Therefore, I refer to myself and others in my profession as ecdysiasts, i.e., striptease artists.
And I pride myself on being straightforward. However, while I personally could not give a single fuck about someone who finds my profession uncouth simply based on its name, I would hate to unintentionally titillate someone as an alternative. So what’s a…person who dances and takes off her clothes to do? Besides admitting that the words basically mean the same thing, and it is just connotations that vary.
And I must admit - not all strippers dance. An Exotic Dancer.Īnd yet…Go-Go dancers are technically exotic dancers, but they DO NOT strip (ask them). I am not a stripper, they protest, I am an entertainer. While I prefer to call a spade a spade, I have met strippers who are genuinely offended to be placed in the same category as the low-paid, classless, and deeply stupid characters that parade around in pasties on television screens, who need saving in big-budget movies. The word “stripper” is considered dirty, titillating, or uncouth. The same questioned applies to what exotic dancers/strippers/ecdysiasts choose to call themselves. But when you live in a city like Denver, and you threaten to quit over a few low nights, you have to ask yourself, exactly what are you trying to prove? And to whom? Yes, an exotic dancer would expect to make more money in Manhattan - where a studio apartment often costs $2,000, if not much more - than in Denver, where you can find a one-bedroom in a high-rise for $900. Hence, why a dancer would quit after one bad (i.e., <$400.00) night. The almighty dollar breaks down stigma and taboo - for some unfortunate souls, it defines their self-worth. A large sum of money can turn what many would consider an immoral and degrading profession into a practical one. Strippers take pride in how much money can you earn from stripping. There are also some exotic dancers who would beg for an opportunity to make $300 per eight-hour shift. There are some exotic dancers who would never return to a club if they could not make at least $500 per four-hour shift. A four day per week, six-hour shift is the standard: acceptable, if draining. The truth about stripping is an average of $400 per night is an acceptable number for many exotic dancers. I would earn $76,800 dollars a year - before taxes - if I worked for six hours a day, four days out of the week, and averaged $400 each night. To put all the clichés and myths to rest, to let you hear it from the horse’s mouth - or the stripper’s tax return - let’s throw numbers around about what a stripper salary looks like. I realized that if I accepted the offer, I would risk my financial security and independence. Then, I turned 20, and was offered an unpaid internship with the Colorado Department of Education. At age 19, I started my undergrad at the University of Colorado, and found it difficult to balance working even just twelve hours a week and maintain decent grades. I worked 60 hours a week, and saved most of what I earned. I had earned acceptance into City Year, packed my belongings, and moved to Denver. You see, when I turned 18, I became financially stable. Itll always be in TS1 though if you really need virtual cage dancers when you play.Why become a stripper? An easy answer is: Money. The sims always straddles the line and teases at innapropriate things and TS1 was like a parody, so i think its humouous still but that was ts1. My younger siblings play this game too and I dont think the sims team would now go for something like cage dancing in the game. Im not really into whoohooing in a dumpster either ??? if this was an adult M game who would care but its T. Tap dancing? Ballet? Square dancing? Interpretative dancing? Not all hip-hop style dancing is women twerking everywhere either ? and none of those dancing are in current sims right now which is a shame. But not all dancing is, thats a reach and you know it. One is a suggestion, the other is totally visible.Īlthough when I look at those Rumba Sim moves I sometimes have to do a double ’s only just a couple of butt shakes shy of twerking.ĭancing in general isnt the same as being scantily clad in a night club in a CAGE which purpose is it is being sexual - which is fine in that context. But woohoo is censored and cage dancing is not. We are able to whoohoo all over the place including the dumpster but adding this kind of dance style is too much? Lol It’s still adult theme yet no one bats an eye on that. look at all our music videos nowadays especially on hip hop. If you’re going to go based off because it’s “sexual” then you might as well say the same thing to dancing in general. What is the difference between the dancing of a stripper or gogo dancer (besides the stripper taking off the clothes)? Its still a sexual, adult theme with the dance.
Stripping is completely differentĮven if you just google gogo dancer its nsfw.