Stilettos is an organization led entirely by Black and brown women and non-binary dancers and sex workers. Many of their demands are inspired by their own experiences as club employees. BammRose says that her jobs in the clubs “often have ended badly.”
“Generally speaking, there is a pimp/hoe dynamic in which clubs feel like they own you, when in fact they don’t, and it causes them to treat your life with no value,” she says, adding that dancers experience not only racism and colorism, but also body shaming, sexual harassment and assault. Of club owners, BammRose says, “To them, you are an expendable, replaceable human. They couldn’t care less about you personally or professionally. Many times in these establishments, when you report being wronged by a customer or staff, you lose. You’re often left unprotected.”
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