Whatever. It takes no talent to debase oneself and succumb to traditional stereotypes of what a sexy woman is. She could've just taken one of those pole dancing classes that supposes to be a "workout" if she wanted to get in touch with her inner sexy. Just because she can write about it doesn't mean she's any better than the "pros" she claims to be so repulsed by. And I reject the idea that this is some undertaking that makes one stronger and she should therefore be considered a role model. A positive role model for any young woman is someone who reinforces the fact that they are more than a sexual outlet for the male of the species.

I disagree with the stripper industry and even women who claim they it is they who are taking advantage of the men, are still promoting a total lack of respect for self and others. Still, having been at such a low, does not make a person worthless as a role-model. If a poor choice becomes a forever stigma, then people don't stand a chance for self-betterment. Ignoring the talent of a writer because we disagree with her past choices is reducing her to human garbage, and to me that is much more repulsive than the decision to strip. At least Diablo tries to make some sense of her experience and proves her immense intellect. Too bad she doesn't look for the human in the "pros" as well.

Diablo Cody may be a talented writer, but she's certainly no stripper. If you read her book Candy Girl you learn she entered the sex trade as a lark, after beig raised under favorable conditions and receiving a college degree and getting a livable wage job. She then irresposibly used the experince to sell a book, further her career, and promote stripping and sex work as an acceptable trade for young women to enter. As one who has been around to pick up the pieces of broken lives ruined by this buisness, I find it deplorable that she ignores the plain fact that most of the women who enter the stripping trade wind up broke, addicted and psychologically damaged and many turn to prostitution. Stripping ruins lives, and Ms Cody merely trifled with it. It's a sobering thought that counseling for girls who eventually get out of stripping is identical to counseling for those who leave prostitution: they deal with the same issues. Strip club owners and strippers will tell you otherwise, but most girls have a hard time leaving the trade and often do so with considerable damage.
Diablo Cody gets my vote for "Worst Person" for being an inconscionable opportunist. Not a good role model.