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If I had a daughter and if she was dead set on stripping as a career, I would tell the neighbours that she's a dancer. Some might say that it's not completely honest, but it's the most tactful answer; the neighbours may not be completely comfortable knowing how little Suzy makes her living, and she may not be completely comfortable with people from her private life knowing either. If she wanted to fill in the blanks, that'd be her business.
I wouldn't want a child of mine in that environment mostly because I've known people who've been associated with the lifestyle and am well aware of the unsavoury aspects of it. It's nothing to do with the act of a woman taking her clothes off in front of a bunch of strangers, and everything to do with the associated dangers.
Of course, I'm childless, so the whole thing is necessarily an abstract discussion for me.
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I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept
I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept
I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head
I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said
- Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame
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