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ismnotwasm

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Mon Apr 29, 2013, 02:45 PM Apr 2013

Magic Mike - what's life really like as a male stripper?

My views on sex work are this; when for every female sex worker there is a male--up to and including strippers, when sex work is not perceived as exclusively heterosexual, when there is no sexual trafficking, no pimps, no violence, no exploitation, when the choice to become a sex worker is an actual choice and not a patriarchy driven cultural default, when sex workers are revered and cherished, when sex isn't referred to as 'nasty' or 'dirty'---then I'll stop critiquing sex work.





It's the stuff of dreams for the nation's womenfolk this week as Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer and Matthew McConaughey get their kit off in male stripper movie Magic Mike. Of course, you might be forgiven for thinking that having women gawp at you for a living is as good as it gets. But what's the reality of life as a male stripper? MSN Him spoke to some to find out.

On MSN Movies: Highlights: Channing Tatum and Matthew McConaughey web chat
Is stripping a dream job?

"I have challenged people for years to find me one that's better," 35-year-old Billy Jeffrey tells me. Billy is one of the world-famous Chippendales. He landed a role with the Vegas-based showmen after being spotted on a reality TV series.

"Our show is around two hours long. The rest of the time you're hanging with your friends, getting your workout in, travelling the world, eating at the finest restaurants or food prepared by our private chef, partying at the hottest nightclubs; we basically get a 'key to the city' and did I mention the girls?"

It's a similar story for Tristan Edwin Everard Mills from www.adoniscabaret.co.uk, a company that runs shows across the UK. "I've been a male stripper since 2000. Since then I've travelled the world and been paid to drink and party with pretty ladies."


http://him.uk.msn.com/in-the-know/magic-mike-whats-life-really-like-as-a-male-stripper



Are there valid comparisons here to the life of a female sex worker?
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