Why do they call strippers "Exotic dancers"?

[Wcross]

The dance on a stage naked. Whats exotic about that? Why not just call them exhibitionists? Or flashers? Or Nekid dancers?
Seems to me they are anything but "exotic".

[Orrex]

1. The nakedness isn't the exotic part, you goofball!

The dancing is the exotic part. Where else can you see that kind of rhythmic gyration or brass pole clasped in an inverted thigh-embrace?

[Beausoir]

2. Why? Because "Naked women rolling around on a filthy bar room

floor, desperately trying to get you to shove dollar bills into their buttcrack" just doesn't have the same cache to it.

[noonwitch]

3. The same reason they call janitors "maintenance engineers"

Put a better spin on the job title.

I had to laugh when they called the bar Eminem got arrested in last week a "nightclub". The sign probably calls it a "gentleman's club", but we all call Cheetah's a titty bar.

There are no gentleman in a "gentleman's club" except when the police are raiding it.

[Oeditpus Rex]

4. Because they don't strip anymore

They come on stage nekkid.









Or so I'm told.

[China_cat]

5. Because nobody knows what ecdysiast means

let alone how to spell it.

[lildreamer316]

6. This exotic dancer says you don't have a clue

what you're talking about.
Thanks for the stereotype and the demeaning of my chosen profession of 12 years. You have no idea.

[snooper2]

10. Why does your profile say you are a stripper?

and not exotic dancer?

[lildreamer316]

11. All of the above.

For easy reference,although I do prefer exotic dancer, stripper means someone that strips out of his/her clothes. This can be done in a very artistic fashion. Just as in any profession, there are competent people and dumbasses.
There is so much more to this business than that, it would take me all week to explain, and many all year to understand. I don't really have time to enlighten such judgemental people, so I'm not going to bother, seeing as how you all have already made up your minds.
One thing you should know,though...it really is a mindfuck, not a literal one. If you can recognize that, then you are at a good starting point.

[snooper2]

12. my ex-girlfriend years ago was a stripper/dancer/etc.,

after she lost her job in the medical profession...6 months later she was busted driving with a bag of cocaine...

I also have know of somebody, wouldn't say friend, who frequents a bar I go to. He is a walking menu of STD's...

Of course, this is in the Dallas metroplex, very shady part of town where these places are able to operate. I find the whole experience demeaning to women myself.

[lildreamer316]

13. I have never

AND I MEAN NEVER touched coke in the 12 years I've been dancing.
It's only demeaning if you want it to be, or if you are too stupid to understand what's going on.
It's actually quite the reverse...we are taking advantage of the customer.

[LostinVA]

28. Lots of judgmental stereotypes and myths in that post, Snooper n/t

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

33. And I regularly entertain with three Farsi women who are belly dancers

and take almost ALL of it off and dance very erotically...all three are engineers in their day jobs

[IsIt1984Yet]

35. The profession is not demeaning to women. Perpetuating stereotypes IS.

:eyes:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

14. People can be idiots.

I understand your profession and I have nothing against it.

[MiniMandaRuth]

16. People can be idiots.

Big idiots. I see people bringing down the dancers, but never the people who WATCH them.

[ZombieNixon]

17. WHOA!!!

That looked like a dupe post, but upon closer inspection they had two different authors! :o :crazy:

[MiniMandaRuth]

18. I read Hakura's after I posted.

Dammit. Oh well, it got the point across.

ZOMBIE!!! Where have you been?

[ZombieNixon]

23. For the past few hours...

in the living room waiting for my dad to get the hell off my computer. x(

[MiniMandaRuth]

30. Bake cookies....

That always gets my dad to do stuff.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

21. Haha. I checked back in the thread and I was like...

"damnit, I hate it when I dupe post. Hey, I didn't dupe post?"

[TimeChaser]

27. Hey Mini!

:hi: I haven't seen you around too much lately.

[MiniMandaRuth]

29. I haven't seen you much, either!

I miss you!!! Show up more, jeeze!!!

[TimeChaser]

31. Well, this past weekend

I was in Cincinati for an anime con :3 I just finished uploading the pictures
http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/alexiel3wings/Ikasucon%2006/

Other than that, work's been eating my life :-/

[quiet.american]

7. So that those who pay to watch them can feel less sleazy. n/t

[snooper2]

8. the same reason they call secretaries

executive admins :eyes:

[AlienGirl]

9. Because "erotic dancers" would be too obvious

"Exotic" sounds enough like "erotic" to be a good code-word for it, I guess.

Tucker

[WritingIsMyReligion]

15. Sounds more sophisticated?

:shrug:

[Taverner]

19. What they do is an art form....

Truly art

[Wcross]

26. Yup, the art of the "lap dance"....Bwaaaaaa

[Burma Jones]

20. Because the guy printing the posters ran out of the letter R

[redqueen]

22. to avoid the stigma

that those afraid of sexuality place on such things

[outofbounds]

24. Been to many

strip clubs whatever you care to call them. I have taken dates to strip clubs, never had a bad time. People get the stereotype that its a full out or g but its not, the bouncers say so. The closet you get to touching one of these ladies is tipping her. I like a woman that has the intestinal fortitude to not give a rats arse about what people think of her.

[querelle]

25. Here In Canada

We never use the "exotic dancer" euphimism (sp?). We just refer to them as "peeler joints". I only ever went to one. This dancer (peeler) started to shake his wang in my face (did i happen to mention that i was gay?) I left immediately. He was hustling me for a table dance and a date. No thanks! Was my boyfriend ever pissed off!

Q

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

32. Goes back to the days of "Little Egypt", Carmen Miranda and the like

Not all these women were simply strippers and several were of foreign descent. Exotic dancers also embodies belly dancers who are both erotic and exotic. Even in newer strip clubs, the best dancers are usually a bit acrobatic with their routines and don't just strip.

That's why.

[LostinVA]

34. Bingo n/t