{"id":333128,"date":"2021-09-01T00:12:15","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T21:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/where-strippers-went-when-covid-closed-clubs\/"},"modified":"2021-09-01T00:12:15","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T21:12:15","slug":"where-strippers-went-when-covid-closed-clubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/where-strippers-went-when-covid-closed-clubs\/","title":{"rendered":"#Where strippers went when COVID closed clubs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Where s<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>pers went when COVID closed clubs<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>They\u2019re stripping away preconceptions.<\/p>\n<p>Stripper vids might sound like yet another sleazeball trend circulating on TikTok. But sex workers are increasingly taking to the video-sharing platform \u2014 and not to strip off their clothes.<\/p>\n<p>Rather, they want to shed harmful misconceptions surrounding their oft-stigmatized profession. <\/p>\n<p>In the stereotype-shattering phenomenon, dubbed \u201cStripTok,\u201d exotic dancers explain to their followers what really goes on behind the stripper pole.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that when myself and other StripTokers put ourselves out there, it\u2019s opening a way for a lot of other sex workers and dancers who might not have normally come out and come forth about being a dancer because of fear of judgement,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.refinery29.com\/en-us\/2021\/08\/10616575\/strip-tok-strippers-on-tiktok-community\">StripToker Sky Hopscotch told Refinery29<\/a> of the stigma-busting trend. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-tiktok wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok\"><figcaption>Sky Hopscotch makes it rain knowledge on her followers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In one of her most viral vids to date, which has 4.3 million views, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@thisisnotskyhopscotch\/video\/6965554695897173253?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1\">the sexhibitionist<\/a> can be seen counting a stack of cash she earned \u201ccrawling around onstage\u201d for work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile that might look degrading to you, it isn\u2019t to me,\u201d the lap-dance dynamo insists, noting that she has no student debt, pays her taxes and can even take her kid to Disneyland during the day, as she has no 9-to-5 gig. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe other great thing about this money is half of it came from your dad,\u201d the stripper quips while flashing a cheeky wink. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"731\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/tiktok-strip-37.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=731\" alt=\"Sky Hopscotch explains how strippers can prep themselves physically for a night on the pole.\" class=\"wp-image-19305539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/tiktok-strip-37.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1462 1462w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/tiktok-strip-37.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1097 1096w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/tiktok-strip-37.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=731 731w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/tiktok-strip-37.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=366 365w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/tiktok-strip-37.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\"\/><figcaption>Sky Hopscotch explains how strippers can prep themselves physically for a night on the pole. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">TikTok<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In response to fan queries, Hopscotch has also posted helpful and humorous tutorials on every aspect of the stripping business, from <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@thisisnotskyhopscotch\/video\/6974876124656553222?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1&amp;lang=en\">picking the perfect stage name<\/a> to<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@thisisnotskyhopscotch\/video\/6983438863888829702?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1\"> recovering after a night on the pole<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@thisisnotskyhopscotch\/video\/6969704303489600774?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1&amp;lang=en\">explaining the nature of her job to her kid<\/a>. The pole prodigy even invites her more than <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@thisisnotskyhopscotch\/video\/6970744616316423430?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1&amp;lang=en\">300,000 followers to virtually accompany her<\/a> to workplace \u2014 or, should we say, \u201ctwerkplace\u201d \u2014 like a randy ride-along.  <\/p>\n<p>In a similar vein, fellow StripToker <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@bella_is_bae347?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1&amp;lang=en\">Isabella Davenport<\/a> dispels the myriad myths surrounding the misunderstood vocation.<\/p>\n<p>Contrary to the popular image of uneducated riff-raff with absentee fathers and mothers, Davenport <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@bella_is_bae347\/video\/6997050666204024069?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1\">explains in one viral vid<\/a> that six out of 10 strippers are college graduates, 91% report being close to their parents, seven out of 10 dancers feel empowered through their line of work and other shocking facts. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/tiktok-strip-32.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=819\" alt=\"Sky strives to destigmatize her line or work.\" class=\"wp-image-19305538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/tiktok-strip-32.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1638 1638w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/tiktok-strip-32.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1229 1228w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/tiktok-strip-32.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=819 819w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/tiktok-strip-32.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=410 409w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/tiktok-strip-32.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\"\/><figcaption>Sky Hopscotch strives to destigmatize her line of work.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Of course, the transparent entertainer also makes sure not to sugarcoat the skin-dustry, which she admitted is rife with substance abuse and impressionable young women getting taken advantage of, Refinery 29 reported.<\/p>\n<p>One of Davenport\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@bella_is_bae347\/video\/6999279846966758661?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1\">harder-to-watch videos<\/a> details the harrowing story of how she got into stripping, which involved trying to escape an abusive partner. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe cheated, stole from me, broke me down \u2026 made me feel worthless,\u201d she wrote in the caption. <\/p>\n<p>Davenport recounted telling her beau she was leaving, whereupon he broke into her home with a stolen key, dragged her to where there were no cameras and \u201cbrutally assaulted\u201d her. The video even includes alleged security footage of the moments leading up to the alleged attack.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/tiktok-strip-30.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=819\" alt=\"Sky covers topics ranging from acing an audition to explaining the nature of one's gig to their kid.\" class=\"wp-image-19305537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/tiktok-strip-30.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1638 1638w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/tiktok-strip-30.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1229 1228w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/tiktok-strip-30.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=819 819w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/tiktok-strip-30.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=410 409w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/tiktok-strip-30.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\"\/><figcaption>Sky Hopscotch covers topics ranging from acing an audition to explaining the nature of one\u2019s gig to their kid.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Along with allowing strippers to let it all hang out, TikTok has also helped supplement their income amid the nationwide strip club shutdowns during the COVID-19 lockdown. <\/p>\n<p>According to recent studies, strip club revenue across the US decreased by 17.4% in 2020 and is projected to fall another 1.5% this year \u2014 despite the fact that skin merchants have since reopened for business.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, making it rain online has proven an uphill battle, as TikTok has reportedly suppressed some StripTokers and other body-centric accounts. <\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@notaccountant4lifer?\">Another StripToker, Taylor,<\/a> explained that she and her cohorts circumvent the censors by using the hashtag #skrippers instead of #strippers and refer to themselves as \u201caccountants\u201d \u2014 the logic being that no one is interested in probing into the life of a bean-counter. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"731\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/tiktok-strip-29.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=731\" alt=\"Sky says her stripper gig allows her to spend quality time with her kid during the day.\" class=\"wp-image-19305536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/tiktok-strip-29.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1462 1462w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/tiktok-strip-29.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1097 1096w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/tiktok-strip-29.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=731 731w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/tiktok-strip-29.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=366 365w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/tiktok-strip-29.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\"\/><figcaption>Sky Hopscotch says her stripper gig allows her to spend quality time with her kid during the day.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ultimately, StripTokers want to normalize their misunderstood vocation. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day, I think most people like their jobs and don\u2019t like their jobs,\u201d said Hopscotch. \u201cStripping is really no different.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of course, strippers aren\u2019t the only flesh peddlers going digital to bolster their bank accounts in the time of coronavirus. <\/p>\n<p>Many out-of-work escorts have turned to\u00a0hawking OnlyFans content,\u00a0while one enterprising Nevada courtesan is offering a\u00a0PG-rated \u201cvirtual girlfriend experience\u201d\u00a0in exchange for groceries and gift cards.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-tiktok wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok\"\/><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Stripper vids might sound like yet another sleazeball trend circulating on TikTok. But sex workers are increasingly taking to the video-sharing platform \u2014 and not to strip off their clothes. Rather, they want to shed harmful misconceptions surrounding their oft-stigmatized profession. 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