Why is it that most women have such harsh feelings toward strippers ?

I don’t know if women have harsh feelings towards strippers in general, but I’m not surprised that the women in your anecdotes were critical of them. Your friends’ girlfriends and your aunt saw these women as competition for their boyfriends, and it’s not unusual for women to denigrate the competition. It’s a mating strategy. By pointing out flaws with their competitors, these women hope to make themselves appear more attractive to potential mates. Your aunt was also probably hoping for sympathy from her listeners.

I personally don’t have anything against strippers. If I had a body for it I would do it to make some quick cash. I’m all for doing as you wish with your own body. If someone wants to flaunt it to make some money, that’s their business and no one elses. The women in your scenario were just jealous probably.

I don’t have a problem with it but I know a lot of women who do and I wonder if they feel threatened by strippers. My personal view is, if that is the path they have chosen or feel they have to chose then who am I too judge? I sometimes feel sad for the women who feel they have no choice or are not aware of other options and would rather not make a living as a stripper.

The women in your example do sound as though they feel threatened or jealous of these women.

And the funny thing is, most of the strippers I’ve ever known definitely aren’t looking for a boyfriend. A lot of them get jaded and hate men.

Because a lot of women feel that stripping is degrading, and that strippers have no respect for themselves.

I’m not sure how I feel about it. Yeah, it’s your body and your life, do what you like with it . . . but it’s not exactly helping society seeing women as something other than objects.

they like male strippers

Strippers don’t bother me one bit. I had a friend that was a stripper and she never seemed to have any trouble.

I think its just jealosy for most women. its not because they do not personally dislike
strippers, its because a stripper represents a threat to her and her boyfiend/husband. that maybe a woman cannot look as good or perform like a stripper. that maybe it eats at the ego of women.

Lonelydragon has a valid point.

I don’t like strippers in general because I think they set a bad example for the rest of the women and young girls out there. That’s just what I think.

It sounds like just jealousy here. I have no problem with strippers