And here they are, Fox E. Martin.

I've always been attracted to the unusual, hungry for expression, and reverent for the hidden beauties around us.

Naturally, my answer was, one of those ladies that dances on poles.

They laughed at me until I cried, because it was an earnest answer.

I mean, Demi Moore looks so powerful in striptease, so who wouldn't want to be like her? And for the majority of my life after that, all I ever heard anyone else say about stripping was demeaning.

Why don't you go back to school so you can get a real job? If you're talented, you shouldn't need to take off your clothes.

And if I ever catch you dancing like that, I'll break both your legs.

stripper.