More Women Going From Jobless To Topless

Zohair · Mar 23, 2009 at 6:19 PM

CHICAGO - As a bartender and trainer at a national restaurant chain, Rebecca Brown earned a couple thousand dollars in a really good week. Now, as a dancer at Chicago’s Pink Monkey gentleman’s club, she makes almost that much in one good night.

The tough job market is prompting a growing number of women across the country to dance in strip clubs, appear in adult movies or pose for magazines like Hustler.

Employers across the adult entertainment industry say they’re seeing an influx of applications from women who, like Brown, are attracted by the promise of flexible schedules and fast cash. Many have college degrees and held white-collar jobs until the economy soured

“You’re seeing a lot more beautiful women who are eligible to do so many other things,” said Gus Poulos, general manager of New York City’s Sin City gentleman’s club. He said he got 85 responses in just one day to a recent job posting on Craigslist.

The transition to the nightclub scene isn’t always a smooth one — from learning to dance in five-inch heels to dealing with the jeers of some customers.

Some performers said they were initially so nervous that only alcohol could calm their nerves.

“It is like giving a speech, but instead of imagining everyone naked, you’re the one who’s naked,” Brown, 29, said.

Eva Stone, a 25-year-old dancer at the Pink Monkey, said dealing with occasional verbal abuse from patrons requires “a thick skin.”

Makers of adult films cautioned that women shouldn’t rush into the decision to make adult movies without considering the effect on their lives.

“Once you decide to be an adult actress, it impacts your relationship with everyone,” said Steven Hirsch, co-chairman of adult film giant Vivid Entertainment Group. “Once you make an adult film, it never goes away.”

The women at the Pink Monkey say dancing at a strip club might not have been their first career choice, but they entered the business with their eyes wide open. The job gives them more control and flexibility than sitting in a cubicle, and “it’s easy, it’s fun and all of us girls ... look out for each other,” Brown said.

In this economy, “desperate measures are becoming far more acceptable,” said Jonathan Alpert, a New York City-based psychotherapist who’s had clients who worked in adult entertainment.

Charles Rex Arbogast / AP
Rebecca Brown says she was able to earn a couple thousand dollars a week when she worked for a national restaurant chain. As a dancer, she can make almost that much in one night.

For some, dancing is temporary, a way to pay for college loans or other bills. Others say they’ve found their niche.

Dancers at the upscale Rick’s Caberet clubs in New York City and Miami can make $100,000 to $300,000 a year — in cash — even with the economic downturn, club spokesman Allan Priaulx said.

Priaulx said 20 to 30 women a week are applying for jobs at the New York club, double the number of a year ago.

Rhode Island’s Foxy Lady held a job fair Saturday, seeking to fill about 35 positions for dancers, masseuses, bartenders and bouncers. The Providence Journal reported that more than 150 job seekers showed up to apply for work at the strip club. Foxy Lady co-owner Tom Tsoumas said a recent promotion to cut prices helped the club regain business lost due to the bad economy, forcing it to hire more employees.

Still, analysts say, the industry isn’t immune to the economic recession. Business is down an estimated 30 percent across all segments, including adult films, gentleman’s clubs, magazines and novelty shops, said Paul Fishbein, president of AVN Media Network, an adult entertainment company that has a widely distributed trade publication and an award show.

“In the past, people have said this industry is recession-proof,” said Eric Wold, director of research for financial services firm Merriman Curhan Ford. “I definitely don’t see that; maybe recession-resistant.”[/b]
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scarletham · Mar 23, 2009 at 6:25 PM

oooh yeaaaah

Zohair · Mar 23, 2009 at 6:26 PM

^ LOL.. I bet you're going down to your local club tonight.

scarletham · Mar 23, 2009 at 7:00 PM

How did you know I live in Chicago ;O

inverse · Mar 23, 2009 at 7:19 PM

All the dancers at the strip clubs in New Zealand are overweight and ugly. We need some of your attractive sluts.

dementia · Mar 23, 2009 at 7:39 PM

Now... what is the man's version of this? Equality, right? =D

Zohair · Mar 24, 2009 at 3:52 AM

LOL Dementia, what a thought.

scarletham; nevermind... =p

Shadow · Mar 24, 2009 at 4:03 AM

i'm loving the new avatar.

scarletham · Mar 24, 2009 at 7:07 PM

Horny are you my neighbor

ebolagod · Mar 24, 2009 at 11:35 PM

Pssh, this must've been a nice club. Most of the trashy ones don't carry as much dough. But yea, hotness.

Sock · Mar 25, 2009 at 1:08 AM

UN.

FAIR.

Zohair · Mar 27, 2009 at 6:09 PM

Horny are you my neighbor[/b]
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LOL.. No mate, I'm not.

Fraggerr · Apr 9, 2009 at 6:43 PM

One thing good about the crappy economy. LOL.

-=117=- · Apr 10, 2009 at 6:44 PM

Strippers aren't sluts... unless they give "bonuses" to people who pay extra. Then they sluts.

Damn, they make bank!

dementia · Apr 10, 2009 at 7:21 PM

No, then they are whores.

Sluts are people who sleep around for free. Like me.

Strippers are, in a way, sluts, because they act slutty, they dance provocatively.

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