Feminist views on striptease

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A feminist stripper is a professional

stereotypes associated with exotic dancers, and instead identifies positively with the identity of stripper. Feminist strippers are sex-positive feminists who view their profession as a choice and a career field. Feminist strippers interact with their profession in a positive manner and view it as a female-centric form of power by asserting their autonomy and by making informed decisions in regard to the regulation of their bodies.[1][2][3]

The autonomy of feminist strippers is seen through their ability to choose for whom they perform, when they will perform, the content of their performance, and how long it will last. "Since one must exercise control over one's life to be autonomous, autonomy is something that a person accomplishes, not something that happens to persons. But freedom is precisely a combination of self-creation and what happens to you".[4] There is liberation in the free expression of their sexuality. Becoming a stripper can give a "curious kind of control over those who watched".[5] Roberta Perkin's work with sex workers showed that they "exerted a significant amount of control over their working lives, felt empowered by their work and most were not arrested or subjected to violence."[6]

Benefits

Feminist strippers exercise their freedom of sexuality, that is their freedom to choose how to use their bodies in interaction with their environment, through their performances, and this freedom contributes to a feeling of power and control. The amount of pay received can place strippers in an economic position of superiority over women in other occupations.[7]

Criticism

There is debate surrounding the justification of viewing stripping as a feminist act. Some feminists regard stripping as a violation of

STDs, and prostitution contribute to the criticism of women who become exotic dancers.[8]

Feminists and non-feminists alike can view stripping as the exploitation and objectification of the female body, "the act of stripping overvalues physical perfection and abstracts the sexual qualities of the female body, it places voyeuristic men in the position of judges and arbiters of the female face."[5]

When I read some of the stuff written by so-called "feminist allies" it feels like they are fighting over bodies. Some of them say they are "pro-prostitution," as if it could be that easy. Then there are the others who say that prostitution is evil because it contributes to violence against women. ... It's like prostitutes are just these bodies who are somehow connected to something bad and evil or something good and on the cutting edge of revolution. They just turn us into symbols.

— Interview, Chapkis 1997, 211[6]

Noted feminist strippers

References

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  10. ^ "STROLL: A Harm Reduction, Outreach, and Education Group Run By and For Sex Workers". Stroll. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
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  12. ^ "Diablo Cody IS a Feminist". Womenandhollywood.com. 2009-09-13. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
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  14. ^ Adam S. Moore (8 March 2005). "Bump and Grind". Willamette Week. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
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  16. ^ "Oregon: Sex Workers' Advocacy Service Closes". The Body. May 28, 2003. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
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