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Jobless Women Turn to Porn, Stripping

By Drew Nelles,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 22, 2009 5:45 PM CDT

(Newser) – With unemployment rising, more women are moving on up by stripping down, the AP reports. The adult entertainment industry, is receiving a barrage of applications from women seeking good pay and job security in fields ranging from porno to exotic dancing. "You're seeing a lot more beautiful women who are eligible to do so many other things," a stripclub manager says.

The move from white-collars to G-strings can be lucrative, if unnerving. "It is like giving a speech, but instead of imagining everyone naked, you're the one who's naked," said one performer. But the recession has hurt adult entertainment, insiders say. And the simulated-sex world can hurt women: "Once you make an adult film, it never goes away,” one porno-maker said.

Stripper Eva Stone raves about the work at the Pink Monkey gentlemen's club in Chicago. Stone is a 25-year-old with a bachelor's degree in graphic design who hopes to go back to graduate school.
Stripper Eva Stone raves about the work at the Pink Monkey gentlemen's club in Chicago. Stone is a 25-year-old with a bachelor's degree in graphic design who hopes to go back to graduate school.   (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
More women are turning to stripping and pornography to make ends meet in hard times.
More women are turning to stripping and pornography to make ends meet in hard times.   (Shutterstock)
Employers across the adult entertainment industry say they're seeing an influx of applications from women who are drawn in by the promise of flexible schedules and fast cash.
Employers across the adult entertainment industry say they're seeing an influx of applications from women who are drawn in by the promise of flexible schedules and fast cash.   (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
A waitress uniform hangs in the doorway to an interview room during a job fair at the Foxy Lady strip club in Providence, R.I., Saturday, March 21, 2009.
A waitress uniform hangs in the doorway to an interview room during a job fair at the Foxy Lady strip club in Providence, R.I., Saturday, March 21, 2009.   (AP Photo/Stew Milne)
Chamika Chandler, left, from Cranston, R.I., interviews for bartender position with Lori Saviskas, right, a manager at the Foxy Lady strip club in Providence, R.I., during a job fair at the club.
Chamika Chandler, left, from Cranston, R.I., interviews for bartender position with Lori Saviskas, right, a manager at the Foxy Lady strip club in Providence, R.I., during a job fair at the club.   (AP Photo/Stew Milne)
Visitors take photos of a stripper dancing on a stage at Lisbon's international erotic fair.
Visitors take photos of a stripper dancing on a stage at Lisbon's international erotic fair.   (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
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It is like giving a speech, but instead of imagining everyone naked, you're the one who's naked. - Rebecca Brown

In the past, people have said this industry is recession-proof. I definitely don't see that; maybe recession-resistant. - Eric Wold, director of research for financial services firm Merriman Curhan Ford

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COMMENTS
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paul123
Mar 24, 2009 3:50 AM CDT
any bailout money for strippers planned?
riffran
Mar 23, 2009 9:59 AM CDT
uhhhhhhhh...yikes....pass..lol
NxBigmouthery
Mar 23, 2009 7:59 AM CDT
They may one day count it as the best decision they've ever made.

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