Lapdancer

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Book Review: a realistic look
Summary: 5 Stars

Then I read the accompanying text. Beasley herself was a realistic dancer who did not fool herself into any mind games. She worked for her money and worked hard. Most of the other strippers that she knew seemed to have the same pragmatic attitude. There is little posturing in this book about control, feminist politics, society at large, her personal relationships or how her life was changed, other than the fact that she made this book.

She also collected numerous stories from both dancers and customers and these stories accompany the majority of the pictures, making up the main text of the book. The men always seem to end up heartbroken, or at least with a bruised ego. The women, if not talking about a personal relationship, are simply working. To make money they know they have to play a certain game and they do. Sometimes they recount things that happened on the job that were shocking or hurtful to them. If you want sweeping social generalizations, then you could see this as the War Between the Sexes stripped down to the bare bones. But those are my words, Beasley does not make these claims. She simply presents what she has experienced.

Overall, this is a very honest look at the strip club dynamic. While most clubs in America are topless clubs, not nude lapdance clubs, the words of this book ring true. The pictures are extreme, to me, since this was not my reality while I danced. I can appreciate the honesty which comes through, however. I would give it 10 stars if they had that many, so for now, five will have to do.

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Artists, A-Z Books

• Subjects > Arts & Photography > Individual Artists
• Performing Arts
• Photography > Erotic Photography
• Portraits
• Humor & Entertainment > Humor