And now, a public service announcement from a member of Portland's most revered professions (that doesn't get nearly the amount of respect it deserves): stripping. From a submission entitled, "Strip club goers: WE SEE YOU, pay up!!"

We all know Portland as the “strip club capital.” But Portland, you need to do better.

Some of you don't realize (and some of you do, but feel entitled anyway): dancers DO NOT get payed by the clubs, they pay a "house fee" in order to work! So, after dancing for hours (not to mention the amount of emotional labor involved) if people aren’t tipping (and this happens, A LOT), those dancers can go home OWING the club money.

Because dancers are independent contractors, clubs make money off the dancers while dancers sometimes make nothing. The clubs aren’t going to change anytime soon; they make too much money off the backs of their entertainers, and there are no repercussions for customers freeloading. THAT is what makes clubs exploitative, not the act of dancing naked itself.

So be a decent human being: pay your entertainers. WE SEE YOU, sitting at that table that you think is just far enough away. We see you cheating free glances when you think we don’t notice. This is stealing someone’s time and energy, and it is NOT okay.

PREACH ON! And preach on she does, so pick up more tips on stripper tipping here. GOT A RANT OR CONFESSION YOU NEED TO GET OFF YOUR CHEST? Submit it to the I, Anonymous Blog—the home of public service announcements that sometimes actually serve the public!