link of the week: from jobless to topless

“its a recession”

jokingly used nowadays as a witty response to every question, this phrase can now be used as a justification for learning how to booty clap to the chorus of “say you will”.

“The tough job market is prompting a growing number of women across the country to dance in strip clubs, appear in adult movies or pose for magazines like Hustler.

Employers across the adult entertainment industry say they’re seeing an influx of applications from women who, like Brown, are attracted by the promise of flexible schedules and fast cash. Many have college degrees and held white-collar jobs until the economy soured.”

obviously, this is nothing new under the sun. humans have been willing to buy and sell sex since adam was rockin a bald fade. thing is, the sex industry has always been perceived as an option for the optionless, a skill less job for a hopeless woman.

today?

well….its a recession. apparently, the “p” in “p-popping” now stands for phd.

people of vsb:

personally, how would you describe your view of people with sexually themed occupations? reluctant admiration? disdain? pity? aggressive indifference? does your judgment depend on situation and circumstance?

would you consider “selling” yourself if you felt you didnt have any other attractive options?

could you date someone who’s been in or who’s currently in “the life”?

don’t be scurred and sh*t. we’re all family here.

****admin note****

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goody

…seen here contemplating life, spoons, and greyhound stations.

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****end of admin note****

—the champ

338 thoughts on “link of the week: from jobless to topless

  1. I couldn’t date anyone in the industry. Nor would I want my siblings or parents (yuck) to do it. I wouldn’t care if an adult NOT associated with me did it. The way I see it, if the person is a friend or associate, I should be able to help them find something ‘fully clothed’ to do. HOWEVER, if one of them were in MANAGEMENT, well, play on playa. Play on…And pay those taxes to Uncle Sam.

    • “The way I see it, if the person is a friend or associate, I should be able to help them find something ‘fully clothed’ to do.”

      @Hostess,

      I’ve seen a movie or 2 where the “actors” keep there clothes on.

  2. By the way, I have managed to conjugate TET. Yeah I know it’s not a verb. But if someone gets fired, they get TETTED. If a company is laying off, they are TETTING. If lay-offs are over, the work force has been TETTED. Gerunds anyone? How about: TETTING is not the hotness.

    I got too much nerd time on my hands.

  3. In my home city of Providence RI, one of the strip clubs is conducting a job fair to attract more females to dance and other positions. A job fair…it’s real in these streets.

  4. could you date someone who’s been in or who’s currently in “the life”?

    get it squirrel! go ‘head then, if ya wanna!

    as for me and my house? i pray the lord separates my work and ho sh*t.

    • @overit,

      Engaging in Stock Market Crash ho sh*t
      401K down the drain Ho sh*t
      *ss still has value Ho Sh*t
      Echoing Bank Account Ho sh*t

      Times is rough. Get in where you fit in (and if this happens to be in a Dereon embroidered & sequined thong or a Flames-print banana hammock, then so be it)

      Someone could even use the scripper name, “AIG-spot”.

    • @overit,
      a coupla thangs…

      1. I TOLD Y’ALL about throwin B. Scott-isms around all willy nilly. “Hold my mule!”

      2. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA @ this whole thread. My ePosse is DUMB. I’m only mad that I couldn’t join in the party earlier. My job is cutting into my f*ckery time.

      3. If y’all really wanna make some change in these TET’s I think its time for a group act. One skrippa who can roast the pants off her clients is golden… but 5?? Oh shyt, son!!!!

  5. to be honest, i try to make it a point to not condemn people for the choices they make when they feel they have no other choices….and i use condemn, not judge. because we ALL make judgments.

    im cool with people doing what they do…but i couldnt be with someone in (or even formerly in) the life. thats just not for me….and although i often joke about sellin azz in these TETs, real talk, i dont think i could do it.

    • @shatani, i’d be a terrible ho, i know it. sadly, if my back was up against the wall, i’d be the last ho standing when teams were picked.

      this realization makes me sad in a weird way.

      last ho standing…ho sh*t.
      calgon take me away ho sh*t

      IDRIS ELBA PUT ME TO SLEEP RIGHT NOW HO SH*T.

      ahem.

    • @shatani,

      I concur. Its not my place to decide what’s right/good for someone else. Shoot, some of them girls is really getting paid and doing something with their money. *shrugging my shoulders* Its not hurting me none…as far as dating someone…nah, I think we’d have a conflict of interest lifestyle wise…

      Although I hate to admit this, I do believe everyone has their price…

    • @shatani,

      BTW, I wouldnt be a good skrippa b/c I woulda roasted all my patrons. I’d be on the pole sliding down and I’d point to a greasy dude and ask him if I could use his hair oil to fry chicken. I’d get fired for bad customer service.

      The career of LuvMuffs ;-) would be over that quick.

  6. I can’t condemn someone for skripping to make ends meet, especially in this recession. If you gotta do something strange for a lil bit of change and something brash for some cash, hey, do YOU.

    Just make sure you landscape. That is all. We already had one Bush whacking in 09.

  7. well let’s see… i have free* health care (all praise be to BBJ for UPMC coverage from my grad program), free* gym access (to get it right get it tight) and have taken a “strip aerobics” class. so would i T&A-it to survive being TETed?? you be the judge…

    *this alone qualifies me as having my head above water during the TET. i’m blessed. thank you BBJ for taking the wheel!

  8. Also curious,

    *Do recession strippers have coupons and ish?
    *Do they take link cards?
    *Are their tips tax deductible, since I would feel like I’m paying it forward?

    If yall got answers, I’d love to hear em.

  9. Well, being that I was laid off on Tuesday,

    I cannot say that my eyes looketh to ceiling from whence the pole is mounted.

    I don’t condemn anyone doing what they feel they must (legally) to make ends meet, but the only strip show I give are the ones I give for the “man in my life” and since I’m currently single… ere go… my clothes only come off so I can shower.

    I mean, if you can make that thang roll like a 24 and make good money doing it…. go for it doll…

    But I wonder,
    with it being a recession and all… do the strippers take post dated checks?

    And these people who can still afford to waste money on a stripper…. really, what did you forego to see some booty butt cheeks?

    *goes to eat a pack a skittles and ponder*

  10. @Shatani – thanks hunnybunch! my lipstick is a 99 cent store jawn that I just lined my lips with and a simple gloss…since I have full lips, I can’t really wear too much color on my kisser…it’s the wrong kind of attention, lol

    @Champ – is it a coincidence that u used my pic in this post and I happen to have a sexually themed profession? (shrugging) dunno… but I’m glad u did…I look preeeeeetty!

    As an intimacy consultant, I meet people from all walks of life, ESPECIALLY since the recession has made folks more mindful of making more intimate use of their time at home…(wink) For those that don’t know, I sell intimate massagers and adult accessories. I also teach workshops on oral technique, positions and strip tease… I a extremely professional and knowledgable about what I do and although it’s a far cry from being an escort or a shoe model, it pays the bills and I love what I do!

    I say be good, or be good at it! If you’re ashamed of what you do, you probably shouldn’t be doing it…period

    • @GOODENess, I say be good, or be good at it! If you’re ashamed of what you do, you probably shouldn’t be doing it…period.

      you gon end up living on that mountaintop tellin all that TRUTH.

      cute pic, gettin it! i cannot co-sign on the $0.99 lip chap tho, my body is bougie as hell, i’d have a reaction:(

      bougie=NSFTET (not suitable for tough economic times:(

      • @Miss Patterson,

        OMG. Why did I read i want that girl. Totally missed the word ‘hat’. I was ready to pull up a chair w/ some corned beef hash sunny side up eggs tall icy glass of grapefruit juice home fries and whole wheat toast butter n grape jelly. Then I was going to church to thank him for his blessings n join a monestary cuz nothing could probably top such a life changing event.

    • @GOODENess,

      miss goodie, my girl is an intimacy consultant too! in fact im supposed to host a party soon…she also does a blogtalkradio show on sexuality…you should call in and be a guest expert!

    • @GOODENess,

      Shut up! I used to sell Pure Romance for two years and absolutely loved it. I got tired of paperwork though and decided to pack it in. Keep up the good work in your corner of the world!

    • @GOODENess,

      Goodie Gum Drops, your pic gave me LIFE! Oxygen, you hear me??? I loved it. Of course, I am biased about anyone that can rock a newsboy (slightly cocked to the right).

    • @GOODENess,

      @Champ – is it a coincidence that u used my pic in this post and I happen to have a sexually themed profession?

      no. although, i’ll happily take credit for being smarter than i really am

  11. Interesting topic, especially since I found myself in Hooter’s tonight picking up some wings before the second set of games.

    – Personally, how would you describe your view of people with sexually themed occupations?

    PC/theoretical answer: People gotta do what they gotta do. And if doing your thing with a bunch of broke ass pimps or husbands who ain’t seen p*ssy since child #2 is what gets you off or pays your bills, so be it. No one can tell you what you truly enjoy in life, or how best you deal with the daily bullsh*t we all face, so again, do you. My answer to someone I actually care about: Damn girl, you can get ANYTHING using sex/sex appeal, including a better f*cking job. Be a model (assuming that doesn’t fall within the broader topic), salesperson, secretary, some sh*t with a 401k or sum’m. Now if you’re bringing home real bank off some Sapphire sh*t in Vegas, you can ignore me while giving me the finger in your 2009 benz.

    - Would you consider “selling” yourself if you felt you didn’t have any other attractive options?

    Kinda. But I’d do it the old fashioned way, and marry a rich chick who has no self-respect and live my life on the side (I’ll steal a man’s game OR a woman’s game, I don’t give a f*ck). ;-)

    - Could you date someone who’s been in or who’s currently in “the life”?

    Hell. No. I’m already at my limit with dudes checkin out my girls when I’m out. And, besides the ex’s, I’m the only one who should know about that mole by her left n*pple, or what that sh*t smells like up close.

    • @An Island, Kinda. But I’d do it the old fashioned way, and marry a rich chick who has no self-respect and live my life on the side (I’ll steal a man’s game OR a woman’s game, I don’t give a f*ck).

      see, this is what I’m talking about!! I would so pull an Anna Nicole Smith, and marry a very wealthy octogenarian who’s heart can’t take the stress of even seeing some azz, let alone getting some azz….

    • @An Island,

      Interesting topic, especially since I found myself in Hooter’s tonight picking up some wings before the second set of games.

      i’d argue that hooters probably makes the best chicken wings of any chain restaurant in the country

  12. I can’t show my t*ts during a TET. not even after the TET…
    I tried to swing from a pole for aerobic purposes but i tore something. I’m in my 4th week of physical therapy. so, um…no.
    no t*t for tet.

  13. b**tch, hold my ponytail! why am i getting blocked, yall can’t afford to be turning down comments in these TETs.

    sincerely,

    get it how you live ho sh*t

    • @shatani,

      U want a nice looking sugar daddy?? In this recession? Gurl a sugar daddy can look like the bottom of Jim Jones’ shoe and still get away with it in these TET. He could look like the underbelly of Ruben Studdard and still have folks chasing after him.

      Shoe Beggars can’t be choosing Louboutins, and Recessionistas can’t be choosy bout their human bank account. I’m just saying

  14. “Humans have been willing to buy and sell sex since adam was rockin a bald fade.”

    Hysterical – but how do you know Adam didn’t roll with the gumby?

  15. Ionno about this one… the TET would have to get really really really bad b4 I’d consider taking off my clothes 4 money. Bad like on some Welcome to the Terrordome wasteland apocolypse type shyt… my mind just can’t really wrap around this one too much. But that’s me. I wouldn’t condemn anyone who chooses to do it. Stripping that is – being a porn star/ prostitute isn’t in the same category I don’t think. Some people have certain talents that I just don’t have. I’d make a horrible skripper. I’m not that friendly or flexible lol. As far as dating someone who was a former male skripper? I am a real believer in the power of the lord to bring anyone through anything so I guess it really depends on what they are doing when I meet them and if that skripping was like for 3 months in college like 10 years ago… and if they got their clean bill of health papers and we get them together… in front of each other lol. But all jokes aside, i’m thinking that being an adult film star or prostitute (same thing right?) is a hard lifestyle/career path to shake, for a male or female. It’s a shame but once you go certain places, coming back from those places takes the strength of God. If you’re selling your body me thinks it’s prolly pretty hard to have a healthy relationship and attraction to another person. Dang… this makes me think of Madea goes to Jail. So in conclusion… uhhh i wouldn’t skrip unless (god forbid) my babies were starving and there were absolutely no other options… and ehhh… i’d give a former male skripper a chance if he’s come a LOOOONG way since then and changed his life completely and that is completely evident by how he’s living at present. *** and btw*** I’m going to be outta town the weekend of the 10th otherwise i’d love to come thru and hang out… have fun w/o me… :’-(

    • @pgh muse,

      I’ve actually gone on dates with dudes who proudly proclaimed they were male strippers, as if that would turn me on.

      Nigro please! You was bucky nekkid in some cowboy boots last week and you think that’s a positive image?

      • @Me fail english?, I have to concur. There is no way I could take that dude seriously. The first time he opened his mouth to talk politics or the value of a good education, I would laugh directly in his face.

    • @pgh muse,

      I’m going to be outta town the weekend of the 10th otherwise i’d love to come thru and hang out… have fun w/o me… :’-(

      i pushed the date back a couple weeks to the 24th.

      also, maybe in that time you can purchase some paragraph spacers

  16. I would never consider “the life”. As long as I can drop a fry/pour a drink, I always have an option. And I’d be the hardest-workin fry dropper/drink pour-er so that I can get up that Mc-corporate ladder!

    Hell…and truth be told, I think I’d be afraid to see the people who’d pay to see me un(der)dressed. Lol

    P.S. Can I get my official late night crew members only jacket now?

  17. having worked a lot of strip clubs I dont have a problem with people “in the life” I wouldnt date a male stripper or escort but I would a s.e.x therapist counselor or things like that…Y you ask? well 1. I choose brains over beauty so I am immediately a bit suspicious of anyone who makes their money soleley off of their physical appearance not that using your body makes you dumb but in my experience a lot of them are pretty shallow the men and the women and two because I am not sure I could handle it. I am not typically the jealous type but I know my limits. and also in this day and age ho shyt is killin ninjas left and right .

  18. but on another note.. I mean these TET’s have made me think about going back to bartending and waitressing on the weekend but ur ah…. getting butt nakey for the shakey? I cant do it but hey if you like it I love it….meanwhile I went to the strip club last week with some friends and the club made you buy your drink at the door with the admission. They didnt have my drink at the front so they gave me a ticket to walk to the bar. 1. this strip club had the laziest strippers I ever seen. I mean they didnt want to dance got on and off the stage like fat girls getting out of bucket seats…and then the waitress walks up to me and asks can she get my drink..i tell her what I want she goes to get it and comes back..and then asks me for a tip….ok if she would have waited my table I would have but tip you for bringing me 1 drink, you aint even cleared the table yet? where they do that at? then I said no she asked me again like she didnt hear me.. He.ll no Biatch!!!

    • @shay_d_lady,

      Yeah there has been a major spike in ninjas gettin all wild aggressive about they tips. Some fool in coat check asked me for a tip before he even hung the isht up. Shakin the can and all. Then he lost some dude’s fur!

    • @shay_d_lady,

      This is hilarious! People getting crazy with the tips is no joke!

      After particularly bad service my grandma left the waitress her tip in change. It was like $8 in change. The woman followed us out the door saying we forgot to leave a tip. My grandma was like “you betta count up them quarters and dimes!” lol!

      • @Dom,

        Unless yall had more than a $60 bill she’s lucky she got $8! I woulda took it in food stamps.

        • @Me fail english?,

          Nah, we didn’t and she was lucky to get a tip at all! I wasnt leaving her sh!t, the sevice was terrible!

          I thought it was a great compromise, leaving her something, but insulting her by making it in small change.

          But to come running behind us like that would helped convince us leave a tip? FOH

        • @Me fail english?,

          yeah, folks are gettin crazy bout tips, but the damn service aint no better!!! like, you get my order wrong, im waiting forever for my water, you damn near spill the food in my lap….then you wanna hound me bout a tip? no ma’am!

          here’s a tip: do. better.

  19. also why yall all anti twitter now? Pj was tweeting like crazy back in January….what the he.ll happened?

  20. No doubt the recession has been blamed for everything under the sun; I just used it as an excuse for why my baked chicken came out a little “extra crispy” tonight.

    Anyway, having known people involved in various levels of the sex work industry (from p0rn0 folks in the 818 to ‘party girls’ who affectionately call dudes w/ names like “Silky” their manager) my attitude is usually aggressive indifference as you say. It really boils down to individual circumstances.

    Would I consider selling myself? As a 100% straight male my market value as a “worker” would be close to slave wages, so no….being a “manager”/”producer” on the other hand is another matter. Realistically, I couldn’t handle the psychological issues/requisite drama that you have to deal with from folks in the industry.

    Could I date someone who was/is in the life? Yep (if they were out — it’s like the mob though), again it boils down to the individual — you just gotta be on point…would not even consider wifing.

    semi-off topic: The modern day “journalism” industry kill me w/ these articles — on some pure anecdotal sh*t. Believe me when I tell you there are not a bunch of Phds trying to break into the game.

    • @Master Sergeant Vernon Waters,
      “semi-off topic: The modern day “journalism” industry kill me w/ these articles — on some pure anecdotal sh*t.”

      Yeah, I had a long argument with John Stossel (in my head) about this last week.

      But ya gotta love headlines like “A bobcat walks into a bar…attacks two people”

      BA-DUN-DUN!

    • @Master Sergeant Vernon Waters,

      As a 100% straight male my market value as a “worker” would be close to slave wages

      lol, i’m mad you felt the need to bolster straight with “100%”.

  21. First and foremost, I find Twitter to be a complete and utter waste of time. It’s just another way for people to procrastinate when they can be doing some real shit. Information is already reduced down to :30 news bits and 100 word newspaper/magazine articles. So now I’m forced to read a sentence re: what someone had for lunch, how their bossed pissed them off or what shoes they are wearing?

    No thanks.

    I opened a Twitter account a while back but, because I find it to be useless, no one will ever, ever find me on there. I just refuse to engage in it outside of a work/organizational capacity (I find it useful for business needs but not on a personal level).

    Secondly, I can’t crucify someone for taking it off to pay bills. That said, I don’t pay to see male strippers – can we say nasty? – so I definitely wouldn’t date one. I think I could, in theory, be a stripper – these boobs were made for bouncin’ – and I’ve gotten compliments on my private shows ;) , but it would, literally have to be an absolute last resort (as in I lost the ability to speak and comprehend information and McDonald’s and Burger King went out of business) and it would have to be in an upscale setting.

    It’s sad, though, that some women can make more money with their physical assets than their mental ones. Nevertheless, folks have to put food on the table…an honest day’s work is an honest day’s work.

    • @iloVEGrits,

      I love twitter bc it is an absolute waste of time, lol… No actually it takes my mind off for a little while in my day off my life in this TET, AND I have actually made some contacts and leads to some speaking and writing gigs from wasting that time… but it surely ain’t for everyone… is it more or less a waste of time than VSB? ;-)

      • @Naturally Alise,

        Alise, you are a writer – a business – so Twitter makes sense for you. I am referring to using Twitter in the personal sense, using it to tell people you didn’t have enough mayo on your sandwich or that you don’t like the shoes you are wearing.

        If VSB had a real marketing plan in place (folks think social media marketing means adding friends and posting updates; it’s more than that and you need a marketing plan to drive your actions/measure success) and Twitter was a part of comprehensive plan, it would make sense.

    • @iloVEGrits,

      Twitter is only as useful as the purpose you use it for. Yes, it can be an absolute waste of time, but it can also be awesome for networking. I’ve been placed in touch with some connects via Twitter.

      The main advantage about Twitter is that it really does shrink that 6 degrees of separation, and very quickly. Even quicker than Facebook, and you can reach those you may not have an opportunity to reach otherwise.

      However, Twitter can just be a soapbox for every Tom, Dick & Junebug who use it as a platform to be heard by somebody. Anybody.

      Eh, whatever though. Different strokes… (no Willis)

      • @Luvvie,

        I hear ya but I don’t buy it.
        Most folks are using Twitter to update on nonsense. And for the ones who make contacts – that’s great. But their Twitter updates and Facebook status’ tend to be the same…it’s repeated content and, as a user, it’s a waste of my time to read the same ish over and over again. Most folks are not getting any benefit out of Twitter.

        • @iloVEGrits,

          Well I hope to pieces that people dont change their Facebook statuses as often as Twitter. I use the 2-3 changes TOPS a day on Facebook. Ain’t no reason for folks to be changing FB statuses every hour on the hour.

          And I get spurts where I have no attention span for Twitter, and be missing for like 4 days. other times, I spend 2 str8 hrs on there having convos with folks on the shows we watching.

          On another token, I control 3 organizations’ Twitter accounts (9-5 gig, side hustle, Red Pump Project) and those are pretty deliberate. I use it to inform, educate, and build stronger connections with the networks. I’m not on there saying how Que from Making the Band needs psychiatric help (although he does)

  22. First and foremost, I find Twitter to be a complete and utter waste of time. It’s just another way for people to procrastinate when they can be doing some real sh!t. Information is already reduced down to :30 news bits and 100 word newspaper/magazine articles. So now I’m forced to read a sentence re: what someone had for lunch, how their bossed pissed them off or what shoes they are wearing?

    No thanks.

    I opened a Twitter account a while back but, because I find it to be useless, no one will ever, ever find me on there. I just refuse to engage in it outside of a work/organizational capacity (I find it useful for business needs but not on a personal level).

    Secondly, I can’t crucify someone for taking it off to pay bills. That said, I don’t pay to see male strippers – can we say nasty? – so I definitely wouldn’t date one. I think I could, in theory, be a stripper – these boobs were made for bouncin’ – and I’ve gotten compliments on my private shows ;) , but it would, literally, have to be an absolute last resort (as in I lost the ability to speak and to comprehend information and McDonalds and Burger King went out of business) and it would have to be in an upscale setting.

    It’s sad, though, that some women can make more money with their physical assets than their mental ones. Nevertheless, folks have to put food on the table…an honest day’s work is an honest day’s work.

    • @iloVEGrits, I haven’t gotten a Twitter account for this very reason. And I’m not sure how many people would pay to see a mute, slightly retarded Veggie Strippa lmao

      • @Kindred Smile,

        lmao. I think the mens would love a mute, slightly retarded Veggie Strippa: they can say whatever and she won’t understand and she can’t bore them with words. lol.

  23. Off topic-

    “(Champ)
    @Lili,

    Then again a lot of us are warped and don’t always accept the best ppl in our lives to begin with.

    potential vsb topic”

    ^^Make it happen cap’an

  24. Any temptation to use Twitter more frequently was quashed after the Cisco Fatty incident. So no.

    I think that transactional sex (“pay my telephone bills, pay my automo-bills”) is a cousin-brother to commercial sex and think both concepts are hard to swallow. I may also be jaundiced as first strip club I went to (B-more strip clubs suck BTW), that was when I found out that you also get white hair in your pewbic area as the old-ish stripper was rocking one hell of a 5-o’clock shadow (actually, a baby-fro).

    So no.

    • @Wanjiru,

      Cisco Fatty was just a dummy. Once again, technology is only as stupid as the ones who use it. If you use it smartly, its smart. If you’re a dumbass, you need to rock an eDunce hat. Why she decided to place on TWITTER, which is like an internet megaphone, that she is tryna consider a job with Cisco (even though she may hate it) is beyond me.

      Dummy. She deserved that firing.

      Here’s a link bout this incident, for folks that wanna read up on it. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29901380/

  25. I got a home girl who has been doing it for years and yea she got money but she is perpetually unhappy and she cant ever seem to date anybody cuz she keeps trying to date her tricks and that never turns out good. The only plus side to me knowing her besides the fact that she is cool is that after kicking it with her so long on can spot a woman with thoses type of intentions in a heartbeat

  26. You never know someone’s reasons for being in a s3xual occupation, so I’m indifferent. One of my homegirls used to strip and I treat her just the same as everyone else.

    On the other hand, I wouldn’t be able to date a man who had this occupation. I’d be thinking of all the women he’s had (as if men NOT in the profession can’t be just as promiscuous). LOL. But it would be different bc I could actually see him in action.

    If I had no other option, you have to do what you’ve got to do. I may consider stripping, but that’s where I draw the line!

    • @Nicki Sunshine,

      This may be a stereotype, so all can hate me now but male strippers be nasty as hell!

      I’ve been to both types of clubs. And the nastiest ish I’ve seen the females do (not just simulated)on stage with patrons pales in comparison to what the men do. You can literally watch male strippers contracting hepatitis from your seat. No champagne room or nothing! Yascusto!

  27. LOL @ well….its a recession. apparently, the “p” in “p-popping” now stands for phd.

    I wouldn’t mind seeing some of my grad professor shake what there mama gave em. They Were in there early thirties and they definitely kept themselves up. hmmmm me thinks I need to go back to see where they are now………….lol

  28. “well….its a recession. apparently, the “p” in “p-popping” now stands for phd.”

    Good friend said her phd wouldn’t put food on the table….but her ass would….

    Whole lotta of the women i knew in school shook the goods just to finish up.

    Do what you got to do…who i am to judge?

    I love sax too much to do it for money….that’s just me ( nuttin on cue ain’t my thang )

  29. Hell, I might be in the Silver Fox soon myself and sh*t! HELLO SOMEBODY!

    Though people are losing jobs and can’t pay mortgages, money is being passed out for sum *ss though.

    • @The Dutchess,

      I saw “Silver Fox” and was wondering what Ralph Lauren (the designer) had to do with any of this. Then I reread the sentence and realized you meant a strip club. This is what happens when I dont drink my morning French Vanilla Hot Cocoa

    • @The Dutchess,

      Hell, I might be in the Silver Fox soon myself and sh*t! HELLO SOMEBODY!

      before you consider this, tape yourself on dailymotion and send it to us so we can, ummm, critique. you might have a future behind you.

  30. My pillow twinset??? LOL! Champ, I only ask that you try to keep your composure when you finally meet me. J/k :)

    Now I’m gonna have Keeping My Composure by H-Town in my head all day.

  31. I personally don’t have any problems with people in the industry, I actually tip my hat to them. They keep me entertained & shyt when nothing is on TV. Would I personally date a chick like that . . . nope, been there done that.

    Would I become apart of the industry if I fell on hard times . . . sure why not. It’s funny because I was joking about this the other day, after my job told me to kick rocks. So ladies of Philadelphia get ready,
    Captain Smack A$$, might be coming (no pun intended) to a stage near you. lol

      • @luvtheshoes,

        ditto….sorry to hear about that, eff. whats your field and education level…they are looking for PRN people at my internship and they could use some men on the staff. drop me an email if youre interested…

    • @eff yo couch,

      lol@ Captain Smack A$$

      :-( @ job sitch

      *sending glittery gold star dust covered email to BBJ for vsb’ers on the cusp of slangin’ @ss due to these TET*

    • @eff yo couch,

      That stinks about the job! Hopefully things will pick up soon.

      On the name tip though, I think the best stripper name I’ve heard is Butt Naked Brandon. Straight and to the point!

    • @eff yo couch,

      Sorry bout the layoff. *HUGS*

      And on the point of ur stripper name. Why don’t you use “Eff yo Cooch”?

      You ‘ont like it?

    • @everyone, thanks & shyt

      Layoffs . . .naw son, I was fired. lol But it’s cool I stole enough company supplies for me to go back to school and get this degree. And the unemployment and tax-mas season is holding me down in the mean time. So the stripping pole is not in my near future. lol Just pray that I don’t hurt myself trying to remodel this damn house . . . that cobra insurance shyt only lasts for so long.

    • @eff yo couch, aww, i’m sorry. dang, hugs for everyone. my love is recession proof!

      holla @ craig and his list, but beware of the weirdos!

    • @eff yo couch, sorry to hear about the job. I’m in the same boat…xcept I was laid off, not fired….

  32. Times are tough as hell, and I can’t knock any woman or man who can make it do what it do at the skrip club. I wouldn’t want anyone in my fam or close circle of friends to go that route, I would rather they come to me, and I’ll see if I can hook them up with a little cash a job. Personally, if I was to go TETting anywhere the secs industry, I would become a Pure Romance Consultant, and sell their products. I can keep my clothes on and make a little extra cash.

    Now that I think about it, I am looking for a side gig…I need to get on that.

    • @N.I.A. fabuloussince1982….,

      I just posted above about selling Pure Romance for two years. If you’re serious, they are a great company to work for in that particular niche industry.

      • @luvtheshoes,
        I’m actually going to one of those parties tonight…lol
        But yea…these TET are preventing me from making pleasurable purchases. :-|

  33. I was just having the “would you wife a stirpper and/or pron star?” convo with some of my friends.

    I would definitely date someone in the industry.

    1. Just about all women have grinded on some stranger in a dark place with music playing, at least she’s cool enough to get him to pay for it.

    2. I work days, she works nights, we could save money on daycare…”it’s a recession”

    3. Strippers make money…”i love her ’cause she got her own”

    4. She’s comfortable with her body and already has a role-play ready wardrobe for when I’m feeling adventurous

    …i know where i’m going tonight!

    • @Carver G Woodson a.k.a. Cornell Westside,

      2. I work days, she works nights, we could save money on daycare…”it’s a recession”

      who knew that wifing “white chocolate” could be so practical?

  34. Hahah…her club is called the Pink Monkey. I seriously crack up at oddly named pron titles and club names.

    Too bad more women are going into the profession…I don’t have any dollars to throw at them. So in these hard and troubled times, I just go to Youtube and find some (of age) tight youngin twerkin and throw dollars at the screen. Seems to work and I don’t miss the two drink minimum.

  35. As for dating someone in the industry, the answer would be no. No disrespect, but I like for the mens to have a little hair somewhere on his body. That smooth skin ish is not hot on a man…at least not to me, and male skrippers are kinda ridculous and corny. Couple that with the fact that I think its gross to have chex with hundreds of women, and I think it’s psycologically and spiritually damaging, the men in the industry have no chance with me.

    • @N.I.A. fabuloussince1982….,

      Couple that with the fact that I think its gross to have chex with hundreds of women

      i think so too. seems like it would get you alot of gas

  36. I’m in love with a stripper
    She poppin she rollin she rollin
    She climbing that pole and

    Im in love with a stripper
    she trippin she playin she playin
    Im not going nowhere girl Im staying

    With that said, I don’t think I could strip. But who knows, if I TRULY fell on hard times and had NO OTHER alternatives, sh*t, Ill be practicing my azz off and getting my upper body strength together so I could climb that pole. And it would be in a city FAR from home, where no one (hopefully) would know who I was- straight rocking wigs.

    I will admit that I like going to strip clubs (not male ones – ewww gross). Hands down the best one I’ve been to was in Ft. Lauderdale.

    Oh and I could NOT date a guy in the “industry”. They are gross to me.

      • @Luvvie,
        That’s cuz Mya wasn’t doing it right. Cassie went for a man who heads his own label and signs her checks. Xtina Mili gets with producers who are hit makers (Dre from Cool & Dre and The Dream).

        I’m not advocating this behavior in anyway, but if you’re going to do it, dam*it do it right.

        • @Lili,

          Although…this hasn’t done much for Chrissy either, other than some damaged hair.

          • @Me fail english?,
            Oh you’re right, Christina hasn’t been doing a great job at it, but I doubt she was hurting while dating Dre. And now, especially in these current TET- being with The Dream and upgrading from Myspace records isn’t hurting her either.
            LOL

            Again, not advocating…but if you’re going to be foolish enough to take your focus off of your own career and establishing yourself financially and artistically, at least be wise about it.

  37. This is a hard one (no pun intended) for me. On one hand, I’ve been a Pure Romance consultant, been in many a strip club and quite frankly have no problem with people in the industry. Most of the time, I find the drama amusing and can appreciate the skills (physical and emotional) needed for one of these types of jobs.

    For me personally? I don’t see myself doing pron or wearing any clear heels but I could definitely work in a legitimate management position if the chips were down for me.

    Keeping it real, there’s always going to be a demand for this type of thing and I don’t see anything wrong with working in the industry if I’m keeping my clothes on but providing solid, educated help to people who usually get taken advantage of by fools trying to say they a primp.

    • @luvtheshoes,

      Most of the time, I find the drama amusing and can appreciate the skills (physical and emotional) needed for one of these types of jobs

      emotional skills?

      • @The Champ,

        Basically, turning off the emotions and realizing that its just a “game” and not to get caught up emotionally. Oh and try not to have too many daddy issues. Course most of the people I’ve personally known that are in some facet of the industry are in the industry particularly BECAUSE of those reasons but hey…those who succeed, do so because they know how to handle the emotional pitfalls accordingly.

  38. Chicago is hosting a “So You Thank You Can Skrip” competition less than a mile from my house. First prize? 5K and a trip to Vegas. Apparently, they’ve gotten a turnout so substantial that the club is doubling up its “Amateur Nights”.

  39. Last week they showed a strip club that was hiring on the news, and the line was literally out the door! They recieved hundreds of applicants mostly for bouncers, bartenders, dj’s (or so they said…). I guess you gotta do what you gotta do to pay the rent so I cant knock anybody for it.

    At the same time I personally dont have it in my right now, but I’m not gonna front like I didnt consider it in my broke college days!

    As far as dating goes, I know for sure I could never/would never date a man who was strippin or doing p*rn. Just the thought of my man diddling some other chick is enough to set me on edge. Knowing its his job would be way too stressful!

  40. “also, vsb.com has a twitter account.…as does panama….and the champ. if anyone can successfully convince either of them why they should even bother tweeting, theres a free vsb tee in it for you.”

    Ya’ll just reminded me, I need to buy me a VSB tee soon, but I’ll bite.

    The reason why ya’ll should even bother tweeting? It’s a recession. Anyhow, gotta add you guys.

    Okay, it’s somethin’ else when dealt with a situation that virtually everyone can relate to, a once-condemned act is now considered okay. As far as stripping goes, I can’t knock a sista (or brotha) for doing what they gotta do. Can’t say I could imagine myself doing the same, but hell, that’s all I can do: imagine. Can’t realistically make a decision unless I’m actually in that situation…it’s one of those situations where I can honestly say that I don’t know what I’d do.

    Now dating? Well, um, I find it a bit easier to make that decision: Boy, NAW.

    Have a good weekend, ya’ll!

  41. We laughingly condemn the skrippers, pron performers, and hookers, BUT I just thought about the fact that there is obviously an audience for them. They would not exist were it not for a john, perv, bachelor party, and regla ol’ guys… so stop (pause) think about it….

    • @Naturally Alise,

      I got pissed watching some doc on SHO called “Very Young Girls” where these underage girls who aren’t even old enough to consent to sex are locked up for turning tricks. Juxtaposed to their customers who had to go thru some weak ass, day seminar on sensitvity training.

      BOOSHEET!

    • @Me fail english?,

      Oh wow! He wasnt playing was he?

      Basically, they aint putting in ish cuz they didnt eff stuff up. Take that take that take that Britain/US!

      • @Dom,

        Basically, they aint putting in ish cuz they didnt eff stuff up. Take that take that take that Britain/US!

        And that’s right they shouldn’t… For years, those countries were not allowed at the “adults table” now that the “adults” have spoiled and spilled all the food and drink, they want to chop at the “kiddies table”.

        Can’t wait for that summit though, it’s going to be hilarious. I know Russia ain’t gonna want to play either.

  42. Haven’t had time to read the comments yet… but stripping has always been my not so secret dream job. :)

    I mean, getting naked while dancing AND getting paid for it? Sheesh, that’s the life!

    Unfortunately, I am not an orphan… and don’t want to have the death of those lovely people (parents) on my conscience… I stick to my homemade strip club when the urge strikes…

    The End.

    :lol:

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