To the strippers on fluther, current and former, how do you feel about this profession?

To the strippers on fluther, current and former, how do you feel about this profession?
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5. Follow-on Q: Just how big is the stripper community in Fluther, anyway? I also welcome all kinds of input (and photographic evidence) from the female strippers.
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