What is the main thesis of this film? That sex
workers should treated as human. Dancers should be given fair wages with no
discrimination at work. One claim is
that they made no provisions for sick days, gave Caucasian dancers priority in
scheduling over African-Americans.
What were the main arguments in support of
the thesis?
The dancers
at the Lusty Lady have tuition to pay and children to rise, and the claims they
make are the followings: job security, paid sick days, a safe working
environment. Before the organizing drive began, the film asserts, dancers were
routinely fired and non-white dancers were usually discriminated against. As I was watching on the film, the working
condition is shown to be worse for the dancers without the protections of union
and there is no good treatment to workers. In the film, some women insist that
exotic dancing and other sex work is
inherently degrading. Others find it a liberating expression of free choice and
sexual independence. The argument supported by this is that sex workers should
not be treated as trash or bad people because of their occupations; they are daughters
and mothers too.
How
does the thesis of this film relate to the course? It is how social
construction began in the society. I think it is related to sociology of
deviant because it deals with how our society gives label to people who are
doing some jobs that they like but society still ignore them. This deviant job
and deviant label that come with sex work is clearly relate to this course. Our
society examines and gives label to those individuals who prefer to do sex work
as deviant simply because of their job. However, women stand up for themselves in peep
show and strip clubs as well as other areas of sex work to show their rights.
But I saw in the film that some individuals responded with attack or threats to
sex workers with harassment and patronizing results as these women fought for
rights in the film. This film is related to sexual deviance: “Sex Work”
that we have been discussing this week in sociology class. It also refers to
the online reading “Humanizing Sex Work” by De Mello. She wants us to view sex
workers as individuals rather than a trash. I think the film is related an article “Where
am I Going to Stop?” by Wesley on our text, Reading in Deviant Behavior.
Which arguments/points did you find the most
convincing? I think I find the
argument of the sex workers convincing. An argument that stands out the most
for me is that women are paying to go to work.
Sex work has long been criticized and stigmatized in our society. While
many members of society view sex work as immoral and degrading to women, I may
argue that sex work is basically just work and that it is not necessarily
harmful to women. I find that prostitution is part of income and that sex
workers can do if they want. Many workers earn a living by exerting a strong
aspect of their personality. For instance, Managers are paid for their
leadership abilities, teachers for their patience, and waiters for their
extroversion. Why, then, is it wrong for a prostitute to profit from her
sexuality?
Which arguments/points did you find the least
convincing?
The least
convincing argument is when they say that woman should not be prostituting. If
they don’t, who would give them something to survive with? I think sex work is a work and not
necessarily harmful to women, and presented conditions that would reduce risks
to sex workers. I think woman have right to make informed decisions about her
own body, and laws that govern sex work. Who get to decide what people or woman
can do to survive in the society.
Choose one argument, point or question that
most stands out for you. How would you study this point? Briefly design a
research study around that point. I would do my research on two or four strip
club to see the conditions of worker. First, I would want to collect pieces of
information from both main and small strip clubs and dancers, and see which
treats its employees better. Next, I
would like to see which one treats the employee better. Finally, I would report the situation of each
one and with the suggestion of what could be done to change their situation.
Citation:
Addrain,
Conyers, Thio, Alex, Thomas C and Calhoun, 2010. Readings in Deviant Behavior. 6th ed. Boston, MA: Allyn & Ba. 1975
K. Wesley, “Where
am I Going to Stop?” Exotic Dancing, Fluid Body Boundaries, and effect on
identity,” Deviant Behavior (2003)
De Mello (2011) “Humanizing
Sex Work” the societypages.org/socimages/2011/10/12/humanizing-sex-workers/
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