August 8, 2011
I originally slated this for a slot with The Imponderables but read the article and I think you’ll see why I changed my mind.
Before we go any further, I need to get something out of the way. “Biggins Gentleman’s Club.” BWAH HA HA! Lovin’ it! (And props if you remember that Biggin’s was Al Bundy’s favorite magazine.)
But I digress. (And props if you remember that “but I digresss” was my favorite expression in this blog for years.)
It sounds pretty funny on the face of it. A group of strippers sued and won a settlement in a case where the strippers were strip-searched by the police.
Part of the reason they won was the law that said, as a protective measure, “strip-searches must be conducted by a person of the same sex and that any observer shall be of the same gender as the arrested person.” This despite the fact that women strip almost exclusively for men. (There is also a possibility of a homosexuality bias. What if the strippers worked in a gay bar? Or the observer is gay? Having observers of the same sex seems to go against the purpose of the law in those cases.)
I did a bit of research and the particulars of the case don’t come into play here, only the circumstances of the strip searches. It was a mostly clear-cut case of civil rights. Strange as it may seem simply on the face of it, they were wronged by being forced to submit to a strip search. There is a joke somewhere in here about strippers not giving it away for me but I won’t make it. (Though you can feel free to leave it in the comment section. You may want to base the joke on the cops not giving the strippers any singles first.) It is actually straight-forward once you stop giggling.
The takeaways of this case?
One, that not every Imponderable is as Imponderable as it may seem.
And two, “Biggin’s Gentlemen’s Club.”
BWA-HA-HA!
Mr. Blog's Tepid Ride 
I think the really sad thing here is that the attorneys will get $160,000 out of this, with the plaintiffs only realizing $5,000 apiece. I think the girls were wronged twice.
And I do remember Al Bundy’s love of “Biggins.” 🙂
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There was just a case here in NYC where a man got a settlement check of $0. They actually cut him a check for $0.
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If there is reincarnation, if I’m reincarnated, I want to be a fly on the wall in a situation like that.
This brings back memories of my 1st ( & ONLY ) visit to a sex shop w / 2 of my buddies. The word ” seedy ” doesn’t BEGIN to describe places like that. Hand sanitizer, then a hot shower in a mix of medicinal alcohol & Lysol helped wash away any real or imagined cooties.
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I was in one of those places once with a female friend- not a girlfriend, just a friend- and don’t think that wasn’t weird.
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What is imponderable to me is why we have to call strippers “exotic dancers.”
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I wonder if there is supposed to be a difference.
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I don’t know. I suppose that all exotic dancers don’t necessarily have to be strippers and I don’t know if all strippers are de facto exotic. Based solely on the definition of exotic, that is.
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My experience in this area is miniscule so I really don’t know but that sounds good. I wouldn’t mind a little research though.
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Who are the Good Guys anymore?
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