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Lap Dancing in Southampton

anon | 31.08.2005 17:07 | Culture | Gender | South Coast

There have been a few new openings of lap dancing clubs in Southampton. One of the more established is applying for its license to be renewed.

Passing the TUSK lap dancing club yesterday i saw that their license is
up for extention. I thought that this would be a good time to at least
write letters to the licensing commision to complain about clubs such
as these. for information on how strip clubs impact directly on women
in the local area go to :

http://www.eaves.ik.com/

letters should be addressed to Licensing team, Southampton City
Council, PO box 1344
SO15 1WQ.

sorry that this is short notice but it needs to be there by tuesday

anon

Comments

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Tenuous

01.09.2005 06:04

I accept that there is a discussion to be had but it's not fair to infer that all staff in lapdancing clubs are oppressed victims of some sort. That's simply not true; many are empowered independent women who enjoy a fairly robust income.

democracy?

02.09.2005 09:03

None of my stripper friends feel disempowered. Perhaps you should go and speak the the lap dancers and see how they feel? Or are you on some right-wing crusade?

ottfried

Out of business?

14.09.2005 02:20

It is to my understanding that Tusk in Southampton has recently gone out of business... its employees all not paid, with the boss of the club promising to pay staff, when in fact, he is nowhere to be seen now.... phone lines appear to be engaged all the time... this told to me by a former employee! Don't know how true this is at all... the website is still available... although I recently emailed the club regarding vacancies... still no reply. If anyone could try to back this up, I would be most grateful.

Anon.

Anon
mail e-mail: tease_me81@hotmail.co.uk

Licence

14.09.2005 02:29

Has the club managed to renew its licence? If not, has it been shut down, either temporarily or permanently?

Anon

Lapdancing is harmless!

12.11.2005 04:15

Why are feminists so against lap-dancing?

The men enjoy the sight of naked women and the women enjoy the money and the attention and admiration.

If I had the physique, I would be a male stripper.

Radical feminists are jealous and psychologically damaged.

Joe

Joe

open

24.11.2005 16:20

Just called - they are open. There is also a nightclub called Junk over it. Tusk is apparently open until 4am now

growler

still going strong!

24.11.2005 17:09

i think you'll find that it was the previous owners before tusk that were in difficulties...tusk is still going strong and has now obtained a new 4am licence...

hest

whats the problem?

09.04.2006 19:42

lap danceing is great and if thay extend the licenceing hour than great it will give the girls more hours to work if thay want!!!!!!

sarah carter

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