Strippers gone wild at the Statehouse
It's a dubious honor to be the defender of strip clubs and adult entertainment – just ask Cincinnatian's about Larry Flynt and you'll get what I'm talking about.
But someone's got to do it.
So now that the always prude and anal-retentive Phil Burress is trying to crush Ohio's strip-club industry, the beautiful strippers are up in arms.
Burress is on a mission to convince Ohioans that strip clubs cause more crime and depreciate property value. But if you know anything about his organization, Citizens for Community Values, you know their real concern is morality. After all, their biggest claim to fame is banning gay marriage in Ohio. I'm sure that wasn't to reduce crime or protect the community from any non-moral threat.
It's a travesty that this is being discussed and is bound to make Ohio (and Cincinnati) more laughed at then it already is.
The truth is, strip clubs are good for the economy and unlike other barroom restrictions (smoking) naked people don't hurt anybody.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer has both sides of the story
Pros of strip clubs:
Money quote from The Enquirer:
CCV's justification of the legislation:
CCV is lame. If two adults want to show some nakedness together, why not?
I might have to take up Larry Flynt's old cause and open up a strip club in the Nati... Smoke free of course. Wouldn't want to cause any harm to anyone.
But someone's got to do it.
So now that the always prude and anal-retentive Phil Burress is trying to crush Ohio's strip-club industry, the beautiful strippers are up in arms.
Burress is on a mission to convince Ohioans that strip clubs cause more crime and depreciate property value. But if you know anything about his organization, Citizens for Community Values, you know their real concern is morality. After all, their biggest claim to fame is banning gay marriage in Ohio. I'm sure that wasn't to reduce crime or protect the community from any non-moral threat.
It's a travesty that this is being discussed and is bound to make Ohio (and Cincinnati) more laughed at then it already is.
The truth is, strip clubs are good for the economy and unlike other barroom restrictions (smoking) naked people don't hurt anybody.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer has both sides of the story
Pros of strip clubs:
Harsh new proposed regulations on strip clubs could hit Cleveland right in the wallet by making the city less attractive to those picking convention sites, says the city's top tourism official.
"The people who make the decisions on where to bring a convention consider a wide variety of issues and offerings," Dennis Roche, president of the Convention and Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland, said in an interview on Monday. "I wouldn't call it a deal maker, but I would call it a tie-breaker," he added, referring to adult entertainment such as strip bars.
Money quote from The Enquirer:
"Let's be honest: CCV doesn't want to empower local governments, it wants to close down all forms of adult entertainment and continue promoting its narrow social agenda," Liakos said.
CCV's justification of the legislation:
"If I was the mayor of a city, I wouldn't want conventioneers who wanted to go out and carouse all night long at these clubs," said Burress. "The increase in crime that comes is going to cause extra taxpayer money to keep extra police officers on the street."
We're not legislating morality," he said. "We're protecting the community from increased crime and decreased property values."
CCV is lame. If two adults want to show some nakedness together, why not?
I might have to take up Larry Flynt's old cause and open up a strip club in the Nati... Smoke free of course. Wouldn't want to cause any harm to anyone.
Labels: Cincinnati, Ohio politics, random
Actually strip clubs aren't just two people who want to show some "nakedness". They are the complete public sexual objectivity of women. But you seem cool with that.
Out of curiosty, have you ever been in a strip club? Did you enjoy it? Did you tell your Mom about it later? Was she proud of you?
So now for the record, you are an ageist and a sexist. Wow, at least you don't eat meat, so you must be a good person.
Posted by Yossarian | 7:44 PM
Yossarian,
It appears you're the sexist since you completely forget that their are strip clubs designed for a female audience too. But of course, you just skip right over the poor objectified men.
The truth of the matter is that male and female strippers choose to be on the pole.
Only a sexist man like you thinks that you know what's best for women. Let me quess, you think they should be in the kitchen with an apron on being careful not to show any ankle.
Posted by Andrew Warner | 7:49 PM
Umm, actually I believe women (and men) should be treated as equals, not as objects that you stuff dollar bills into their underwear.
What people do and and how they dress in their homes is their own business, but when in a public place people are treated with disrespect, then I have a problem with it.
So this is why there are no women at the green party meetings.
Posted by Yossarian | 10:06 PM
The only thing disrespectful is you assuming to know what is best for grown women. You are starting to sound like the pro-life crowd. The main part of the feminist movement was getting rid of the notion that men tell women what is in their best interest. I didn't know you were still into telling women what is good for them.
Posted by Andrew Warner | 10:26 PM
You never answered my question: Have you ever been to a strip club?
Do you know what you are talking about?
And I am not teling women what is best for them - rember strip clubs are both men and women. I am only saying that these places objectifiy other people for money. Please don't put words into my mouth.
Read my comments - what you read into them is what you should bring up in this weeks therapy and your own hang ups with women.
Posted by Yossarian | 7:40 AM
We so fully agree with Mr. Burress and his organization that we propose prohibiting the free association of any and all people unless we specifically and explicitly allow it. We are quite tired of our citizens freely associating with those of similar interests and beliefs when these interests and beliefs are not the same as ours. We appreciate Mr. Burress' willingness to stand up to the self-tighteous scoundrels in our community that would freely associate with others.
Posted by Every Cincinnatian | 11:16 AM
Yo,
You can't come up with a logical thought so you keep trying to ask me if I go to strip clubs.
The point of the conversation woulf be lost if that's what we started talking about - something you need to happen to cover up your incoherence.
The truth of the matter is that I'm a feminist. As a feminist I believe in a woman's right to do what she wants with her body. It's hers and she can show it to who she wants.assuming of course that person wants to see it. In a strip club that's a pretty safe bet.
Same standards apply to men of course.
Posted by Andrew Warner | 11:26 AM