It is interesting, the world of stripping. I am a female stripper myself. Men come along for all sorts of different reasons, but a lot go purely because they are lonely and want someone to talk with.
The idea of being "objectified" is purely in the eyes of the customer. As a woman (though, I am not your "typical" stripper I must add), it is about the beauty of the female body, the art of the sensuality (and yes, it is extremely artistic, particularly on stage), it is the challenge of creating attractive angles, it is the ability to make someone feel special. Some men have no intimacy in their lives, and although it is not "real", it can be real in a sense too. It depends on the girl, and the guy. However, many customers make it awful - they DO objectify us and treat us like dirt. I am a smart woman who has a child and pays a mortgage, has a degree, it doing further study, and is starting my own business in Life Coaching.
It is a hard job. We work 9pm til 5am on average 4 nights a week and night shift is just awful. Coupled with the fact we have to deal with a lot of very rude men, and it is always a gamble as to how much money you will earn. And, as a "suspected aspie" it can be utter HELL having to continually go up to strange men - and GROUPS of strange men! - and try to engage in not only normal conversation, but conversation good enough to convince a guy you are better than 30 other girls, whilst being surrounded by a crowd and talking over loud music and flashing lights. What a nightmare, I can't wait to quit lol
Sorry, that was a long-winded answer to your question. So, would I go see a male stripper? Before having met my partner, I might have yes, just out of curiosity, but I am very picky about people that I like so I would be doubtful I would come across a male stripper who would have taken my fancy. I am very happy with my partner now though so no need to worry about it
Liz