Stream of consciousness rant with no relevant linkage

Friday, November 17, 2006 | 4:36 pm

Oh and another thing, I briefly skimmed that whole lapdance brouhaha at Twisty’s and then at SparkleMatrix (yes, occasionally I do venture to such blogs, esp. when in the middle of a multi-blog pile-on like the whole DP thing) - and I am SO annoyed. Now, you might think I’m going to be all “yay lapdances!!” And in a way I am. But also? A lapdance is a lapdance. It is NOT an excuse for some entitled asshat to put his paws all over the dancer, much less rip her clothes, lick her, or any of that other disgusting bullshit. And if these goddamn assholes have so much trouble with the simple concepts of “look but don’t touch” and “she’s a person, not a piece of meat,” well, then, if a 4-foot rule is what it takes, that’s what it takes. Because I will defer to the opinions of the actual strippers on this one, not a bunch of other entitled, privileged fucks sitting around talking about what they should do or what they should think. And apparently someone over at Fark decided to have a whole laff riot about it… oh, if this stripper doesn’t want to be poked and prodded like a goddamn blow-up doll, she must be a MAN HATER and she should quit her job because that’s what she’s hired to do, THE DIRTY WHORE!! I can’t even look at the Fark thread because I would get too damn incensed. Now, I’m also not thrilled with Twisty’s condescending tone to strippers themselves, or to the idea of a lapdance overall. But all of it, in various ways, is a big steaming pile of shit. I am “pro-lapdance,” but only for people who can control themselves and not act like a big bag of stupid.

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One Response to "Stream of consciousness rant with no relevant linkage"

  1. RenegadeEvolution says:
    November 17th, 2006 at 5:41 pm

    Ahem.

    Are stripper occasionally going to get touched or treated inappropriately? Yep. You know that going in. However, you can, when such things happen, say “oh, I don’t THINK so.” and remove yourself from the situation. Clubs have bouncers for a reason, and the majority of them have very strict and enforced rules. But there will always be the asshat…who usually knocks it off after you plant a gentle, reminding, seven inch heel against his groin.