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When I think of sex work (stripping, etc.), I always have to try and put myself in that position. If stuff got really hard, would I do it? Would I have the guts? I can't say that I know the answer to that question right now, but I think the trick to the trade must be learning to separate yourself from the work: separating your sexuality from the sexuality you exude during your shift. I think Funari ultimately makes a great argument about the kind of work the women in the film are performing: these people deserve all the basic rights that other workers deserve. They are working to pay their bills just like any UAW member or SEIU member, or any a member of any other union. The difference in this work that raises so much moral controversy is the American, white, middle-class, WASP-y "family values" that have been elevated into the highest levels of power that exist in this country (don't all politicians run on some form of 'family values' platform, whether they're a 'D' or an 'R'??)....

Anywho, I like to think of it as just any other 9 to 5 job... Thanks Dolly...

www.youtube.com/watch - Dolly Parton "9 to 5"