As an Op-Ed
contributor of The New York Times, Antonia Crane surprised us with her article "Stop Stealing From Strippers" especially when she says: “Dancing has helped many of us
through our adult lives — paying for school, families, fledgling careers
as creatives— but it is also exploitative.”(Par. 2)
It is surprisingly amazing the way the
author writes about a topic most of the people around
the world avoid, yet it is one the most ancient jobs ever. As I have
learned, this profession, dislike by many, has been around for a long
time and it will certainly be around for many more.
Human beings have, what I call, “the
need of entertainment." Which is the necessity to escape from reality and
sometimes to find ourselves in another environment, because that make us
come closer to who we really are.
Furthermore, Ms. Crane it is right when
she writes they are “relegated to the fringes of the workplace”, that is
mainly for the dishonors surrounding sex work. (Par.3)
But the truth is, people working as strippers are just that, people. They have families to raise, bills to pay, basic needs to cover and various other expenses that can be add to that list. I totally agree with Crane, because strippers deserve same treatment and attention from the government as regular workers, not only as individuals but because they are tax payers.
But the truth is, people working as strippers are just that, people. They have families to raise, bills to pay, basic needs to cover and various other expenses that can be add to that list. I totally agree with Crane, because strippers deserve same treatment and attention from the government as regular workers, not only as individuals but because they are tax payers.
When I try to reflect about this Op-Ed
in The New York Times only questions come to my mind: Why is it that sex
workers still hold a stigma in the 21st Century? Is it
religion one of the main reasons for the stigma? Why has the government
not taken action when it comes to strippers?
