This was such a cool interview! I'm a historian: one of the things people often overlook is how important sex work is, and has been, in society. Like, in the American West of the late 1800s, sex workers were often the most wealthy and financially stable citizens of frontier towns. Those ladies paid for roads and schools, raised money in the event of a mining accident, and championed the performing arts (like, obvi lol). The historian Jan MacKell Collins has a bunch of books about sex work and the growth of America. Anyway, super cool getting a de-stigmatizing glimpse at the modern industry! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for the visibility. I have committed my entire adult life to the industry of performing either at home or in clubs and it makes me feel really seen that this is the first comment I saw. thank you for being you. Our line of work provides a lot more than people know. It's also my birthday and this video also made me stop and cuddle with my dog and smile.
Archeologist here and I agree! Sex work has kept so many empires and economic systems afloat during what would've otherwise been a sharp decline and erasure of entire civilisations kingdoms and settlements. It's staggering how demonised sex work is when it's not only really hard work but it can risk your life and health if you're not careful. It needs to be destigmatised, and I think videos like this tend to help us do that.
I love how she was so clear in explaining that if you’re giving attention to someone simply to gain something you’re are selling your time just like you’re doing it in any other job.
My mum was a dancer before I was born That is how she met my daddy. He was security at the club she worked at. While I don't pole dance, I can appreciate the art of it
Olivia - I'm one of your Crone followers. (Oh, yeah. Not the only one.) You have given me much to think about. As you can imagine, the idea of this career choice can be confusing and uncomfortable to a First Gen feminist. You've done a remarkable job presenting the work's pluses and minuses through a real world perspective. Kudos! I need to sit with this information for awhile. You have pulled back the curtain of knowledge ... kind of like The High Priestess ... which is always an eye opening experience. I appreciate your guided tour. You may have changed my perspective. Thank you.
Every stripper I've met has been an astoundingly hard worker. The mental fortitude, physical strength, and emotional intelligence required are more than I could ever have. My partner has an OF, and people ask if I'm upset about it, as if there are any downsides to dating someone who has that body confidence and knows how to hustle.
I’m a retired stripper. I miss being on stage, wearing pleaser heels, makeup, hair extensions, and my stripper outfits. I worked at a fully nude strip club. I had to be naked on stage on my second song. I had so much fun and it’s going to be a time of my life that I would never forget because I met so many wonderful people.
Omg I agree about people assuming it’s easy. I always respond with “K cool...so why aren’t you doing it???” My personal pet peeve is people assuming sex work = having sex with clients. It’s an umbrella term for sexually charged work or sexually expressive work. Not much of it has anything to do with actually having sex. In fact, everything outside of full prostitution or porn doesn’t involve having sex. Most places don’t let you touch the dancers at all.
The girls were the worst part of my ten year dance career. That...and the men that pulled out their junk. Oh, and the men that thought you were 'theirs'. But the money was great!
This made me feel very seen on my birthday and I am a currently retired until one more surgery and rehabilitation but I dream of the club in most of my dreams tbh I love performing. Your friend describes this so well. The locker room talk is just a lot of wondering when day shift will pick up and eating snacks with friends some would study or read. I loved it because I felt at home there. I recently lost a friend and he was our door guy - since then I dream about the club more and this video makes me want to keep dancing. Thank you with all of my being.
🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾 I’m blown away by the unexpected light shown on women in the industry. Thank you more than you know the positive impact this video is having on many. 🙏🏾
Cool!! Haven't watched the full video but so far v interesting. I have friends in dancing and sex work too and it's great that you're helping to reduce stigma :)
Another thing to keep yourself safe as a sex worker is really knowing what your boundaries are and communicating that with your clients beforehand/when they break those boundaries. Being confident in saying no to someone and realizing your actual self worth and taking that in account to what your boundaries are is sooo crucial. Something I definitely have struggled with in the past. Also, I was hoping a question about family vs. sex work is like for other people :(
And also a lot of the men that come in are really looking for a naked therapist you have this weird opportunity to actually connect with people and impact their lives ;;i met some really interesting people that I was proud to be able to get to know
I absolutely loved this video! Lately with this channel it's really felt like a "came for the witchcraft, stayed for the amazing interviews and outstanding quality" The message of this video is so important!
Lol on the accounting part. I worked as a stripper in the 1980s on weekends only my senior year of college. The financial aid office cut my student loan and my books, dorm, and 5 meals a week were all that I was going to have. So I talked to a stripper bar and found that I could work friday and saturday nights only and always have sunday to study for any tests on monday. I graduated with a bachelor's degree in Accounting and have been working in accounting all these years. In the 80s we didn't have house moms, you tipped out to the DJ. and after close we all went in the dressing room and put on our clothes and then we had to sit down in the bar until the bouncers came back in after they had made sure all customers had left and driven off on down the road, then we could leave. I think that prevented a lot of bad things that could have happened from happening. This was really interesting.
Finally catching up with this interview! Thank you so much to you and Nikla for this interview! I appreciate how you created this short series of videos on pole!
Just because you choose to do sex work doesn't make you any less of a human. Glad to see there are those out there who are in the industry by choice and enjoy the work. Also, I loved to see that she was very positive about getting rid of the stigma around sex work. If sex work was accepted as real work I think that sex workers could get more protection and achieve higher safety in their work environments.
I never would have realized that different areas are looking for different aesthetics. I mean it makes sense, most industries are like that, but I never would have applied it to stripping. That was really eye-opening.
Thank you for this humbling interview! I have close friends who have tried the business and have been in very scary situations (like could have ended in death). Cops were not called due to the stigma of being a sex worker. It’s not ok and sex workers deserve to be safe too! Thank you!! Everyone should see this video and become aware without judgement.
I know some girls who work at Shot Guns and at La Bohem (I can't spell for shit) and I myself worked in a club and it was simultaneously the best and worst job ever. You could walk away with so much money or you could walk away with none. The sexual harassment and all the things you need to do for your own safety really weigh down on you emotionally and I wish that it was talked about more. Sex work is not just easy work, it's WORK and it's not for everyone and it's not something that will get you thousands of dollars in a weekend instantly. You have to work on your hussle and you have to really work to find your own "brand".
I have never thought that a guy buying me dinner was considered sex work! That is so freaking cool and fascinating to me. This was an awesome video. I wanna keep learning more and hopefully do more pole classes in the future (:
Great interview! Honest and insightful.Thank you for honesty! & easy in the eyes! You are soo stunning! You are gorgeous. And the makeup..flawless!! Your hair 😱 OMG.KEEP UP THe HARD WORK. So glad you found work that is satisfying and allows you share your awesome creativity & beauty! Congrats on the 💃 dance studio! I'm a 1st time femail business owner over 40. It is hard work byt so worth it! Keep using your intelligence as your secret weapon. Im sure you have been under estimated and shown your strengths. You deserve all the success in the world. Never stop reaching for the stars.
I remember going to the strip club at 18 to hang out with the dancers, and play pool. I always made sure to bring rolls of loonies. ($1 coins in Canada)
Coming from a rural midwestern state I've always advocated for legal sex work. Anyone choosing such a demanding profession deserves to be respected and protected. Are there any ongoing workshops where experienced workers (or speakers) can share advice, boost morale, mental health awareness and tax advice? It was legal for me to claim part of my wardrobe for my job, so sex workers should be able to claim clothing, shoes, makeup, supplies. I enjoyed this video.
In my line of work girls engage in Tinder dates just to get a free dinner out of it. Specially in Europe where men absolutely adore going out with exotic looking women....lol! Who would have thought this is considered part of the sex industry. Interesting interview.
I once heard in my human sexuality class from a professional domme that she preferred the term “exotic service provider.” I thought that was super cool and had never heard of it before, but I like it and think I would use it if I take up sex work...I mean...exotic service provision 😋
I've been wanting to learn how to pole dance just for fun for a while now. But I just don't have the means to start right now. I've always thought it was so cool though
I really enjoyed this!! Lately I've been wondering abt the pole industry and if it's for me, but I've had **some** dancing experience but not anything relating to a pole, so I wouldn't have any idea of how to start, like do I go to the dance studios to learn first or do you gain the experience on the job? Anybody who has an answer is welcome to do so 🖤🤍💜
I don't know for sure, but I would say your interview/audition would go better if you have some experience. You might not have to be an expert, but get some experience in the studio setting. It will be safer too because as the Witch of Wonderlust has said in the past, the pole is safer in a studio to learn. I have never done any of it, but just from what she was saying.
I would have to ask isn’t that a form of racism and discrimination basing and judging a job or form of work on the Woman’s Body Type??? To say if a Black Dancer from GA or from any State won’t get hired base on how big her butt is in CO is 100% to the core! Is that to say if you are white or white looking with a firm breast and big butt will that same Woman that isn’t Black or from GA will she still get hired in CO???
This was such a cool interview! I'm a historian: one of the things people often overlook is how important sex work is, and has been, in society. Like, in the American West of the late 1800s, sex workers were often the most wealthy and financially stable citizens of frontier towns. Those ladies paid for roads and schools, raised money in the event of a mining accident, and championed the performing arts (like, obvi lol). The historian Jan MacKell Collins has a bunch of books about sex work and the growth of America. Anyway, super cool getting a de-stigmatizing glimpse at the modern industry! Thanks for sharing!
That is so cool! Thank you for the book recommendations!
Thank you for the visibility. I have committed my entire adult life to the industry of performing either at home or in clubs and it makes me feel really seen that this is the first comment I saw. thank you for being you. Our line of work provides a lot more than people know. It's also my birthday and this video also made me stop and cuddle with my dog and smile.
Archeologist here and I agree! Sex work has kept so many empires and economic systems afloat during what would've otherwise been a sharp decline and erasure of entire civilisations kingdoms and settlements. It's staggering how demonised sex work is when it's not only really hard work but it can risk your life and health if you're not careful. It needs to be destigmatised, and I think videos like this tend to help us do that.
You obviously didn't see "The Unforgiven".
I love how she was so clear in explaining that if you’re giving attention to someone simply to gain something you’re are selling your time just like you’re doing it in any other job.
My mum was a dancer before I was born That is how she met my daddy. He was security at the club she worked at. While I don't pole dance, I can appreciate the art of it
Thats such a cute story
Olivia - I'm one of your Crone followers. (Oh, yeah. Not the only one.) You have given me much to think about. As you can imagine, the idea of this career choice can be confusing and uncomfortable to a First Gen feminist. You've done a remarkable job presenting the work's pluses and minuses through a real world perspective. Kudos! I need to sit with this information for awhile. You have pulled back the curtain of knowledge ... kind of like The High Priestess ... which is always an eye opening experience. I appreciate your guided tour. You may have changed my perspective.
Thank you.
Every stripper I've met has been an astoundingly hard worker. The mental fortitude, physical strength, and emotional intelligence required are more than I could ever have.
My partner has an OF, and people ask if I'm upset about it, as if there are any downsides to dating someone who has that body confidence and knows how to hustle.
SO MANY great points in this video!
“Women’s bodies shouldn’t be a fashion trend” oh my gosh, I actually gasped 🙌🏻🙌🏻
I’m a retired stripper. I miss being on stage, wearing pleaser heels, makeup, hair extensions, and my stripper outfits. I worked at a fully nude strip club. I had to be naked on stage on my second song. I had so much fun and it’s going to be a time of my life that I would never forget because I met so many wonderful people.
Its amazing that you put out educational content like this! Slay that stigma babe! 🖤🖤
Omg I agree about people assuming it’s easy. I always respond with “K cool...so why aren’t you doing it???” My personal pet peeve is people assuming sex work = having sex with clients. It’s an umbrella term for sexually charged work or sexually expressive work. Not much of it has anything to do with actually having sex. In fact, everything outside of full prostitution or porn doesn’t involve having sex. Most places don’t let you touch the dancers at all.
That sound at 15:24 scared the sh*t out of me! 🤣
I'm glad this video was done. As a former dancer, the stigma needs to end. 🔥🙌
Thank you for sharing, really enjoyed this interview ♥️
The girls were the worst part of my ten year dance career. That...and the men that pulled out their junk. Oh, and the men that thought you were 'theirs'. But the money was great!
Wonderful interview!
Thank you SO much for sharing such important, empowering content! ❤
olivia seriously i appreciate this video so much it’s honestly a dream to see a witchy youtuber putting out this content 🖤 thank yew nikla also !!!
I love how honest and real this interview was and the fact that she was the sweetest thing ever.
I really didn't expect to like this video but it definitely opened my mind and changed my perspective on stripping and sex work! Fantastic video!
Thank you for watching!!
This made me feel very seen on my birthday and I am a currently retired until one more surgery and rehabilitation but I dream of the club in most of my dreams tbh I love performing. Your friend describes this so well. The locker room talk is just a lot of wondering when day shift will pick up and eating snacks with friends some would study or read. I loved it because I felt at home there. I recently lost a friend and he was our door guy - since then I dream about the club more and this video makes me want to keep dancing. Thank you with all of my being.
What a BEAUTIFUL SOUL you are ✨✨✨✨ so genuine and I love your conscious Dom of placing your audience in a loving Sub Space 🕊🪶 thank you for existing 🐍
🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾 I’m blown away by the unexpected light shown on women in the industry. Thank you more than you know the positive impact this video is having on many. 🙏🏾
Cool!! Haven't watched the full video but so far v interesting. I have friends in dancing and sex work too and it's great that you're helping to reduce stigma :)
Another thing to keep yourself safe as a sex worker is really knowing what your boundaries are and communicating that with your clients beforehand/when they break those boundaries. Being confident in saying no to someone and realizing your actual self worth and taking that in account to what your boundaries are is sooo crucial. Something I definitely have struggled with in the past. Also, I was hoping a question about family vs. sex work is like for other people :(
And also a lot of the men that come in are really looking for a naked therapist you have this weird opportunity to actually connect with people and impact their lives ;;i met some really interesting people that I was proud to be able to get to know
I absolutely loved this video!
Lately with this channel it's really felt like a "came for the witchcraft, stayed for the amazing interviews and outstanding quality"
The message of this video is so important!
Lol on the accounting part. I worked as a stripper in the 1980s on weekends only my senior year of college. The financial aid office cut my student loan and my books, dorm, and 5 meals a week were all that I was going to have. So I talked to a stripper bar and found that I could work friday and saturday nights only and always have sunday to study for any tests on monday. I graduated with a bachelor's degree in Accounting and have been working in accounting all these years. In the 80s we didn't have house moms, you tipped out to the DJ. and after close we all went in the dressing room and put on our clothes and then we had to sit down in the bar until the bouncers came back in after they had made sure all customers had left and driven off on down the road, then we could leave. I think that prevented a lot of bad things that could have happened from happening. This was really interesting.
Finally catching up with this interview! Thank you so much to you and Nikla for this interview! I appreciate how you created this short series of videos on pole!
Just because you choose to do sex work doesn't make you any less of a human. Glad to see there are those out there who are in the industry by choice and enjoy the work. Also, I loved to see that she was very positive about getting rid of the stigma around sex work. If sex work was accepted as real work I think that sex workers could get more protection and achieve higher safety in their work environments.
I never would have realized that different areas are looking for different aesthetics. I mean it makes sense, most industries are like that, but I never would have applied it to stripping. That was really eye-opening.
Right? It had never crossed my mind until she told me about it.
Love that you’re incorporating this to your channel!! ♥️♥️♥️
5 minutes in and I am obsessed with this video style!!!! Yay!
awesome interview and beautiful dancing shots!
Really love his video always wanted to know what the sex work industry was like , thank u to both of you :)
she seems so sweet and awesome, this was a great interview thanks!
Denver Native here! Amazing!
I just love the video and you’ve inspired me todo pole thx 😊
Yay for another video!! ❤️
Literally going to buy a pole the MINUTE I move into an apartment of my own this summer. Also, I’m obsessed with her striped top 🥰🔥
Y E S
Thank you for this humbling interview! I have close friends who have tried the business and have been in very scary situations (like could have ended in death). Cops were not called due to the stigma of being a sex worker. It’s not ok and sex workers deserve to be safe too! Thank you!! Everyone should see this video and become aware without judgement.
This was fascinating! Thank you both for this informational interview. ❤️
I love these videos thank you luv!! your amazing
*why is everyone but me so attractive wth*
Because you see your beauty every day and are used to it
Amazing interview thank you for sharing this with the world
I really love this interview style videos
I know some girls who work at Shot Guns and at La Bohem (I can't spell for shit) and I myself worked in a club and it was simultaneously the best and worst job ever. You could walk away with so much money or you could walk away with none. The sexual harassment and all the things you need to do for your own safety really weigh down on you emotionally and I wish that it was talked about more. Sex work is not just easy work, it's WORK and it's not for everyone and it's not something that will get you thousands of dollars in a weekend instantly. You have to work on your hussle and you have to really work to find your own "brand".
I have never thought that a guy buying me dinner was considered sex work! That is so freaking cool and fascinating to me. This was an awesome video. I wanna keep learning more and hopefully do more pole classes in the future (:
When she said that, it totally changed my perspective on those kinds of situations. I love doing interviews, I always learn something new.
It's only sex work if you sleep with them to get a free meal.
@@HerMajesty1 That's not how this works at all. Your ignorance is showing.
So can you please tell us about the Savior Jesus Christ 😂😂😂😂
The intro had me laughing
Great interview! Honest and insightful.Thank you for honesty! & easy in the eyes! You are soo stunning! You are gorgeous. And the makeup..flawless!! Your hair 😱 OMG.KEEP UP THe HARD WORK. So glad you found work that is satisfying and allows you share your awesome creativity & beauty!
Congrats on the 💃 dance studio! I'm a 1st time femail business owner over 40. It is hard work byt so worth it! Keep using your intelligence as your secret weapon. Im sure you have been under estimated and shown your strengths. You deserve all the success in the world. Never stop reaching for the stars.
Thank you so much goddess 🤍💥
I remember going to the strip club at 18 to hang out with the dancers, and play pool. I always made sure to bring rolls of loonies. ($1 coins in Canada)
Coming from a rural midwestern state I've always advocated for legal sex work. Anyone choosing such a demanding profession deserves to be respected and protected. Are there any ongoing workshops where experienced workers (or speakers) can share advice, boost morale, mental health awareness and tax advice? It was legal for me to claim part of my wardrobe for my job, so sex workers should be able to claim clothing, shoes, makeup, supplies. I enjoyed this video.
Very informative and helpful for future plans.
In my line of work girls engage in Tinder dates just to get a free dinner out of it. Specially in Europe where men absolutely adore going out with exotic looking women....lol! Who would have thought this is considered part of the sex industry. Interesting interview.
Intro was so nice 🙂🙂🙂
Thank you!!!
@@TheWitchOfWonderlust this video was so nice and really maid me leave that tabo and open me to respect every one
And I also can relate being a witch
I once heard in my human sexuality class from a professional domme that she preferred the term “exotic service provider.” I thought that was super cool and had never heard of it before, but I like it and think I would use it if I take up sex work...I mean...exotic service provision 😋
Is it ok to contact this girl for advice ? I have some specific questions I feel comfortable to comment but feel it may just get lost aha 😅😅❤️
Yes! Message me on Instagram ❤️
You have the most amazing friends 🤗
I've been wanting to learn how to pole dance just for fun for a while now. But I just don't have the means to start right now. I've always thought it was so cool though
I cant do it🤣🤣 I have not a speck of sex appeal for that🤣🤣🤣 no one shows up to clubs to see me do the running man🤣🤣
Is the dog a husky-shepard mix?
1 to 2 years before most I knew get into the rhythm
I really enjoyed this!! Lately I've been wondering abt the pole industry and if it's for me, but I've had **some** dancing experience but not anything relating to a pole, so I wouldn't have any idea of how to start, like do I go to the dance studios to learn first or do you gain the experience on the job? Anybody who has an answer is welcome to do so 🖤🤍💜
I don't know for sure, but I would say your interview/audition would go better if you have some experience. You might not have to be an expert, but get some experience in the studio setting. It will be safer too because as the Witch of Wonderlust has said in the past, the pole is safer in a studio to learn. I have never done any of it, but just from what she was saying.
She gorgeous Denver makes great money
Love the video/interview! ♡
What website did she mention? Girlfund or something? I couldn't find it but was curious.
Nice!!
You look great the way your are
Beautiful
I would have to ask isn’t that a form of racism and discrimination basing and judging a job or form of work on the Woman’s Body Type??? To say if a Black Dancer from GA or from any State won’t get hired base on how big her butt is in CO is 100% to the core! Is that to say if you are white or white looking with a firm breast and big butt will that same Woman that isn’t Black or from GA will she still get hired in CO???
My worst night at the club I went home with 1$
Thumbs up for that dog tho
You're so beautiful 😘
yes
You should so dance
this is one of my fav videos to come to abt pole :’)