Strip Club Fans Unite

I know I mentioned this to you all before, but today is the day. The Detroit City Council will be voting on whether to enact some very stringent strip club ordinances. I've been getting calls allllll week in favor of the following proposals:

Banning alcohol in strip clubs
No nudity, and requiring dancers to wear pasties on their breasts
No touching of the dancers, and the stage must be at least 18 inches high
No lap dances
No VIP rooms

I'm not a fan of strip clubs, personally. But these business are willing to set up shop in Detroit when others are not. The moral majority that is against them is disregarding the revenue these establishments generate. If the proposed changes take place, that will all change. I'm hearing arguments like, "They cause trouble and we don't need that filth in our city." I disagree completely. I think they prevent the patrons from being in the streets causing trouble, actually, and it is a very popular recreational activity these days for men and women of all ages and races. Running the clubs out of town = job loss and revenue loss. Stripping is like a last-resort job, so with unemployment the way it is in Detroit, where do you expect the hoes to work if you drive their customers away?

If you want to see how your Council people vote, watch live at 2 p.m. at the city's Web site:

http://www.detroitmi.gov/legislative/