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Originally posted by purse junkie
Ah, classic "but it's just totally different in my case!" no-argument response.
It honestly never occurred to me that I would have to explictly say "I think strip clubs are sexist." What is this, fucking 1960 that the idea is a shock to anyone? And how a woman reacts to her husband going to a strip club obviously depends at least in part on her opinion on certain gender issues. I made my personal opinion clear, but also explicitly said "each to em's own"--so how that's imposing my own values on everyone else is beyond me.
I stand by my observation that lots of folks have a double-standard of what sexuality-related conduct they'd tolerate in themselves vs. their partner. Lots don't, that's great. But to deny it exists in some cases is just flat-out ridiculous.
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My observations on this silly debate are as follows:
1. There is a double standard. Some men expect women to be perfect virginal archetypes, yet demand they condone the man's indulgence in porn, strip clubs, etc.. That's hypocritical. If you can do it, so can your partner. Fair is fair.
2. If you have a problem wioth your partner seeing naked bodies in a silly drunken club, you're a fucking tool and/or you're fucking insecure about yourself, and you should get over your pathetic hang-up. I have yet to see confident woman get mad about her husband hitting a strip club. Its always chicks with body issues or low self confidence. The man should known better than to marry such an imbecile, so I blame him. He build a shitty nest by picking a defective partner, let him deal with it. For this reason, I hate "covering" for guy friends who have to hide shit from their spouses. If you have to hid something as inocuous as a strip club visit from your wife, you shouldn't have married her.
