Me to my friend, assuring them that I would not, in fact, hire a stripper for their bachelorette party.

Which they knew! But their roommate had kind of drilled home the point, "okay, but did you SAY to Kris no strippers in planning this?" and so, they asked to be sure.

I affirmed their impression that it had never even crossed my mind and all was well.

(Also, now I am wondering if there is a gender neutral/non-binary term for bachelor/ette party.

LMFAO

I suppose the root word is bache?

Bachel?

Perhaps! They don't seem too bothered either way, but I do find myself curious!

I have found "bachelorx party" so there is that!

(I saw one person say a portmanteau of hen and stag do, aka a "hag do" which I kind of love)

(alternatively, a "sten do". You have cookies and carry big swords around with you.)

We need to embrace stag party because even if it's slightly gendered, who doesnt want to be associated with a derpy deer

FRANKLY, I am here for it.

I wanna wear big fuck off horns to a party!

(what do you mean that's not what you do at a stag do?)

I mean i'm all for the non-gender use of stag party, but also bless for no stripper. I... I'm too ace to understand the appeal XD

In theory, I understand the appeal! Like, people are pretty! But.

An actual flesh and blood person disrobing before me would send me fleeing.

"I will pay you to keep your clothes on, actually"

^

It's terrifying. And embarrassing. Like, please don't do that, you're doing your job, but you're only making me uncomfortable. We'd benefit more from you just looking hot with clothing on and joining us for snacks.

"Tell us about your hobbies! While keeping your pants on, if you don't mind."

And you know, really, I have attended life drawing classes and took the same transit bus as the model we drew. That was fine!

It is the focus of "we have hired you for this" that makes me not want to participate.

(Also, I want to say. I am not knocking the profession! Hella support those who strip. I just. Am not the target audience!)

(yeah, totally. ...Also I feel like it'd be less weird in a club context than if you hired one to come to your home or hotel room)

Oh 100%, I had that same thought!

Like. Someone is just over there doing their thing, you are at a table sipping a cocktail. That is chill!

then you are going somewhere they work to watch their show instead of the kind of... weirdness of it being very personal and focused on you

But the small space of one room, one person was hired, and a handful of people. Too close! No thanks!

Too Much Focus.

Add in pandemic anxiety and it's extra weird

Someone stripping and twerking in your house with.... a mask on????.

Yeeeeaaaaah. This would have been awkward before but.

honestly it sounds like a scene from an SNL sketch or something

(Although... make it a horse head mask and. This is now officially entertaining.)

...omg

Not what you meant, I know! But this is what my mind conjured.

...i love the concept of a hag do lmao

I picture a hag do involving throwing a bunch of stuff into a cauldron. But instead of potion ingredients it’s a delightful alcoholic punch

heck yeah