I agree with the perception issue, but we'll have to agree to disagree on the size of those jumps. I think going from dancing to doing something that can give you an STI is a huge one that isn't tempting for someone with real prospects.
Eh, most states have a rule any part of your body has to be like 6 inches from anyone's crotch, and if they touch you at all you have to end the dance.
It is almost impossible to follow those rules and not actually be asked not to work at the club anymore.
You will have to bend the rules to make money, and any stripper that denies that they did is like any doc that claims all their notes are 100% accurate and really did the whole history and PE personally and a 12 point review of systems.
That said, you will compromise your integrity but likely not enough to get arrested but it is a risk.
Me getting stabbed by an IVDU patient with a dirty hep c needle on a shift in the ED is also a risk.
Just think it through.
And I was assuming the OP was selling photo snapshots of themselves in a bikini. Bad news. Better off stripping if you really keep it under wraps.
No one knows how they will actually feel at the job till they do it. It wears on your soul no matter what. It also wears on your body, the late hours, booze, stripper heels, pole dancing.
Pole dancing can be super fun though! You can learn tricks on YouTube.
Alcohol problems can sneak up on you.
@DoctorDrewOutsidetheLines know what they're talking about.
You will definitely get grabbed, called names, disrespected, and degraded. You'll be called a slut and have your body disrespected. You'll be told you're too tan/not tan enough, too many tattoos/not enough, hair too short, too blond, too brunette, you name it. That might be fine but you will definitely be touched in ways you don't like. You might be able to deal with it all, but just so you know what you're getting into. There is pressure for breast implants and cosmetic procedures. And please don't cover yourself in tattoos. I knew a girl who got a really gross infection and scarring in her new tatt from rolling around in the glitter and other stage grime. It's pretty gross on stage.
Definitely be sure you work where you can wipe the pole down with cleaning solution, vag juices cover like every square inch of the club.
The money often isn't as good as you think. Keep track of hours, how much you tip, and don't be stingy or it will hurt you eventually, keep track of expenses and when it isn't profitable don't do it. When the economy was **** I knew girls who would go home losing money after house fee. Or it would work out to less than minimum wage, clearly not worth it.
Portland is a really tough market because it has the highest strip clubs per capita of any city.
I've never been at a club that I didn't see a girl doing what is legally prostitution or just generally gross. You want to be at a club where the girls are snobby about that and report those girls or it depresses everyone else's wages , encourages the clientele to assault, and puts everyone at risk of a sting. Which happen way more than you think.
I don't think highly of the clubs where girls are performing cunnilingus on each other on stage and letting customers kiss them, touch their boobs and butt, and finger them.
EDIT: how could I forget the handjobs and blowjobs going on back there? Haha.
If you have any questions feel free to ask, I just happen to know people who know people.
