HOW DO YOU REOPEN A STRIP CLUB SAFELY?

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I just have a few questions:
Why do the dancers have to wear masks and the customers don’t? Is the stripper life less worth? How do you drink a drink with your mask on (customers buy drinks for strippers)? Hand sanitizers will turn the pole into an ice rink … why don’t we just use 70% alcohol? Do you believe customers will follow the no grope, no lick, social distancing rules? Especially, when they are drunk, will they have the self-discipline to stay away from dancers?
It seems very difficult for people to follow social distancing rules even when sober. It seems very difficult for people to keep their mask on — most wear the mask under their chin. The chin maskers are thinking it’s OK but wearing your mask on your chin or only covering your mouth and not your nose as well is useless. Covid-19 has brought out the weakest and worst in humanity. There’s not enough love for your neighbor to at least coverup your mouth and nose. How will there be enough love and respect for your stripper when we always knew we are the third kind. While I do understand these women need to find a way to make a living, I’m deeply saddened to know that my sisters are willing to put their lives, the lives of their family members, the lives of their children at risk because there are no other options.

Be safe, my sisters

 

Love Jones

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THE BIRTH OF A STRIPPER’S HUFFPOST PERSONAL (EPISODE3)

I had sent my pitch to HuffPost Personal on October 1st, 2019 at 9:47am and within minutes at 9:52am the Editorial Director responded requesting a draft of my full story to see if it would be a fit for HuffPost Personal. He sent along some general guidelines (word count/style/format) and some example articles that he had already accepted and published.
We went back to the drawing board, and I started writing. Most of the segments I have published came to me on dog walks with tiny typing on my phone making sure my feelings, personal experiences, emotions and everything I wanted to share with the world would be captured in this article. Within less than  three days on October 3rd, 2019 the full article was born and submitted at 8:48am. And once more, very quickly on October, 4th 2019 at 6:46am I received an email from the Editorial Director accepting my article and promising to publish it after a few edits. The new deadline was set for October 14th. I was suppose to nudge him to remind him about my piece.
So I did, but the Editorial Director kept postponing the date to publish. First, his assistant editor fell ill. Then one of his family members was ill. He kept asking me to nudge him over and over which I did, but it seemed all a little strange to be honest. No contract was ever sent to me. Just promises in emails. December came and after another nudge he promised to publish early in January. But edits never came … although, he did mention he would “…definitely need photos…” There was a lot of nudging from my end and a lot of promises on his, but then Covid-19 was declared a National Emergency on March 13th 2020. And of course, the Editorial Editor apologized, “I’m sorry that your piece slipped through the cracks. It was completely my fault and I owe you a huge apology. After this whole coronavirus nightmare is over, let’s talk again and see if there’s something else we can do instead. In the meantime — I’m sending you the best thoughts and hope you’re staying as safe and sane and healthy as possible. xx.”

That was a big bummer. I do belief that my article could’ve easily been edited to fit the covid-19 pandemic — after all, California Supreme Court throwing me out of stripping was in the end a blessing. Who knows, maybe if I would’ve not quit when I quit I might’ve contracted covid-19 and be dead by now.

So you’re probably wondering why I’m even wasting my breath on this mini series. Here is why: I know nobody gives a damn about the California law anymore and how it affects strippers. Nobody gave a damn back then, and nobody even gives a damn right now that almost all strippers (expect the ones that are stripping virtually) are out of work. And that is why my article is still timely. It’s about us women who are literally forgotten. Whether it’s a law or a deadly virus, nobody really gives a shit about us strippers and what we do with our money, how we made a difference, saved lives, and fed our families (fury or not).

And therefore I choose to at least publish my own article, because in my opinion, it’s damn good …

Stay tuned … to be continued …

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FOOD 2 GO-GO

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-dancers/food-2-go-go-oregon-strip-club-brings-burlesque-to-coronavirus-carry-out-idUSKCN22A1EF

While I’m happy to know my fellow dancers are making money and are hopefully able to support their families through this crisis I still cannot help wonder about their safety. How much money will justify sacrificing your health? Do we know their bouncers truly protect them? Do we know if all of the customers follow Covid-19 protocol? And how much cut does the club take? How are the temperatures through the night in this tent? Is is a concrete platform they are dancing on? How sanitary can it be in-between sets? Does anybody care about their joints, their knees, their health? While we encountered these type of dilemmas without the Covid-19 threat and nobody cared, I cannot help wondering how much concern managers, bouncers, customers, and dancers have for each other’s health.

The country is divided already. Not many are taking this crisis serious since there’s no leadership and too much contradicting information.

I pray for the safety and well being of my sisters out there in Oregon. Don’t take a chance, don’t compromise your safety for money, don’t do anything that doesn’t feel right or puts you at risk. Be safe, bitches!

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