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Bristol strip club ban

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Aha85 · 06/03/2021 19:13

I'm really hoping this goes ahead. The strip found aren't happy.

www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/strip-club-ban-bristol-would-5079319

This argument from the strip clubs is particularly odd:

"Nil-cap is a LGBTQ+ phobic policy as it discriminates against Queer people who go to these venues." Confused

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sagaLoren · 07/03/2021 08:19

You only have to look at the number of MN threads with women in tears because they've just found out their husband has been frequenting strip clubs (and having private dances) to see who this is "empowering".

I used to work in the city where it was common for the men to all have after-work drinks and then end up at a strip club. Don't remember the women at work feeling very empowered by that either.

The idea that strip clubs are empowering women is utter tosh fed to us by men who just want to experience what it's like to have women (who otherwise wouldn't touch them with a barge pole) get naked on demand.

Significantown · 07/03/2021 08:09

Yep, when I wasn’t a feminist, it was definitely because of the opposition to objectifying and potentially abusing women Hmm

TheImber · 07/03/2021 07:47

So you're happy to arbitrarily close down female owned businesses, that employ 90% women, during a global pandemic? Purely because you are ideologically opposed to them?

I wonder why more women don't want to be feminists? 🤔

peak2021 · 07/03/2021 07:13

Ridiculous. I hope Bristol City Council succeed in closing down all strip clubs, regardless of who frequents them. Objectifying bodies harms women far more than men.

donquixotedelamancha · 06/03/2021 21:39

Nil-cap is a LGBTQ+ phobic policy as it discriminates against Queer people who go to these venues

Yeah, I bet strip joints in Bristol are full of Lesbians.

These 'campaigners' also claimed that not having strip joints would reinforce gender stereotypes. I'm surprised they didn't try saying it's Islamaphobic while they were at it.

MissBarbary · 06/03/2021 21:10

Nil-cap is a LGBTQ+ phobic policy as it discriminates against Queer people who go to these venues

Desperation there- it would be laughable if it weren't so serious.

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Aha85 · 06/03/2021 19:18

They do say it discriminates against women too but I don't think stripping is really a sign of empowerment/something we should be striving for.

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OhDear2200 · 06/03/2021 19:15

@Aha85

I'm really hoping this goes ahead. The strip found aren't happy.

www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/strip-club-ban-bristol-would-5079319

This argument from the strip clubs is particularly odd:

"Nil-cap is a LGBTQ+ phobic policy as it discriminates against Queer people who go to these venues." Confused

But not women.
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Aha85 · 06/03/2021 19:14

Sorry that should have said "The strip clubs aren't happy." Autocorrect is being annoying.

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