[SUBTITLES] Stripping History with SW Activist Jo Weldon
🕑 Added 2021-09-04 18:58:27 +0000 UTCWelcome to this episode of stripping history! We’re happy to have you. Today, as always we are normalizing respectful conversations around striptease and sex work.
Because laws and religion have villianized nudity and overt sexuality, we humans have been indoctrinated with shame, especially around the topic of sex.
Because of this indoctrination, these can be difficult and taboo topics. We are going to challenge each other to hold space for taboo topics on this forum. That said, you will be learning a little bit about the incredible life of my dear friend Jo Weldon. We will talk with her about her history in burlesque, striptease, nightclubs, queerness, sex work activism, marginalization, strip club do’s and dont’s, sex work and fashion intersectionality and more.
Jo is a brilliant femme who regularly, bravely and openly speaks out about the history of this important work, so in this stripping history episode with Jo Weldon she will be answering many of the questions that you’ve always wanted to know about these industries, what they have in common amd how we can better support each other as sex workers including sex work adjacent industries such as striptease and burlesque.
Jo will also take her time to let us know how we can best advocate for people in these industries, even if we are not personally working in them.
Jo has been telling me for years that one of the best ways to advocate is to open up dialogue about these conversations in a non-judgemental way.
So here we go! Put on your thinking caps because you’re about to think of the world in a very different way than you ever have before.
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Comments
Jo Weldon
Thank you again for this experience Danielle! I adore you and love you so much!
Danielle Colby Striptease Historian
There are two, maybe three more videos of this interview.
Greg Smith
Very interesting video. You ladies are doing a good job of explaining the challenges and realities of being a sex worker. I’m looking forward to seeing the upcoming chapters. How many more are there? Thanks.
David L. Chapman
I'm very pessimistic that anyone can open a dialogue with the ultra religious about how strippers, burlesque dancers and sex workers are treated. We have anti-maskers and anti-vaccinaters who are willing to commit violence for their position. We have the Trumpers who tried to overthrow the last election. We have the cancel culture who want to dissolve everything that they has the slightest connection to anything that is not politically correct. I think it will be very tough to bring any of the extremes together for a discussion of the subject
Jose Rivera
Interesting points. Thanks for posting and blessed be
