Life as a Truck-Stop Stripper

[@VICE]

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[@seppheinzl9378]

Not sure if I was watching a documentary, a lana del rey video or a cheap ass horror movie

[@DazShady]

lana del rey video lmao

[@lovedust6544]

i love vice documentaries but not this one.

[@LWalker7]

Lol omg that is too funny!!!

[@TheMactone]

Sepp Heinzl 😂😂☠

[@prestonmontgomery8990]

sure*

[@holdencaulfield3401]

The 40 year old woman that they talked to is absolutely gorgeous, she has beautiful eyes and seems to be such a kind soul.

[@boydcrowder6130]

trust me that lady is crazy. Kill you in your sleep crazy.

[@blakebrooks8083]

Yep, the kinda girl that'll suck your soul out for a dollar😂

[@nicholaslandolina]

I wonder who she is

[@nicholaslandolina]

The dude with one eye might be a serial killer

[@Coach_BigMac]

Are you 12?

[@zoedev109]

This is disappointing. Women in these industries are already marginalised, it would have been so much more powerful to hear them tell their own stories, rather than distorted through the lens of the filmmaker's biased opinion of their livelihood. The title shouldn't be "life as a truck stop stripper", it should be "what happens when two city girls pretend to be truck stop strippers for a week and can't really handle it". Respect to all the women actually making it work in tough industries like this one.

[@delilahs.9374]

Thank you!

[@selectivetruth]

Agreed!

[@FraterOculus]

I respect the hardened prostitutes way more than these girls. They provide a needed service.

[@kileyfitzgerald6792]

Well said.

[@zoedev109]

+WeeItsNookies ever tried it?

[@photocynthesis2]

These girls took Lana Del Rey’s ride video to heart

[@lazii8370]

literally!!! lol

[@alexisalex774]

Lmao FR!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I was thinking the same thing!! Dead AF 💀💀💀💀

[@girlzillathegreat8369]

Yesssss ikr 😂😂😂

[@fionanaccarato1473]

HAAAAAA

[@joederfler3534]

this is 12 years ago

[@sadielady696]

Former dancer of 13 yrs and everything these 2 greenies went threw with custys and other dancers is exactly what happens everyday in every strip club no matter how "upscale" or trashy the place looks. We cope with it by growing THICK skin. We all go home and cry at some point in our first weeks, its usually the freedom that money will give us, that keeps us going. My first weekend (2 night shifts Friday and Saturday) I bought home 5k. That was 3 mths after 9/11. What that ment for me was getting out of my foster home, first car and first apartment all right then. That alone was enough to keep me dancing. It also enabled me to focus on getting help from my messed up childhood. (Which is a common theme among dancers)

[@ottovonbismarckboi9112]

Good for you, I have no clue what you went through but it must have been tough. Hope your doing well 🙃

[@M4T1J4P0]

Respect to you. We all do what we do to survive. Kudos to all survivors.

[@EastLaStrays]

Good for you!! Thanks for sharing your story babe💜💜💜

[@zektre2059]

What dat booty do???

[@jean.m.9568]

@@zektre2059 obviously get paid by douchebags like you, to just look at it......

[@Smith559]

Changing pants in the middle of Walmart and no one bats an eye, That’s accurate as crap.

[@Bonky-wonky]

Glenn Smith ‘that was, like, so edgy’...

[@jstriker623]

That was probably the highlight of the year for the security guy+every other male worker. It is Walmart in far bumble fk.

[@leadlove391]

People Of Walmart.....😂🤣

[@topangapanga8172]

right .

[@p3aoh161]

I feel like you’ve never been to Walmart outside of a city

[@teenytinytawny87]

Was there not a strip club in New York you could have ignored the women in?

[@ashleybarloweNC]

Tawny Strausbaugh Facts!! Arrogant “journalists”..... 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@criskp6861]

Lmao

[@mitchivantaylorov3595]

..um..you actually need some class to strip in New York smh

[@jessepena2290]

Lmfaooooo

[@dave2.077]

A NY STRIPCLUB?!?!?! are you mad, they were trying to make a documentary not get themselves beaten to death

[@sickmade801]

I'm sorry ladies, this brought back a lot for me. I've been clean for 4 years. Most of my best friends and even my mother were working gals. I cooked dope or did anything else I could to survive but that doesn't mean I made it out Scott free. I give working girls alot of respect.

[@snoguy7181]

Degenerate

[@faedradean2294]

Would have been nice to actually hear stories from the girls working there. Instead we get to watch two little rich girls play pretend and not even care to get the perspective of the real women doing this? But we get an interview with the truck driver of course. This is definitely vice quality

[@astrohaterade]

Andrea Fay Howerton spot on analysis of this hipster bs

[@markrichardson1657]

Andrea Fay Howerton vice has covered some stories quite in depth, maybe based on the poverty of this profession would be a good guess at the half ass reporting, vice normally goes in.

[@rocksaltzwidaz3411]

The african war one was pretty good quality though, and was raising awareness about it too.

[@ginb981]

Andrea Fay Howerton __ Um. They Actually did interview the girls!!! Your not paying attention obviously! Hello

[@joso8801]

it had some nice interviews. still better than anything any other media company is putting out....

[@SonofKiernan]

Let me sum this one up for ya Red head goes out to stripper hole in the middle of nowhere trying to feel used Ends up feeling used, cries for "Someone that love her" to hold her. Ultimately we learn that the "artsy" girls from New York have no fucking idea what they're doing The End

[@djkitten4605]

She didn't want to feel "used" they are poor and need money douche bag. leave them alone.

[@SonofKiernan]

Hey Douchebag? They said at the start they're doing just fine. Shut the fuck up "DJ Kitten" lmao. But nice whiteknighting +10

[@KumAndGo84]

Couldn't of said it better myself.

[@finnmarr-heenan2397]

+Flyboy Guru Simps are gunna simp,

[@retrohipster943]

These girl tried too hard in editing. Instead of focusing on the story, they added pointless scenes of kicking rocks and dancing in walmart in slow mo. They seemed more focused on the look of the documentary then the content. I also felt that this topic was stupid. Why did they pick the most out of nowhere town and the most out of nowhere club to dance at, and then complain that you can't make any money. They should of gone to a real stripclub in vegas or LA and shown the plight of being one of the girls at a busy stripclub. Not just a slow middle of nowhere club. Thats not the "real" woman. Just a small selected amount that no one can relate to

[@frakkedinmi]

More interested in themselves and their hotness.

[@shinojps1319]

Shinok.ps.24

[@mmo8bcn8]

They are film-makers, making an editorial on their perception of this particular social condition. Why go to a Vegas or Louisiana ;LA, Los Angeles is L.A.? That is like saying a film about the Grand Canyon should be shot in Hawaii because not all craters are as dry and in the middle of no where. And your reference to real women is not only offensive but severely out of touch and inaccurate. For however populated cities like Miami, New York City, Las Vegas, Atlanta, and Austin may be; the presence of strip clubs per capita is highest is in rural industrial, or suburban areas. And to your surprise although earnings at the top tier clubs that you would have preffered have been documented to show a real woman's plight are grossly higher than that of their lower tier counterparts; the individual performers' income is equally dependent on their profit after that of pay out to management, food and beverage, security, and talent management. In a higher grossing establishment every party's fee is higher essentially rendering the remaining yields comparable once again to their counterpart. Please be more selective and careful with your words next time, they are your opinions; those of which you are entirely free to make but out of respect for the intelligence amassed by those reading, please think before so.

[@retrohipster943]

mmo8bcn8​ This was my opinion. One which I am entirely free to make. Your is too. It is quite rude to question my intelligence. All the things you said are true and I see your point. All I am saying Is that the filmmakers did not capture the essence of what it's like to be a truck stop stripper. Instead, they focused more so on themselves and tried too hard to be artsy. Furthermore, no one can really relate to or knows about truck stop strippers , so when the filmmakers fail to capture what it's like and educate you, you feel as though you wasted your time. I feel as though I learned nothing by watching this expect that the filmmakers had a hard time being strippers. Not really a shocker. Anyone would if put into the situation they put themselves into

[@1971SuperLead]

I liked the slow mo. It helps convey the feeling of going through such an experience. The experience does often feel like you're in slow mo and dancing in parking lots. It's a crazy experience.

[@vasileios_vs2593]

Me: Why is my package so late *Truck driver hitting on some strippers

[@megbee7423]

😂👍🏻

[@pandaharu9464]

Lmao

[@kurtkon5772]

Hey he's cheating on his fat ass wife that doesn't work let him get some trim once in awhile

[@bks6000]

His package came early.

[@kelceyc1509]

🤣🤣🤣

[@batoolabbasi2746]

I like what this documentary is striving to do and the message behind it but it fails hard. The biggest problem being the film makers themselves. They came in with a pretty ignorant sense of what this is going to be like. Making jokes, laughing around then flat out crying the first night. It was also VERY over dramatized with the unnecessary closeups and what not. I'd rather hear it from an actual stripper who goes through this every day. This documentary seemed like a mockery of actual real women.

[@brookehodge135]

What do you think stripping should be like?

[@gatsbylee]

THIS! Thank you!

[@ahmedrezwan2028]

stupid fucking hipster bitches

[@sebo641]

I think they failed to show what actual strippers go through, but they did a good job of showing the overall atmosphere and what it's like (as first timers and whatnot)

[@urban166]

Bad Actresses

[@MrDank132]

“Let’s go voluntarily make ourselves victims and have it be too much for us even though it’s a choice to us and not the he actual strippers we won’t interview”

[@grudgeattic]

Lol

[@NeverSayHeather58]

I’m sure they would’ve interviewed more girls if they had agreed to be on camera. I would find it very surprising to see a line of strippers raising their hands to be shown on a stranger’s documentary. This is a dangerous line of work. And not something you don’t typically want exposure for, unless you find a way to make a feature dancing career out of it. They were lucky to find the couple that were as open as they were.

[@VoluntraryismNottheState]

The way the men look at you, makes you "uncomfortable?" What do you think guys are going to do, at strip bar, read a book? WTF

[@DainTheDarkness]

this comment killed me

[@VoluntraryismNottheState]

DainTheDarkness Of course it did, look at what I'm commenting on. LOL

[@deejay3971]

women want society to cater to their insecurities

[@VoluntraryismNottheState]

Amen

[@gemzinall]

dee jay But the reality is that society caters to mens insecurities and their fragile egos.

[@samnickelson]

Wow, 2 Broke Girls took a dark turn this season.

[@ghostea6827]

Sam Nickelson well played my nigga well played

[@randomdan81BCBoy]

Sam Nickelson this is what 2 broke girls looks like in real life.

[@caryfrancis8030]

Top comment

[@AdamSimonactor]

Instead of focusing on the lives of the people they are documenting, as most great vice programming does, it became a self indulgent art house film showcasing two hipsters. They missed an opportunity to delve into the world. In it's place was, "oh my god, look at us, edgy and raw. We chose to be strippers at a truck stop." I stopped halfway through. The title should have been, "Look at us, we're cool."

[@riversonglovesthedr]

+Adam G. Simon my feelings exactly I don't want to see them pretend to be dancers I want to hear about the lives of real people.

[@riversonglovesthedr]

+Lucy Furr however what benefits do we gain from them experiencing it? Those who do this everyday already experience it. The only benefit is if people somehow related to these girls more because they aren't actually dancers. if so that's unfortunate.

[@flintflyer575]

Pulp -Common people/ captures this perfectly.

[@AdamSimonactor]

Agreed agreed. Went back and watched the rest, and am even more pissed off. This gave us nothing. "I am going to show you the horrors of stripping by being a striiper. Look at me!" It avoided the horror of it by focusing the attention on two subjects who get to go back to their posh flat in New York when its over. Its walking a tightrope with safety wires, a net and assistants helping you. It did a huge disservice to the women working, slaving and battling away in that world. The story didnt even transition into telling their story, which it should have. It was, "oh my god look how hard this is for us." No real danger, we can leave at any time and ultimately will, never mind the women stuck here, they are just an after thought. That perv tried to lick my boob. I am traumatized, now film me walking slow motion through the dessert. It cheapens and lessens the truly horrific stories of the women there who have no way out. Repulsive. Self indulgent. 

[@jonferris24]

I think there are two ways of looking at this. I think the idea, in general, is pretty good, but there are two ways of going about it that were meshed in a way that leaves the viewer a bit confused. Perhaps the title is more misleading than anything else. If it was titled "trying out as a stripper for a week" then people would probably be less disappointed with it. The other spin on this, which I think has a far richer content, would have been if it followed the life of "Daisy" and let her lead the look into the world she lives and the girls she works with. It's an opportunity missed in one way, but the video still serves a purpose many commenters are somewhat harshly dismissing.

[@brodinzero]

Gotta give you props ladies, the fact that you actually committed to experiencing the fullness of others puts you in a category most never achieve. You’re braver than most. Was a very interesting video.

[@paulah7587]

Honestly, 2 middle class girls spending a week doing a job that other girls and women Do just to survive. I don't think they even really touch on the issues associated with being a truck stop stripper. I don't think I can sit through this!

[@wwondertwin]

That was the point. They know they are privileged and cannot truly manage what the real truck stop strippers do to survive. The point was that they can only touch on the actual issues. The deeper point of this was to attempt to put yourself in the shoes of others, for the purpose of attempting not necessarily succeeding at it fully. The latter would be patronising, like these rich girls coming to strip and actually succeeding at it would be equal to them being better at living the life of a truck stop stripper. It's a matter of empathy and trying to see the truckers and the strippers as complex humans, instead of just junkies or other lowlifes as lots of people think of them as. It's not about trying to be as good at it or better, it's not even about whether these reporter's could do it or not. Them trying is just the device used to show a glimpse into the lives of those women who remain outside the minds of the majority.

[@xg2513]

I've met so many strippers that say that they do it because they love it and find it empowering and the other half always say they hate it I'm just confused I guess

[@wwondertwin]

slizzybeans xo Both of those groups are describing their own experiences. Women end up in this profession for very different reasons. Neither is wrong, but the truth is often complicated.

[@lettuce2383]

No one is forcing them to be strippers if they wanna be sluts for a living let them, or get an education like the rest of us

[@toomanywindows]

THANK YOU. They were so entitled the entire time and it's like... people do this to survive. To feed their families. You two bitches have an apartment in New York, suck it up and get over yourselves.

[@antoinettekminor]

I demand a do over for this doc. Next time real stories.

[@Harlow_Khmer]

Agreed!

[@kelceyc1509]

Yes!

[@lily4813ds]

tf makes you think you can demand anything from vice?

[@antoinettekminor]

@@lily4813ds clearly the sarcasm in my original post flew right over your head.

[@lily4813ds]

@@antoinettekminor yeah my bad 😅

[@kaleyhuber74]

Honestly, speaking as a REAL cross-country (USA) exotic dancer for the last 7 years, this documentary was disappointing for one reason: these girls aren't "real" strippers. They're posing as strippers. They're fucking tourists. The description even says so. They may as well be actors. A week of footage of two girls playing/goofing around at one club and the other half of the time going around gossiping with the local townsfolk (ex. When they're getting their hair done) is not enough time to paint a realistic picture of what "life as a truck stop stripper" is like. They even refused to give lap dances. LOL. That's why ya ended up with $26 at the end of the night, honey. Why couldn't VICE go into the club and interview the actual veteran dancers, or at least, the girls who have been there at least a year legitimately working? Those would be the REAL "Truck Stop Strippers". Btw, I've never worked at a club this small, I'm just sayin'... let sex workers tell their own story.

[@charlieq6083]

that would have been more interesting_and it would have showed what it was really like to work in _a sleazy strip club in the middle of nowhere for truckers _that looks like a place where serial killers would go

[@charlieq6083]

And she made $26_HAHA_

[@airfoemoe]

Haha at these new york cunts had to show their tits to some dirty truckers.

[@dm3402]

This is true, I find it fucking retarded when they say "LIFE AS" in videos like this, and then they have Random People grown up elsewhere, come somewhere and spend a week there and talk like it's been their whole existence.. smh this video was stupid. Could've been better

[@VeniVidiVicous]

If they made the film about the people already working in that industry then the documentary wouldn't have been focused on the filmmakers who were in front of the camera. ;)

[@hairyfrankfurt]

"We'll start tonight" footage of multiple days before they actually start working

[@Biancapanzram]

Footage of multiple days before they started working still doesn't mean they didn't start on the night they said they would be starting. It just means they did some filming before they agreed to start working.

[@mrs.christ6361]

love your hair!

[@Dobbs3]

Is someone confused about what editing is...

[@bigbadjohn8207]

l

[@Ninas420life]

right LOL

[@Nicolelacraia1]

“Do you like to floss while you suck?” Made me literally put my food down. I could not get myself to eat again after seeing this

[@eyebleached]

I highly doubt he did any shaving himself. 😂

[@DolzaB]

YUP - Once the dude's started talking I wanted someone to save them.

[@bluevelvetbully6873]

Hair pie has more advantages then one thinks .

[@rivvereddy198]

I'm sure they had good intentions, but it ended up be appallingly insulting to the very women they should be documenting. Borderline re-appropriation. They keep saying "I can't imagine how they do it?" and yet...they never try to find out, as if their own personal perspective trumps the experiences of the women.

[@QuikdethDeviantart]

$49 is because they had a camera crew following them… most girls make a lot more, and of course they claim there’s nothing “illegal” allowed but irl it’s all for sale…

[@muffintop420]

I get what you're saying and yes I think they should have focused more on the women living the life. But I think the point was they were trying to experience it themselves.

[@XYZ-sq7ki]

1) they did interview two of the women. How do you know they other women just didn’t want to be documented? 2) There are many documentaries that interview strippers. These girls showed the perspective of average women who end up in the business. It documents how their mentality changed from “I bet I could handle a week” to “how does any woman do this everyday… for their whole lives.” They brought to life the mentality that many people have of strippers- if you don’t like it just leave. Clearly when you’re making about $20 a day … it’s not that easy to make ends meet and save money. The fact the film makers went in ignorant and showed how their mentality changed is exactly what the documentary was trying to accomplish. That women go in ignorant, realize how bad it is, and then can’t escape… similar to that one woman who packed up with her dogs and left home only to find herself stuck in the middle of nowhere. It starts to wear on you emotionally very quickly. The fresh perspective they have is unique compared to women who have been desensitized over the years. I think it’s a fantastic mini-documentary.

[@rebelnetwork.worldwide]

As a former stripper. I think you're missing the point. That's actually giving us props

[@Badfishtooo]

Also a former stripper, and I think you’re 100% right.

[@andydru9326]

that beetle carrying the other beetle on it's back is a mood

[@canwegetto1ksubswhilejustp84]

They were actually a female and male bug

[@rogerwilliams4742]

I dug that scene.

[@harranboy]

They were mating :/

[@hiwelcometochilis9092]

They were making babies lol

[@mamabear4576]

The first time I ever set foot in a place like this was when I went to apply. It is absolutely foreign territory. Everything in most movie and music videos is completely off base. I went home absolutely shell shocked the first night. It is far harder on you mentally than it is physically... and it's extremely hard physically!

[@youpoops]

First job interview in a place like that, they had us name every type and brand of alcohol. Was very weird, vegas.

[@Badfishtooo]

@@youpoops Well I mean it was a bar. Lol

[@youpoops]

@@Badfishtooo it was a strip club and when i say every type of alcohol i mean it.

[@TajesMahoney]

Bartender: What are you two doing in the middle of podunk, middle-of-nowhere These girls: Feeding our egos.

[@johngalt3614]

top fucking lol

[@TheAnrasRune]

newfound respect for mr chad, top lel.

[@Fooled26]

top lel

[@JoeyEchoLawrence]

Every time I need an ego boost, I go and man the nearest glory hole.

[@TiltheEndoftheDay]

lol

[@MayorBier]

What started as a very promising documentary turned quickly into one of the most disappointing. I was expecting the focus to be on the real women that work these type of jobs, and not on the 'filmmakers' playing adventure dress-up. But not everything was bad, I will remember this for three things; Daisy (the beautiful older stripper with a heart of gold), the guy with one eye and his devilish story and the two girls playing filmmaker.

[@pchwang]

Just curious(I didn't really like this either): Do you feel that your criticism is of the style of the documentary (gonzo) or the fact that you think it was a poor attempt at gonzo?

[@explicitmemory4284]

@@pchwang I can't answer for the other person but for me, it was definitely the poor attempt at gonzo.

[@XYZ-sq7ki]

I think your take is the one that falls flat actually. There are many documentaries that interview strippers. These girls showed the perspective of average women who end up in the business. It documents how their mentality changed from “I bet I could handle a week” to “how does any woman do this everyday… for their whole lives.” They brought to life the mentality that many people have of strippers- if you don’t like it just leave. Clearly when you’re making about $20 a day … it’s not that easy to make ends meet and save money. The fact the film makers went in ignorant and showed how their mentality changed is exactly what the documentary was trying to accomplish. That women go in ignorant, realize how bad it is, and then can’t escape… similar to that one woman who packed up with her dogs and left home only to find herself stuck in the middle of nowhere. It starts to wear on you emotionally very quickly. The fresh perspective they have is unique compared to women who have been desensitized over the years. I think it’s a fantastic mini-documentary.

[@jrod6891]

Come on bro i liked it

[@Familybonnds]

Facts

[@TheLiyah1992]

am i the only one who got a lil pissed as her not in a dressing room trying on them shorts and walking through walmart barefoot smfh trifling

[@oldgregg879]

Aaliyah Davis keep your man in line

[@sam.k44]

It was so disrespectful also that purple cheetah print is ugly

[@oldgregg879]

Samantha Brown yeah your man would clap those butt cheeks why youre jelly

[@sam.k44]

My boyfriend would be a stripper while I'm jelly? I don't understand what you're saying

[@oldgregg879]

Samantha Brown the girls butt cheeks...the girls in the video what all the comments here are about ...geez you're one dingy bitch bet he will cheat

[@welchmtl]

It's actually hilarious that they went shopping at Wal-Mart for stripper clothes lol

[@Kat.Evangeline]

I need to go to Wal-mart !

[@welchmtl]

@@Kat.Evangeline what kind of clothes are you looking for there?

[@williamrjohnstone]

I want the 1 star review guy to do this hahaha

[@WestTampaChico]

Lol

[@moome1649]

Thank you for the warning. Didn't even reached 2 mins on the video.

[@ramranchcowboy4408]

Problem is, it's got a 4.5 star average 😅

[@suhanaahmed4960]

taji would bommbbb this!

[@fmiller8852]

up up up this might be the best response ever!!!!!! up up up

[@papamags]

the (most likely) stolen valor guy saying he had 112 confirmed and then proceeding into a monologue straight from a serial killer film was the best part

[@raistlinmajere4659]

a quick google shows that 103 confirmed kills was the highest number in the vietnam war.

[@Taco577]

@@raistlinmajere4659 that we know of but nah dudes def loco

[@ilarious5729]

Lol this was the first comment I saw after typing "no one's talking about the serial killer?" Jesus that was a creepy guy, and definitely lying about Vietnam.

[@mikeross5793]

yea not a doubt....

[@Reesee000]

Hahahhhha ha

[@amandarickman5266]

As someone who was previously in the industry, I must say you didn't get paid merely enough for ANY of the things that you were doing. I understand that it was a documentary, but you were getting paid to dance, all the while could have been getting paid for some of those conversations. Also I am glad that you two made it out safety. Hope you got what you wanted from making this film.

[@jatroy90]

I'm a trucker watching this in my truck, at a truck stop, across the street from a strip club hahahahaha

[@ThatMNTrucker93]

Lol, no shit man. How ironic

[@lilavanill]

+jesse troy xdddddddddddddddd thats awesome:DD!

[@firewisplet8275]

Coincidental, actually.

[@MagnusOlrik]

Rap god

[@elizcringle6505]

+jesse troy That's hilarious!! :-)

[@NorthWestPvPlolrektnoob]

they didnt do a line of blow before there shift rookie mistake

[@richjones7313]

how do u know?

[@owenlubic9876]

misaki hardcore drugs are a mistake in itself

[@fatandretarded3795]

Perfect comment

[@dddacherry]

or during lol

[@kurtkon5772]

I'll smoke a fat bowl of dope then get her goin===0🔥💨

[@Alexandra_Wolf]

It started strong and ended up with a dark simple life vibe with a lot of acting and more about them then the struggles these dangers face.

[@jelllllllly4954]

Daisy is the real star here

[@_Alimm]

I wonder if the real strippers find this insulting. This what they do to survive.

[@thekickingguy94]

GirlYouAlreadyKnow well they have a choice to do it they don't have too

[@thekickingguy94]

GirlYouAlreadyKnow well they have a choice to do it they don't have too

[@claudiamartin9460]

Yes it is insulting

[@laurenelizabeth7833]

GirlYouAlreadyKnow it doesn’t insult me... it’s a choice like any other job and i love my job! i think most girls say “oh i’m about to quit my actual job and just become a stripper” like it’s an easy way out but it’s really not. it’s hard work. it takes thick skin.

[@RR-mp8km]

GirlYouAlreadyKnow we do

[@sydneyyvlogss]

watching this 10 years later gives me so much nostalgia for some reason.

[@Juggalowitch]

Same I used to be obsessed with this when I was younger LOL

[@aliciaobrien8713]

Absolutely agree!

[@ManyDeathsLater]

This irritated me, two privileged girls seeing how the other half lives with some annoying camera shots...

[@mursie100]

"privileged" ??! Where the fuck do you think you are, Tumblr !!?

[@TheAcidPhosphate]

That's pretty much what journalism is and documentary film making is...

[@earlgrey2130]

agree

[@Penryn87]

They were hardly privileged girls.

[@misstinahamilton5714]

"Do I enjoy their souls - yes" ---- Aight ,imma head out . That dude is a serial killer- I refuse to believe otherwise

[@RetroPillowcase]

He admitted it

[@MrDangadave]

Well done, the cinematography, editing and mood pulled this together so well. Keep this up, please 🙏

[@mg5916]

Two narcissist's owe me 27 minutes and 24 seconds of my life back.

[@kreatursalz8416]

true

[@sleeplessaquarius]

Sounds like Im glad I dove into the comments section 1st before I wasted my time also.

[@audreyd1787]

The irony

[@kyoko6588]

@@sleeplessaquarius i wish i did too🤡

[@alexandersillan8139]

Ha ha ha thank you, this comment made that time wasted a lot more bearable...

[@yolandacervantes725]

This should be called pretending to be a stripper while not actually stripping

[@gabebridges7793]

Yolanda Cervantes something you probably do

[@mathlover101hotmail]

the most common profession of a serial killer is a truck driver...

[@nathanhaire63]

My dad's a truck driver

[@barbaraw8766]

Nathan Haire Then you better sleep with one eye open when he is home. (Assuming you live with him?)

[@snapsalot]

Barbara W One eye had 126 confirmed kills.

[@barbaraw8766]

Holy shit

[@tin_man_t]

Of all the serial killers known in modern history I can't think of one who was a truck driver. John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, Jeffery Dahmer, etc. Being a truck driver doesn't really fit the profile of a serial killer.

[@TheRealChurch]

"I dont know how those girls deal with that everyday" 🤔isn't that what you're there for? To ask? To document? For someone who worked different jobs in NY why complain for bruises? Just means you never worked.

[@carolyngrey2853]

I said the same thing lol they are idiots

[@joeboorer5341]

"It's weird when they stare at you" Er it's a strip joint?

[@MrMiD.Life.Crisis]

Can you imagine how they would feel if noone looked at them?

[@bks6000]

Hello!

[@nullvid]

@@MrMiD.Life.Crisis you can't fucking win with them

[@katelyngeraghty9017]

HOW THE HELL DID SHE JUST TAKE OFF HER PANTS IN THE MIDDLE OF WALMART

[@kristamarie2578]

Katelyn Geraghty anything is possible in Walmart

[@potatosmasher1072]

Walmart

[@jonnyenough1531]

I thought the same thing

[@luckyguy4694]

You can do that as long as you dont show privates

[@kariilynn7301]

Katelyn Geraghty I KNOW RIGHT????

[@jenniferjackson1699]

The woman who they interviewed them and welcomed them into the club seems like such an intelligent and kind person. I don't like how theyre being tourists of this already stigmatised industry xx

[@chickenlurkinyungchihuahua]

What a confusing documentary

[@gypsy-nr9zd]

Jesus this reminded me of the old indie films I used to watch in when I was in High School (at home). *1. ‘Hicks’* *2. ‘Little Birds’* *3. ‘Electrick Children’* (sort of) are three movies that are similar to this documentary. All 3 very sad and realistic. ‘Hick’ being my favorite out of the 3.

[@gypsy-nr9zd]

actually ‘Little Birds’ was the best and saddest. Seen that movie so many times when it was on netflix.

[@jahimjauh-hey5653]

That last part with the girls running away seemed staged and if that’s the case then shame on the production for including that in the documentary. Did the girls not feel victimized enough while there that they had to make up that ending?

[@Stonks420blazeit]

It was staged for sure. "Hey what are you girls doing, shooting a porno?" Seems like the two girls wrote the scripts as well.

[@perpetualtech5906]

34yo man here.. The men in that club the first night should be ashamed of the way they acted towards these women.

[@SvenStoffels]

wtf was that little fake skit at 24:10min? I was enjoying this..

[@SimplyCecileP]

Why are you calling it fake? It's obviously not. Something like that could totally happen. A guy like the one in that scene who freaks the fuck out when you won't take their compliment and tell them to fuck off? That's the kind of threat some women face from creeps harassing them like he was. It was dangerous for them to speak up. He acted like he was entitled to their attention after harassing them. Shit like that happens to women more than you think.

[@SvenStoffels]

Well sorry bro. But turns out they actually admitted that that part was set up. Hence the dream like editing during the scène.

[@SimplyCecileP]

Sven Stoffels I couldn't find that anywhere. Just wondering, where did you get that information?

[@SimplyCecileP]

^^My thoughts exactly. But did you call the guy or the filmmakers/strippers stupid? I personally consider the guy definitely more worthy of the stupid label in this situation.

[@SvenStoffels]

They said it in an interview with shane smith.

[@bubblebubbleblip]

I love daisy’s voice. She just seems very warm and friendly.

[@dacewillow]

This seems like an odd sort of social media performance more than a documentary. There's so much vital context that surrounds these women working these jobs, but the focus was on a couple of new Yorkers doing this as a performance for their actual job

[@amberreannamillman8620]

The part where they get chased by a guy asking if they were shooting a porno is so fake lmfao and then they run into their hotel room and he all of a sudden stops following them. I can’t.

[@cliffmode2000]

Absolutely. Sounded like a voice over.

[@EastLaStrays]

Lol 😂

[@jennicase]

taking selfies with cows really is the icing on the shit cake that is this video

[@GtaRockt]

As someone who's from a country with MANY cows: PLEASE CITY PEOPLE DO NOT DO THAT. COWS ARE NOT ALWAYS FRIENDLY. DO NOT APPROACH A RANDOM COW. IF A COW GETS MAD OR WANTS TO PROTECT IT'S KIDS YOU ARE FUCKED. A COW CAN KILL A HUMAN BEING IN ABOUT .5 SECONDS. DO NOT APPROACH COWS, THIS IS A REAL WARNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@sleepysartorialist]

I think you need to simmer down...

[@GtaRockt]

***** nah man

[@sleepysartorialist]

Lobster with Mustard and Rice You also need to stop misgendering strangers. Of note: I am married to someone whose parents are ranchers. Cows in America are docile as shit. I literally can walk up to an pet them most of the time. They only freak out if they sense a threat coming from you. IDK where you're from but you guys obviously have wilder cows than us. Don't apply your assumptions to our animals if you don't regularly interact with them.

[@squeegeemcgee]

bruh you can't be serious, nobody misgendered nobody. he said "nah man", which is a gender neutral expression.

[@littleeskimo26z]

They listened and watched 1 too many Lana Del Rey songs lol

[@DuyNguyen-im7en]

Gypsy Babe gurl I just peed lmao

[@brfmc964]

Why lol can someone explain this to me?

[@littleeskimo26z]

Just watch the "ride" and "Tropico short film (just the Gods and Monsters song part)" music videos by Lana del rey...youll get it

[@brfmc964]

Merlot Rose ok thanks

[@marsmusic2448]

hahahahahahahahahahahaha lel

[@sammyboldt]

Haha yeah, I remember feeking grossed out by men getting touchy and trying to suck my nipples during my first lap dances as a stripper. That's absolutely nothing now. I am also grateful to have started dancing later to learn from many friends mistakes, and do my job sober, or a little stoned from time to time. It allows me to be cautious of the intentions behind my customers and to not get taken advantage of, and to be able to uphold my own boundaries (and the fact is, every dancer has different boundaries. We are independent contractors so we all provide our own independent services that range and very depending on both legality and our own comfortability in what we're able to provide, and those conversations should happen before dances start.). I feel so hard and these days feel so protective over baby dancers. Especially super young 18-21 y/o dancers who come from harder upbringings than I did. Who are extremely vulnerable and not given any information on what will be coming at them in this environment. I've really learned over the last two years (and thats learning fast according to my older dancer friends), how to sense innocence and how to sense evil. There are plenty of innocent customers who are lonely. Then, there are plenty of psychopaths that walk through the door. And I'm glad I have the ability to outsmart or steer clear of those ones. To sum it all up, toxic masculinity is RAMPANT in the club, both in men and sometimes women. I have compassion, but I've learned that this is my job, and not my community/life. I find solace in the life I've built outside the club from the financial freedom I've gained working in the club. Hopefeully maybe other new-comers see this and can atleast gain some wisdom before starting in the industry. I'm grateful for how resilient i've become after working this job. I'm grateful for the love I have in my life outside of the club. I'm grateful to be sober in this, where I'm surrounded by addiction everytime I step foot into work. This is my little stripper piece.

[@joshxkerrigan]

Soooo we get to hear about this crazy one-eyed freak's life story but we don't get any insight from the girls who actually work there on a daily basis? Great documentary choice there, Vice.

[@ItsMeHi116]

pretty sure they went over to the other dancers HOUSES and asked their story. Daisy began stripping at 41, her only true love was her HS boyfriend, which was under 2 yrs and her longest relationship, never married, no kids, has dogs, is lonely, misses having friends over, has had her head bashed in by other females dancers.....I mean, c'mon.

[@lannaeats]

No really. His segment went on way too long.

[@The_T4tted_Guy]

They were showing how dangerous the job can be dealing with nutjobs like that.

[@adonia2275]

*I really feel bad for the older stripper😔*

[@brooklynshaw559]

Talsong Kingslayer As a stripper, I’d have to disagree. They only become like that after 10+ years.

[@sarahbelles5352]

Right?! with her cute little gardening attempt....she looks like she was REALLY pretty once too...those friggin eyes Oh and...ps that horse looked like my horse but uglier

[@cloudlove1]

send her your love and it helps. She has such a kind soul and a real purpose. I wish her luck

[@voodoodolly]

Me too 😧

[@catherinevaz6139]

Brooklyn Shaw : I agree 100% girl ☺️ Love y'all from France ❤️

[@RedTV8888]

That part with the guy asking if they were trying to make a porno was fake as shit

[@ssshequoia]

RedTV8888 honestly they didn’t even try lmao 😂😂😂

[@Bischlarbo69]

sooooo this isn't even the life of any truck-stop stripper? It's the life of two entitled dramatic middle class girls that are semi-pretty and went there to film this junk. Got it

[@marahenao6417]

yeah same thing i thought

[@ruxin91]

Right on the money

[@zoehodges7183]

This is Vice. This is as real as it effing gets.

[@clderknight9678]

Bischlarbo69 dont forget to add in sluts with no morality whatsoever.

[@mikecherri]

Pretty much

[@shiftylad9938]

Daisy is exactly that. A little daisy. You can see her kind heart and it has probably been taken advantage of. If she’d had kids and stable life, I can imagine she’d be a great partner/Wife

[@1977jepp]

This is horribly, horribly fake. It's also condescending to all the women who really live this life.

[@Che8t]

Nah, rapists popping out of the bushes usually always carry mikes on them

[@boostmobild4058]

1977jepp men need pussy wo.en need money

[@MickeyKraut419]

What do you expect from the fine, heavily biased folks at Vice?

[@invisiblerevolution]

1977jepp I agree 100%!

[@2gayleen]

ya, but if you don't have kids, and aren't that young, don't expect to spend holidays and birthdays at any man's Matriarchs(Mom's) table,,

[@oldmoviemusic]

I don't understand why these Vice documentaries get so many dislikes. I think they're extremely eye opening.

[@dramalexi]

Usually I l like vice docs. But this one is boring like hell.

[@2ndamendmentfirst31]

amen!! I eat vice documentaries for breakfast; and shit out VIVO clips around lunch!

[@divdac]

Are people watching the first 5 minutes and being like FUCK THIS DISLIKE! or are they watching all the way through and then being like... i think this documentary could have been better... dislike...

[@strangertobluewater]

Chad Robinson But do you floss while eating this breakfast?

[@delboy674]

What are they trying to prove though. Every cunt on the planet knows that life as a stripper in a hell hole of a town is gonna be hard.

[@milorodriguez3739]

" two privileged idiots have a great time doing what some girls have to do every day just to survive, and add random childish artsy b roll throughout and occaisionally try to act as if they're having a rough time" would be a better title. I cannot believe I made it 13 minutes. I cannot finish this garbage. Vice, you're better than this. Fire them.

[@KL00100]

Milo Rodriguez thankfully they have courage to show this side of life. What have you done?

[@123codc]

Milo Rodriguez ap

[@erickgomez7775]

I made it to 15 minutes

[@jonnyo2121]

Vice is better than this? Okay.

[@Lockbar]

They should have had to suck 3 dicks in the "VIP" broom closet for 10 minutes. They would have learned a lot more for their story.

[@icedbannanas]

Reading the comments I thought this was going to be atrocious...but tbh, I enjoyed it. It was a docu art piece.

[@peterlewerin4213]

"I wonder how some of these girls are going to react because we're taking away their business" Because obviously they are going to look better, perform better, and handle themselves better than the women who actually do this for a living. /s

[@megbee7423]

Right.

[@stella-vu8vh]

why is that?

[@peterlewerin4213]

@@stella-vu8vh unmarked sarcasm, I marked it now

[@calhoun3321]

I thought the exact same thing Gross

[@jboww2121]

Well they probs looks better than 99% of sex workers

[@mattmccormack1619]

The privilege of these two women is astounding.

[@MrJonnyswanny]

I thought Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie had already done this in The Simple Life? This is Reality Programming at its worst...

[@dylbre3773]

Bingo

[@tessam169]

almost had a stroke reading the subtitles

[@WestMeetsEastIndonesia]

That's what I'm saying!! Shit was all fucked up.

[@steviefaye2509]

Lmao forreal like wtfff?!

[@ricksokol5039]

Yeah.......

[@annmarie8073]

RIGHT!!

[@bluntsbdsm324]

I love how both their names are states

[@APsupportsTerrorism]

I found it weird that they chose stripper names when they're just gonna post it all over social media... just another element of make-pretend for a week I guess.

[@KimberlySays...]

How have I never seen this!?!? Very entertaining!!👍

[@exhibitionchristina4890]

Y’all daisy was so sweet and open

[@darrencleary8047]

When they said filmmakers living in Brooklyn that was the end

[@billyzman666]

powerful, one of the most intense and real videos I have watched of yours.

[@OBZRV82]

I only watched 15mins, and it's not bad for a low budget comedy.. 🤣🤣

[@isabellaira7851]

I know this isn’t the type of documentary ppl were expecting but I like it because it shows what the first time looks like for people with jobs similar to this

[@chadofchads7222]

TWO TRAILER PARK GIRLS GO 'ROUND THE OUTSIDE, 'ROUND THE OUTSIDE, 'ROUND THE OUTSIIIDE

[@sadientra9663]

I liked it until they faked some guy trying to chase them in the field ...

[@nickshaw6085]

Yeah, that seemed a bit fishy to me.

[@imaminxkitty]

Yeah that was definitely fake lmfao

[@chrystadelacruz9293]

Idk legit it could've been real I found myself in shit like that a bunch of times I used to walk by myself a lot n like late at night ya weirdos come out n try to fuck with u if ur a pretty young girl

[@gapolapo275]

@@chrystadelacruz9293 His voice was way too clear to be that far away as shown in the video. second of all the Camera guy would not have been able to run away fast enough to get away if someone was actually chasing them. It was definitely fake.

[@forestrot666]

That sounded real honestly...it may have seemed staged but legit,that shit happens. Even at legit clubs..that shite can happen.

[@cassandra3410]

so what was the point of this?

[@tonygomez4598]

Cass lmao I know

[@larchpine9802]

to feed these two morons egos

[@oliviapetrus9677]

Cass Vice HQ: Hey girls, we got an assignment for u... bring me back good footage.

[@ironik86]

views, what else, vice is shit

[@Reth_Hard]

Well, I guess that was kind of an experiment... About, what's happening when you throw two pieces of fresh meat in the middle of a piggery. Know we know... lol

[@Snichols64]

Because every stripper stands outside in their skimpy get ups to talk to customers... get real

[@ExileDii]

It would depend on the establishment really, not all establishments have clear cut rules, there are some shady ones out there. Also bear in mind the girls in the video are interviewing these customers for the show. I used to work behind the bar in a strip club for a couple of years. So you do see some interesting things go on from time to time.

[@Snichols64]

ExileDii very true, I've worked at some shady as fuck truck stop strip clubs and figured personal safety was at least common sense. Hence why you would also never work at a club in the same parking lot as your hotel, but it is a video not real life.

[@ExileDii]

Chin up & chest out Sierra, looks like you're making new fans on here. It's been a long while since those days for me, hope your life has improved as well. Peace.

[@kingsleyzissou1120]

As someone who has worked in production, I'd guess the reason for shooting interviews outside the club is more due to the fact that you can't get any decent audio in a strip club because there is a DJ spinning loud music inside. You can't really shoot any interviews when there is music in the background, it makes editing things later pretty much impossible.

[@dennisle4783]

You talk like you know....

[@finfan7]

If you cut out all the pointless art-film shots of them doing random things in slow motion with music this would be

[@fourth1000]

***** I think the slomo random shots felt very pretentious. It didn't add to anything related to the doc.

[@pedo104]

actually its a pretty good documentary, kinda reminds me a little bit of quentin tarantino films, so its creepy, artistic and awesome!! idk wtf u talking about lol

[@fourth1000]

WTF Quentin Tarantino movie did this remind you of? LOL.

[@pedo104]

it didnt remind me of any movie in particular, but if it did, i would say DEATH PROOF. im just saying the way quentin tarantino shoots random scenes/artistic scenes it reminds me of that. thats what i meant.

[@rose-zy6nk]

I wanted to like this but it feels like these NY girls wanted to try out poverty like a holiday, they can walk away from this with fun stories to tell but the girls who live there don't have the same opportunity.

[@MoniB888]

Daisy is an angel on Earth. The compassion & kindness emanating from her is just beautiful.

[@sedonaarabelle4701]

💞

[@k.b.322]

And for the very men these young ladies seem to despise! Bless Daisy's soul!

[@capisenior]

tl;dr: The adventures of two narcissistic girls trying to show the world how brave and empowered they are. Here you will watch how two girls think they're documenting something meaningful but in reality it doesn't provides a true insight at all because there's a damn camera crew following them around everywhere and therefore everyone is acting for TV/KZbin. Also, this is clearly just about them. You can see in the camera angles. Clever instagram poses like the Wal-Mart jumping around and posing inside the cart...

[@petergambier]

Narcissistic is right Carvalho, hidden camera's would show a different picture.

[@naguibzidan8991]

Agreed

[@OutdoorLiving93]

They want to be Lana Del Rey so bad

[@crissy4445]

Lana del rey wants to be lana del rey her whole 'This persona is how my worn soul feels' gig pisses me off

[@natashka1982]

Lana Del Rey is just some over privileged little poser, puhlease.

[@mjpsy7121]

yassssssssssss

[@robinxxxxxxxxxxx]

+natashka1982 lol I see you everywere😂

[@sparklelizzy222]

natashka1982 I feel bad for you

[@Harlow_Khmer]

The outfits the two broads picked out of Walmart definitely fits the vibe of this place 🤣🤣🤣

[@danriviec3927]

I am very mad at these two girls for tricking me into wasting 20 minutes of my already wasted life. They had a good premise but it was just poorly executed. It was obvious they had to stage a little drama at the end because nothing really interesting happened

[@chinahog1872]

I'm not mad but you're right, it's an utterly tedious documentary haha

[@Souleman561]

this was one of the worest vice i have seen

[@Souleman561]

+nick SOULE seem like alot of fakery went on here, compare to most of the vie videos which are real

[@-serferox-1239]

+nick SOULE right, that's what i was thinking about. all the people in there look like freaking actors, it must be staged.

[@FretsMaster222]

lol that scene of them running from the guy is so fake.

[@wulftarot]

I like how this was filmed and edited… stellar jobs 🎉poetic, deep feeling, cold, artistic. I felt good watching it lol

[@oakcliffscrewhead]

That whole fake ass scene where she cussed at the dude and they ran away to their room and he never caught up to them. 🤦‍♂️😂🤣🤣🤣

[@Lyvee93]

I can relate to this. I was stripping when I was 18 and it was incredibly hard on my body at first and I was mentally drained. It is an extremely scary environment and disgusting at times.

[@petergambier]

What did your parents say or did you hide it from them?

[@Lyvee93]

@@petergambier they weren’t happy at first but they found out before I told them.

[@petergambier]

@@Lyvee93, my 2 are 30 & 24, one works as my labourer and the other is a covid cleaner at a nuclear power plant. Their mum/my lady is a teacher. What are you working at now?

[@Lyvee93]

@@petergambier I was a 911 dispatcher and now I work in the ER. 🤷‍♀️ What’s your point?

[@petergambier]

@@Lyvee93, no point, just that I'm interested in people, what they do and where they're from. I'm in Somerset, UK and lime plaster buildings. We also have pets (ducks, bantams and turkey's, dog & cat) a small garden and haven't got covid, just tested for 2nd time. All the best, stay safe, nice talking. If you have any sustainable building questions feel free to ask.

[@TaguroSuper]

Is this Paris Hilton's "Simple Life" reality show?

[@ct1762]

10:07 they look all confused as to how these girls make enough to survive, all the while not realizing they answered their own question. Kinda funny and sad at the same time. These girls are adorable!

[@sabrinaadam3701]

This is like a giant Instagram video for these two girls, someone tell Vice what journalism is.

[@tomwilson3969]

Dad must be happy. Not only did he see his daughter dancing on a stage. They didn’t even produce a good documentary doing it.