Intergalactic Summit

Hey, speak for yourself.

We hire ugly strippers all the time.

She did kinda prove you to being a pirate, (GASP! Horrible!) Liar (honestly not as much I'll admit), and a traitor (shooting py-re..... Tisk tisk). Pretty sure that puts you in the same light as her.

Because you know I believe what I see?

Even trying to give you the benefit of the doubt it doesn't look good, atleast for that specific incident I was referring to. Now I did say she didn't really prove you to being a liar (Note: "Liar (honestly not as much I'll admit)") but you did chase after those who served beside you at the time. Those are actions a Pirate and/or a traitor would do.

Mind you something that would get you banned from Matari Militia comms and black listed from many groups in my militia's fleets. So explain to me, someone posted an AAR, provided all the necessary information and even you commented in trying to justify what you did. What conclusion am I supposed to draw?

I am surprised that Miss Muck Raker was able to make her way through the crowds of students protesting the institutional sexism of exotic dancing to interview the students protesting the institutional racism of same.

I'd love to suggest a CONCORD Emergency Dance Off Act, but I'd immediately be accused of attempting to spread Gallente hegemony through cultural imperialism ect ect.

News reaches Gutter Press from the entertainment district of Caille, that a growing number of citizens are of the belief that the exotic dance industry is "institutionally racist", and systematically discriminates against many would-be dancers, based solely on their ethnicity !

Discrimination !

Our investigators visited a great number of exotic dance establishments, to find out the truth of the situation, and interviewed several dancers at those fine establishments, one of the cornerstones of the Federal cultural scene.

"Oh yah, like, if you're not ethnic Gallente, or maybe Intaki, you can just like, forget about being in the high-profile dance productions", said one exotic dancer, of Jin-Mei ethnicity.
"Totally. Like, they don't like Minmatar, because of our tattoos and all. Says it like, distracts from the fluidity of the dancing", said another dancer, of Sebiestor ethnic origins.
"Oh no, that's not true. There's several Minmatar dancers in a lot of the dance troupes", said an Intaki exotic dancer.
"Not really. Those dance troupes picked those Minmatar girls as principals, specifically because they contrast with the rest of the dance corps", said a Gallente exotic dancer.

Tokenism ?

Opinions were also varied amongst the clientèle of the exotic dance establishments, about the kinds of dancers they preferred to see perform.

"I'm not really a fan of Minmatar dancers. Or of any dancer who has tattoos. When you see them dancing, those tattoos are a reminder that you're looking at a real person, and the performance becomes about that person, and not about the dance movements as an art form", said one exotic dance enthusiast, of Gallente origin.
"I disagree, if it's abstract art form dance that you want, you can get that from those drone exotic dancers. I, for one, prefer watching real dancers, rather than robots, and those tattoos or other body art show that it's a real person, and not a machine", said another enthusiast, of Jin-Mei ethnicity.
"Those Gallente girls, they have no tats, you know, so it's like, when they dance, they're like, nakeder than Tribal girls, and that's what I come to see. Naked girls", said a Brutor exotic dance fan.
"Brutor, what ? Gallente girls are freaky looking, cos they got no tats. Those Tribal sisters are trying to earn a living, why you putting them down like that?", said a Sebiestor exotic dance fan.

Controversial !

Gutter Press also spoke to several academics, including the faculty at the University of Caille School of Dance, which teaches a staggeringly wide variety of dance forms.

"Well, sure, a lot of dance clubs in the terrestrial environments will hire dancers based on skin colours, depending on what look they want", said a vaccum environment dance lecturer. "But, when the dancer's in a vacc-suit, well, skin colour doesn't make a difference. Then, it's purely about the movement."
"Any form of body paint based exotic dance will also not discriminate", said another lecturer, specialising in exotic materials.
"It's primarily a socio-economic phenomenon", said another lecturer. "At the bottom, are clubs who hire individual dancers. They'll pretty much hire anyone. You get some higher class clubs too, with a more exclusive standards, though they'll hire anyone, based on skill, because they're still marketing individual dancers. Then there's the theatres and such, where they stage group shows, and they'll be looking for people to fit their desired image, now those will discriminate against anyone that doesn't fit the group. Too tall, too short, too cybernetic, not cybernetic enough, too light, too dark. Anyone that doesn't fit won't get in."

Interesting !

It would seem that the exotic dance industry might not be institutionally racist, though some establishments might be, and that overall, the exotic dance industry is a lot more complex than most people realise !


Gutter Press will continue to keep several eyes on the exotic dance industry, keeping our readers abreast of any developments.

Gutter Press. The Naked Truth.

Hmm, me thinks you doth protest to much............

Is there something in your pre-pod days you're wishing to hide or do I have to scowl the holo archives?

I'm sure I've the contacts to access even the Ammarian hidden files, and if not a few days hacking should uncover the goods....

Drop me a line sometime.

You see, there was this brothel I used to work at back in the day. And one night...