They’re letting it all out.
Strippers, who are part of the #StripTok community, are complaining about people online who romanticize their jobs.
While the hashtag has 3.2 billion views on TikTok with many clips showing women flaunting their wins from the night, others are tired of seeing that type of content, which some believe is deceiving.
“To the girls who are actually considering becoming a $tripper solely off the good nights they’ve seen on $triptok,” Terree Ann wrote on a clip that received over 67,000 views.
“I medium key hate it here bestie,” she captioned the clip. “pls do not start dancing bc social media influeneced [sic] you.”
The “social media” she’s referring to seems to be the dancers on TikTok showing viewers stacks of $1 bills and glamorous “day in the life” videos.
But users flocked to Terree Ann’s comments section to shower her in solidarity and praise for being honest about how hard it is to actually be a dancer — and that it’s not all sunshine and rainbows.
“The amount of trauma and trust issues I got from it. ‘Easy money’ is never truly easy in that world,” stated one viewer.
“It’s worth it ONLY if you ready to reap the consequences that come with that lifestyle,” another chimed in.
Other TikTokers posted similar sentiments on their own pages — sharing horror stories of the industry, including @missomo.xo.
With the caption, “DANCING IS NOT FOR THE WEAK,” she posted a stitch with Terree Ann’s clip that garnered nearly 330,000 views.
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“As many good nights that I’ve had, dancing is a whole lie,” she began her video. “Granted, you will have good nights, there are nights were you touch so much money you would’ve never thought you would touch that much money in your life.”
Dancing, she said, allowed her to start her own business, pay bills, travel and afford her lifestyle — but at a cost.
“But the downside … Oh my god,” she exclaimed. “I’ve seen girls get turned out, get pimps, I done see the sweetest girl get strung out and hooked on all types of drugs.”
“It’s a cool environment but it is not for the weak,” she added. “If you don’t go in with a goal, that lifestyle will suck you dry.”
She even called the emotional, mental, physical and financial tolls dancers endure “out of this world,” and she never thought she’d quit until she reached her “breaking point.”
“Don’t start dancing because you’ve seen somebody make a thousand plus on one night,” she warned. “Be prepared for the multiple days where you’re walking home with a negative.”
Users in her comment section echoed similar feelings, saying no one really understands how terrible the industry can be.
“Yes this!! I have friends who do this and it’s no where near as glamorous as some of these tiktokers make it seem,” wrote one person.
“Glad you’re being honest about this!! I used to think it before then I thought about how emotionally and mentally stressful it is & was like YA NO,” said another.
“Not a single one of my good nights was worth all the abuse, disrespect, bruises, addictions, and bad nights, for me,” commented someone else.
Fellow TikToker and dancer @hellysangel, who goes by Helly, dished to Insider that content creators on #StripTok aren’t showing the ugly side of the profession since the positive clips are the ones that receive the most attention.
“I think every stripper wants to feel like they’re making a million dollars a year,” she said. “That is a piece of the truth, there are nights where you’ll make a lot of money, but there are nights where you won’t make enough to cover your fee for working at the club or for the outfits you bought.”