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But ulti- — mately Malva would be unseated by a woman in red, 20 pounds. her waving around a ten. senior, wildest times to be spent in the kitchen, of umbrella-ladened ~~ (tliat the goose is also good for the gander, in And then I have to stop and wonder why have But then I remember why no one says a word about how demeaning it a male to go to an exotic dance because men still rule this pathetic ever is for clublittle men were pathetic ever caught on, all heck could break. loose and, -yipes, _ to go, so I went. enn _ Payroll Specialist, Risk Manager, Benefits Administrator _ Safety Director, Human Resource Manager _ Insurance Broker PLUS BENEFITS Art of the Earth...657-1801 A kinder, gentler, hm..cheaper..ART GALLERY. | 650 West 100 South running a business. A-Plus Benefits lets you spend time eum what you do best. 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Our fantastic table in thecorner was deserted, save for ‘me and my friend Roberta who was looking for a couple of bucks. Unfortunately, we, as women, had rarely ventured inside the traditional exotic dance club, so we had no idea how to act. Unleash us from the men in our lives for one night and we turn into a bunch of souped up cheerleaders, rushing the stage, women might take over. » Weve expanded our Antiques into the Depot! 19, when the lights went down, and like a cartoon race, everyone in our. party play. it’s always the woman, the dancer, who is being picked on when all she’s doing is - Wendover-at least then he might some return on his investment. too hip on the idea. _ We sat Sadded for a vile: the bined girl opened a few presents, and we talked ic dance club, like Chippendales, origiand laughed and giggled about the show. nated as a form of retaliation to the tra- _ I was involved in a deep conversation ditional sparsely-dressed bar geared to with the birthday girl’s mother about men, with the theory that what’s good for which was better, Chanel No. 5 or-No. sO On. Munchie Mansion... .801-368-5989 n't oo My guess is that the female-targeted exot- change is a bad thing, about how these women make those of us who work for a living look bad, and so on and so on and planet we inhabit and if the idea that | Some of the party were stocked full of dollar bills, others, like Aunt Malva, did- | ete Except Malva isa woman. women. on a 7-11 magazine or grow up and enter frou-frou drinks in front of Malva and she turned into the sexually-demeaning stereotype that every man-hatin’ women’s » home and work money, and they Raphael. About them that pranca big chunk of a relationship, or he could turn those dollar bills into quarters and play the slots in let her cash her social magazine thrives on. marriages, That-the man could spend three bucks security check in on a handful of ones, get a group of unnaturally buff, mostly naked, oiled down men up on the stage, a couple about how teens leave there because it’s easy end up on Sally Jesse how no one ever taught ing around nekked for ruin quick, easy way to make nameless cash. baking pies and doing dishes, maybe slipping an extra couple of walnuts into her toll house cookies when no one was looking. But toss her in a ring with a bunch and’ put they benefitting financially from the idiocy of the male who’s willing to spend half his paycheck on a woman who could care less about him and is just using him as a To look at Aunt Malva, you’d expect her of lonely women, how were seated at a great table in the corner. admit error. So instead of picking on the male who frequents the less-than-dressed establishments, I’m going to pick on the wo say, swinging roping a calf. about About fifteen of us went to the club and Tite “Yoo hoo. ‘Sweet Cheeks. Malva’s got a little something you want,” Malva would ing), But being a woman, | can say that, for the most part, we are much more apt to Ty degrade women (when women are danc- okay, I was curious. a ing over four or five other women and screaming her shrill little beckon. Oh help us. ce Pve heard all of the complaints about female exotic dancing I’ve ever wanted to hear - about how these establishments 435-654-5292 Ril i Ry Bie Pe ee ® ‘ és, Bl ‘. Te s only it was eeilted magenta at the time. She ran down the a aisle, a wad of dollar bills in hand, knock- rm Aunt Malva wore |