Booty Shake Monday

There's a local bar here in the city that does a "booty shake monday". It's an event where a number of girls are invited to the stage to shake their bootys for a certain amount of cash. The judging is done by how loud the crowd cheers for each contestant.

So the question that runs through my mind is "can this be empowering?" Because i've seen the event take a lot of criticism from feminists and just the average person on my facebook. To them, it's a sort of dirty thing to do. A sluttish thing to do perhaps. Whatever the fuck that means. The word slut to me literally makes NO sense. It's a relative term thrown around by haters. Nobody has time for that shit! I don't think of anyone as a slut. If anything, i'm a slut. So the people saying booty shake mondays are "dirty" or "slutty" don't count for me.

So is there a problem with booty shaking at the palomino on a monday evening? Why am I even writing this blog in the first place? Well, when I look at the photos I can't help but notice the crowd. Mainly a group of horny dudes who look creepy as hell. Take this one for example :

Why the fuck does everyone look so serious?
Anyways, I'd feel weird in that club. And this is coming from a guy who used to frequent strip clubs when he turned 18. I loved strip clubs. And then a friend of mine started stripping and it got weird. A little too real for me. She had a kid. She stripped for a living. It might have been slightly empowering but I saw it more as one of the pitfalls of capitalism. She earns good money doing it. But she'd rather be doing something else. And it's not so easy to just "do" things. Life has a way of forcing routines and chaining us to certain lifestyles. But yeah i'd feel out of place standing with a bunch of dudes watching girls shake their ass and cheering loudly for the best one.

Guess I left my macho suit at home today. But then again, my definition of a man differs greatly from modern media. If I was in that club (I never go to clubs anymore) I would still be chasing women. But i'd probably save the ass shaking until later. A private show perhaps. (Imagination runs wild)

Could pornography be empowering to anyone taking part? Certainly. But the truth lies in the context for me. I don't get off on girls being slapped around, spit on, or called shitty names. I think fucking weirdos get off on that kind of stuff. BUT consensual BDSM is a whole different story. It all lies in the context.

As for girls booty shaking at the palomino. I'm torn between a girls right to celebrate her body and the creepy dudes lining up for a peek. Seems like the context is lost amongst the loud music and monster energy caps.

But create a booty shake night and they will come shake. I'm just in an odd camp of guys that would rather peek at your mind before celebrating your body.

-devon