# Do the stripprs let you touch their breasts? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 17, 2014, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-stripprs-let-you-touch-their-breasts/683891 "2014-03-17T01:25:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Incubus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c68b51/32.png) [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-stripprs-let-you-touch-their-breasts/683891/1 "2014-03-17T01:25:35Z")
The strippers at the Crazy Horse do. But I’ve heard this is not a universal thing. do the strippers let you touch their breasts? ---
**Author:** ![Claverhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Claverhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claverhouse)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-stripprs-let-you-touch-their-breasts/683891/2 "2014-03-17T01:28:16Z")
You have to ask the nice burly men at the door for permission. ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-stripprs-let-you-touch-their-breasts/683891/3 "2014-03-17T01:38:34Z")
My experience has been you sit on your hands, and any breast touching will be theirs on your face. ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-stripprs-let-you-touch-their-breasts/683891/4 "2014-03-17T01:53:43Z")
Last guy I saw touch a stripper was grabbed by bouncers and thrown out the door in roughly 10 seconds. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-stripprs-let-you-touch-their-breasts/683891/5 "2014-03-17T02:01:36Z")
> [@Incubus](#): > > The strippers at the Crazy Horse do. But I’ve heard this is not a universal thing. do the strippers let you touch their breasts? In Thailand, it is not unheard of when you walk in the door for a naked girl to glue her body to yours and start pulling out your old fella. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-stripprs-let-you-touch-their-breasts/683891/6 "2014-03-17T02:01:45Z")
Let me? Damn, they _force_ me to. I’ve tried complaining for all the good it’s done.:mad: ---
**Author:** ![stui\_magpie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stui_magpie/32/11010_2.png) [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-stripprs-let-you-touch-their-breasts/683891/7 "2014-03-17T02:19:35Z")
Depends. In Australia it changes from state to state. In NSW the (legit) places the girl doesn’t even touch you In Victoria, the girl touches you but you keep your hands on the arm rest. (although some girls will allow limited touching to the back or thigh) In QLD it’s near full contact. The only areas out of bounds are the nipples, groin and anus. Otherwise, go for it. Wellington in NZ is pretty much the same as QLD (or at least it was when I was last there). I prefer the Victorian way, the girls actually put in some work to tease you. The QLD girls have a tendancy to often just sit there and let you maul them which gets boring quick. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-stripprs-let-you-touch-their-breasts/683891/8 "2014-03-17T02:21:55Z")
It’s starting to sound like I should be the one to organize the bachelor’s party. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-stripprs-let-you-touch-their-breasts/683891/9 "2014-03-17T02:25:11Z")
Depends on local law and the level of enforcement. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-stripprs-let-you-touch-their-breasts/683891/10 "2014-03-17T02:29:04Z")
In CA, no. (Mostly). You can touch (depending on the club) anywhere that would not be covered by a tiny bikini. in Texas, OTOH, just about everywhere but insertion of digits was allowed. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-stripprs-let-you-touch-their-breasts/683891/11 "2014-03-17T03:45:01Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > It’s starting to sound like I should be the one to organize the bachelor’s party. How big is your place?😉 In PA what goes on in strip clubs was regulated by the liquor control board. Allow patrons to touch, and there goes the liquor license. So places stopped making money on liquor sales, had no liquor license, and charged a fee at the door instead. Some would allow BYOB and charge for/require people to buy mixers ($5 cokes). It’s always been a cat-mouse game. ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-stripprs-let-you-touch-their-breasts/683891/12 "2014-03-17T04:02:19Z")
Now when I went to Miami, I just wanted to watch the floor show…however this Scandanavian girl wouldn’t stop bothering me, so I wandered around. It was a big place so I thought there may have been a different floor. I get upstairs and a woman quickly intercepts me, gives a different girl who apparently should have stopped me a dirty look…and says with a sigh, “Allright, downstairs is the show, no touching, and up here for (whatever the amount was) anything goes.” So I went. Out. My buzz had worn off anyway. ---
**Author:** ![bldysabba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-stripprs-let-you-touch-their-breasts/683891/13 "2014-03-17T07:35:26Z")
And Randall Munroe is creepy? ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Feldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lord_feldon/32/341_2.png) [@Lord\_Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Feldon)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-stripprs-let-you-touch-their-breasts/683891/14 "2014-03-17T09:01:47Z")
It’s illegal in Ohio since 2006. Touching _any_ clothed or unclothed part of a stripper’s body is illegal, but the penalties are even higher for touching the breasts and a few other areas. I think that’s watered down from what the “pro-family” groups originally wanted too, which was a mandatory buffer zone of several feet. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-stripprs-let-you-touch-their-breasts/683891/15 "2014-03-17T14:16:02Z")
Since any connection with the arts is … well, damned close to nonexistent – moved to MPSIMS (from Cafe Society). ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-stripprs-let-you-touch-their-breasts/683891/16 "2014-03-17T16:53:25Z")
> [@Lord\_Feldon](#): > > It’s illegal in Ohio since 2006. Touching _any_ clothed or unclothed part of a stripper’s body is illegal, but the penalties are even higher for touching the breasts and a few other areas. So a handshake can get you thrown in jail? ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-stripprs-let-you-touch-their-breasts/683891/17 "2014-03-17T17:28:26Z")
> [@Lord\_Feldon](#): > > It’s illegal in Ohio since 2006. Touching _any_ clothed or unclothed part of a stripper’s body is illegal, but the penalties are even higher for touching the breasts and a few other areas. I think that’s watered down from what the “pro-family” groups originally wanted too, which was a mandatory buffer zone of several feet. I believe St. Paul, Minnesota is still “girls under glass.” I guess you could lick the window… ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-stripprs-let-you-touch-their-breasts/683891/18 "2014-03-17T17:46:01Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Since any connection with the arts is … well, damned close to nonexistent – moved to MPSIMS (from Cafe Society). You know the saying, “When you have a hammer, everything starts to look like a nail?” Well, I have a law degree. The Supreme Court doesn’t take a position too far from yours. In 1991’s _Barnes v. Glen Theatre, Inc._, they said: > [@](#): > > [Nude dancing] . . . is expressive conduct within the outer perimeters of the First Amendment, though we view it as only marginally so. And they went on to uphold an ordinance in Indiana that forbid totally nude dancing at any establishment with a liquor license. ---
**Author:** ![jonesj2205](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecc23a/32.png) [@jonesj2205](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jonesj2205)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-stripprs-let-you-touch-their-breasts/683891/19 "2014-03-17T18:36:50Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > You know the saying, “When you have a hammer, everything starts to look like a nail?” > > Well, I have a law degree. > > The Supreme Court doesn’t take a position too far from yours. In 1991’s _Barnes v. Glen Theatre, Inc._, they said: > > And they went on to uphold an ordinance in Indiana that forbid totally nude dancing at any establishment with a liquor license. Imagine my shock when I click New Posts and see the last one to reply to a stripper thread was Bricker. Concerned over a disturbance in the space-time continuum I clicked. Thankfully all is well. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-stripprs-let-you-touch-their-breasts/683891/20 "2014-03-17T20:53:03Z")
It’s been a long time since I’ve been to a strip club, but IIRC it’s not ok to touch the ladies. On the other hand, I spent Spring Break 1991 in San Diego & Tijuana, and in Tijuana you could lick the strippers’ breasts for, like, a dollar. I watched as 8 or 10 guys all did exactly that, one after the other, and I wondered why it didn’t occur to these guys that they were licking the last _n_ guys’ saliva off the strippers’ boobs. Nasty. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-stripprs-let-you-touch-their-breasts/683891.md?page=2)