I'm a lapdancer.
But then I'm always asked "Why?"
Well I like it - I like lapdancing.
There, I said it. I like lapdancing. I like my job, I like what I do, I like what it brings and what it does - is it really so strange to have a bit of job satisfaction?
Sure, I've had bad days. I've had times when my job - my chosen career in fact - times when the job seemed to be too much. I'd stomp off in a huff. I'd fight back tears in the toilets. I'd feel incandescent with rage - at the customers, the management, my fellow dancers and the assorted staff. I'd come home and cry.
But doesn't everybody get days like that?
I've recently had the opportunity to try out a different career path - the office. Nice, safe, dependable - a steady wage, with steady skills being gained, a steady crowd of fellow employees. I found it, after years of stripping;
mundane
repetitive
and totally frustrating.
The thing is, lapdancing is a career for many women, and yet; its not seen as valid by so much of society.
I'm lucky - blessed even, to have a network of family and friends who know what I do, don't mind - are only interested and intrigued even. I live in London, one of the world's most cosmopolitan cities, and have people around me with sophisticated, modern attitudes and lives. I blog and tweet about my experiences on a regular basis, and the general feedbackand comments are pretty positive.
Sure, I know that lapdancing can be a pretty bad experience for some women, for various reasons - and I fully support and champion changing that. But I guess what I am trying to say, is
"why can't I enjoy my lapdancing job?"
In a way, I can't say I mind society's attitudes too much. Perhaps, if I like lapdancing, its enough to keep it a secret. I like lapdancing, I like being a lapdancer, but I like its social cachet too. Besides, if everybody likes lapdancing, wouldn't it make it as normal as the office?
But then I'm always asked "Why?"
Well I like it - I like lapdancing.
There, I said it. I like lapdancing. I like my job, I like what I do, I like what it brings and what it does - is it really so strange to have a bit of job satisfaction?
Sure, I've had bad days. I've had times when my job - my chosen career in fact - times when the job seemed to be too much. I'd stomp off in a huff. I'd fight back tears in the toilets. I'd feel incandescent with rage - at the customers, the management, my fellow dancers and the assorted staff. I'd come home and cry.
But doesn't everybody get days like that?
I've recently had the opportunity to try out a different career path - the office. Nice, safe, dependable - a steady wage, with steady skills being gained, a steady crowd of fellow employees. I found it, after years of stripping;
mundane
repetitive
and totally frustrating.
The thing is, lapdancing is a career for many women, and yet; its not seen as valid by so much of society.
I'm lucky - blessed even, to have a network of family and friends who know what I do, don't mind - are only interested and intrigued even. I live in London, one of the world's most cosmopolitan cities, and have people around me with sophisticated, modern attitudes and lives. I blog and tweet about my experiences on a regular basis, and the general feedbackand comments are pretty positive.
Sure, I know that lapdancing can be a pretty bad experience for some women, for various reasons - and I fully support and champion changing that. But I guess what I am trying to say, is
"why can't I enjoy my lapdancing job?"
In a way, I can't say I mind society's attitudes too much. Perhaps, if I like lapdancing, its enough to keep it a secret. I like lapdancing, I like being a lapdancer, but I like its social cachet too. Besides, if everybody likes lapdancing, wouldn't it make it as normal as the office?
