Reply #14: There's major

[lildreamer316]

discussion about that very question on the boards for my profession that I frequent. To be truthful, I don't really call them prostitutes, because I know that sometimes a girl just has to make her money. I'm speaking more to the general idea of lap dancing and the fact that it blurred the line so much that now, extras are pretty rampant in the industry - and have come to be even more associated with stripping than they previously were. It's a small line to cross, but it has some really big implications.

Many of the ladies on the boards I'm referring to work in areas where lap dancing and grinding is the norm and the way to go. I don't want to be seen as passing judgment on them in particular; it's really because of the fact that the managers and owners were lazy and did not take responsibility for seeing and understanding what it would mean to let dancers cross that line. The buck should stop at the top. Again, I don't blame a dancer for doing what she feels is probably necessary to remain viable in her market - it's just the fact that the standards have been forgotten, and were there for a reason.

Trust me, this discussion goes on forever and a day.