like. No one wants to walk across that minefield. To be honest, I'm surprised you even brought it up. It's been my observation that the supply of black dancers exceeds the demand here in Indianapolis. As you mention, black dancers tend to be less slim. Some of them fall under the "angry black woman" stereotype. White guys steer clear of that type.
But in most regions there are demographics that are more prone to having enough money for expensive hobbies. And then there are other demographics that are more prone to needing money under circumstances that warrant working as a dancer.
Even in the above explanation, you can find exceptions that run counter to it. In several of the northern Midwest states/cities, apparently, the dancers lean towards skinny and white. In the make-it-rain clubs, the customer base is very much not white. Etc., etc.
But there are demographic bell curves that influence who *tends* to fall into the customer versus dancer role. The reasons behind how those bell curves are shaped and who is in them is a massive, contentious mix of politics, culture, economics, hiring practices, and education. I'm not going to dive into that because it's a bit much for a message board post, it goes more towards pure opinion on my part, and also it's a rat's nest on this site.
My 2 cents.
With regard to the dancers, good and bad in every category. I've had great experiences and not so great in both the expensive clubs and bargain clubs. I'm not racist when good service for a good price is given inside the club.
I wrote this on the review thread and will copy it here: If TUSCL is where certain people wander into to get their "naughty" fix I hope that's working out for them. Better to troll around the internet than to be this clueless in public IRL.
We learn a lot from discussing even those sensitive topics we've been slammed with. This wasn't about racist things and stuff, it was an observation. As a nurse you have no idea how much I had to suck-it-up with COVID and a lot of the Woke Cancelling I saw when doctors had discussions of what was working to help patients and what wasn't. If they didn't follow the "talking points" & "Narrative" when COVID was new, they were hammered and sent to the shadows. I was so pissed off I almost went to practice as an RN on my own providing home care services. When was brought in from a horrible car wreck and later died and also tested positive for COVID-19, the COVID-19 box was checked off, not that the person had an Intracranial Hemorrhage from the crash, especially with helmetless motorcycle accidents. But, I digress...
In this case, sure, I knew I was brushing up to the 3rd rail, yet, here I felt pretty comfortable from what I've read over the past months of being here.
@Wallanon: We haven't been out in a long time. And I stick to my local experiences. I expect dancers to be somewhat fit, not six-pack stomachs or <15% body, just be take care of yourself. Interesting you went into my reviews - I find that refreshing as you are looking to be informed and know a bit what of what I've said. Big Hug!
@Call.Me.Ishmael (love that handle! I felt bad for the whale...) Yep, I get regional demographics for sure, and the type of clubs around from dives to mid-range to high-end; we prefer the mid-range clubs, place we can hang out, have some fun with friendly girls.
@Mickey48066: Spot-on. The Woke Mob wields a lot of power for a lot of reasons that pisses me off beyond belief. Yet, I have to roll with it as I don't have the resources (money) to risk getting cancelled like so many. I will say I have seen some "bad" white dancers. Just to be clear I was making generalities based on observations.
@Nicespice why was this cringe-worthy?
@Cashman1234: my then-BF told me about a NJ club called the Erotic-something Cafe (???) that was a creepy dive yet the girls were friendly like 15-20 years ago when he was like 20. This was about the time I was curious about clubs and went with my close BFF GFs while in college.
Is that like Jesse Jackson saying he's relieved when the guy following him on the street turns out to be white? Ultimately club owners want whomever gives them the most money and the least trouble. White guys, even the ones who might not be comfortable in black clubs, like black women too.
They're not always one and the same. A number of dancers here have said a lot of Indian guys are rich but very inappropriately gropey toward dancers.
I guess the customer hierarchy is somewhat individualized.
Black people are 12% of the population in the United States, but I would guess more than 12% of the entire dancer population in the United States is black. I think hip hop culture has put strippers and strip clubs on a pedestal to the point that stripping is not seen as a shameful occupation. It is qualified as "she is an independent woman making her own money". I will agree many black women are overweight, but the black dancers who are athletic and fit make very good money in a club with a white clientele. The vast majority of white guys don't care about skin color if a dancer has good hygiene and a nice fuckable body. There are also a lot of overweight white and Hispanic dancers out there too.
As to the ethnicity of customers, that is highly variable, depending on what part of the country we are talking. Some cities have black clubs where one hundred percent of the dancers and almost one hundred percent of the clientele are black. Your typical "mixed" strip club will have probably have more white customers, but a significant showing of Indian, Hispanic, and black customers as well. Houston has Hispanic strip clubs where many of the dancers and customers seem to have just swam the Rio Grande a few weeks prior. In rural areas, I generally see groups of Central American guys come into clubs on the weekends. I surmise that they might be laborers at a farm in the area.
Population
White alone, percent 75.8%
Black or African American alone, percent(a) 13.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 1.3%
Asian alone, percent(a) 6.1%
So, even if everyone in the USA had the same financial circumstances, lived in the same neighborhoods, and sought the same types of clubs, in a room of 10 PL's there would be 8 white guys, 1 black guy, and 1/2 an Asian guy. Which lines up more or less with my experience here in Seattle.
So, just on demographics alone, most of the PLs in any club on any given night would be white dudes.
Regarding the diversity of dancers, I guess that PLs like a little variety, plus there's going to be some Asian dude or some black dude looking for someone of his own race 20% of the time, so the clubs stock what custies are buying.
Also, you're all terrible terrible racists and I'm going to cry about this over some avocado toast RIGHT NOW. ;)
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/20…
This link is from four years ago, and no doubt is even more relevant today. The most common age of white people four years ago was 58 years old four years ago. Most strippers are younger than 58 years old.
Yes, we people with melanin actually exist in this country (even if not in your neighborhood), and don’t just materialize out of thin air every once in a while to do service/manual labor or commit crimes and then poof back into a lamp.
@oscarlomax: SPOT-ON!
Julia, I've been to Germany a few times in the last couple years. In the cities, and outside of the very young and old, English will get you by. It'll help to know ein bisschen Deutsch when you're riding the trains though.
I would say that pink (on the inside) is also universal!
For years some club managers have instituted dress codes that smacks of racism to keep the majority of the customers white - no white T-shirts, no baseball caps, athletic suits, basketball shorts etc…
I have had a handful of random conversations with young strippers who somehow mention that they are eating more to try to grow their butt. I don’t have the heart to advise that one can’t control where the calories land - for many it just ends up making them chubby all over.
(G B Shaw)
Yes. Maybe.
"...and more expensive."
No. Maybe. Relative to what? Why do people keep doing this? Though I think it's not the best way to go about things, I have seen people spending a lot of cash in the Make It Rain clubs that are majority black. A lot. Maybe you just waaay overpay and are 1000% correct in every case.
This is just one of those things that sounds interesting in the moment but might not hold up to scrutiny. Then it comes back around to what was meant by the comment and how those comparisons get shaped.
I don’t pay much attention to the other customers in strip clubs. Unless someone is acting like a fool, I likely wouldn’t notice them (or their nationality).
I prefer to focus on the hot dancers on stage. That view is more attractive.
I will play along and comment on your discussion.
I can tell that you see the whole world thru your white privileged eyes, from your white privileged lifestyle.
Many, if not all, White Americans are “blind” to their “white privilege” and are able to “ignore” and deny the advantages they have as whites.
THE UNDENIABLE FACT IS:
Americans/British men are so called “white men” who are privileged almost everywhere in the world, because of the long history of colonialism by “white” Western Europeans.
The USA systems favor white people and make it more difficult for non-white people to have access to the things that everyone needs.
When some people talk about racism is not an attempt to guilt or shame anyone, it is to bring awareness to the undeniable fact and recognize there is a problem that should be addressed.
This video and transcript explains it:
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2gltq…
I'm white...which, thank God for that shit, boy.
That is a huge leg up.
Are you kidding me? Oh, God, I love being white. I really do. Seriously, if you're not white, you're missing out.
Because this shit is thoroughly good.
Let me be clear, by the way.
I AM NOT SAYING THAT WHITE PEOPLE ARE BETTER.
I AM SAYING THAT BEING WHITE IS CLEARLY BETTER.
WHO COULD EVEN ARGUE?
If it was an option, I would re-up every year.
"Oh, yeah, I'll take 'white' again, absolutely. I've been enjoying that. I'm gonna stick with white, thank you."
Here's how great it is to be white: I can get in a time machine and go to any time, and it would be fucking awesome when I get there!
That is exclusively a white privilege.
Black people can't fuck with time machines! A black guy in a time machine's like, "Hey, anything before 1980, no thank you. I don't want to go."
But I can go to any time! The year 2. I don't even know what's happening then, but I know when I get there...
"Welcome, we have a table right here for you, sir."
"Thank you. Oh, it's lovely here in the year 2."
I can go to any time--IN THE PAST.
I don't want to go to the future and find out what happens to white people
BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO PAY HARD FOR THIS SHIT, YOU GOT TO KNOW THAT.
WE ARE NOT GOING TO JUST FALL FROM NUMBER ONE TO TWO.
THEY ARE GOING TO HOLD US DOWN AND FUCK US IN THE ASS FOREVER...
And we totally deserve it. But for now, wheeeeeeee!
~ Louis CK aka Louis Székely
~ White Privileged stand up comedian
~ Born Sep 12, 1967 Washington, D.C., U.S.
In an urban, industrialized society, having a lot of kids is an economic expense.
In recent years, as capitalism spread around the world, the birth rate plummeted in direct proportion to how advanced each societies economy was.
The US has bucked the trend through immigration. That’s why our younger population is more diverse. If you didn’t count first and second generation immigrants, our median age would be much older and our proportion of white people much higher.
Incidentally, over the next 50-100 years, world population will shrink and age. Slowly at first, then rapidly. In Japan, for example, there are now twice as many deaths each year as births. It doesn’t take long for that pattern to have a profound affect. China’s population will be cut in half in 30 to 40 years with most people being at, or near, retirement age.
Just ask mate for the answer.