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I think it's dangerously oversimplistic to define strippers as sex workers: in the vast majority of regulated environments in which people take their clothes off for money, the regulations are there to make it clear that what is going on is NOT a sex act.
There is an arguement to be made that for some, BSDM, role-playing, etc... Is not necessarily sexual, hence "Sex-work", either.
However, despite what an establishment owner says to get around certain municipal or regional by-laws and ordinances, when you have a place where people get naked for money with the specific* purpose of titillating customers, I think it can fall under the umbrella of "Sex-work", even if there are those in the trade uncomfortable with the word.
Same for people with nude webcam sites, or porn film distributors: It's a part of the sex industry.
*If people were getting naked for, say, a stage production, or performance where titillation is not the primary goal, this would not be sex-work.
OK... I can see where this becomed blurry, but I think it boils down to intent: Even if a "Gentleman's Club" successfully argues in court that the purpose of hiring topless waitresses is not sexual, you can safely bet that they're full of it. |
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