Male Strippers and the Toll of Exotic Dance

Bibliographic Data

ID11230418
AuthorsMaren T Scull (0000-0002-0006-5491, University of Colorado Denver, CO, USA, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume44
Issue3
Pages268-297
Publication date2020-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHumanity & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0160-5976 • E-ISSN: 2372-9708
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0160597620930928
OpenAlexW3036915952
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited70

While researchers have looked at the impact stripping has for female exotic dancers, very little attention has been given to the consequences the profession has for male strippers. In this research, I draw from 22 in-depth interviews with male exotic dancers and 18 months of fieldwork at a strip club to examine the extent to which male strippers experience “the toll” of exotic dance. Specifically, I focus on dancers’ interactions with customers, their experiences with stigmas, the impact stripping has on their romantic relationships, how they negotiate boundaries with patrons, and the consequences stripping has for their self-esteem. Overall, I found that patriarchal privilege and the sexual double standard significantly mitigated the toll of the profession

Art · Club · Dance · Negotiation · Political science · Privilege (computing · Psychoanalysis · Romance · Sociology · Stripping (fiber · Toll · Visual arts · Engineering · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Law · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology