Bill to raise stripper age passes after outrage over ‘joke’

Rep. Julie Stokes (R-Kenner) described the amendment as ‘utterly disrespectful and disgusting’.

Havard says the amendment was just a joke.

SB468 ultimately passed the state House 96-0 (including a vote from Havard) and heads back to the Senate for final approval before moving on to the governor’s desk.

The “joke amendment” was reportedly met with laughter until state representative Julie Stokes shut it down, saying, “I’ve never been more repulsed to be part of [the House of Representatives]”.

There is zero reason to believe that a bill making a criminal out of a 20-year old stripper trying to pay her way through nursing school or finishing a degree in marine biology will have any positive effect in cutting down on human trafficking, which is its stated objective.

Havard was eviscerated on the floor of the House for offering the amendment.

Havard has refused to apologize, dismissing claims he was being sexist since he wouldn’t be able to strip under his own amendment because he’s a “little bit overweight“.

Our readers are aware by now that there is a stupid nanny-state bill moving in the Louisiana legislature which would make it illegal for a 19-year old adult woman to ply her trade as an exotic dancer. “I see women get treated differently than men”.

“Political correctness is killing us”.

“It was a poke at overregulating everything – where are we going to stop?”

“I don’t even know what Rep. Havard was thinking”. I can’t strip either.

She said the more substantial workplace issues dancers face are common to many independent contractors: no health insurance, lack of workers compensation for highly physical jobs and employers not putting money into Social Security.

Asked whether he was sympathetic to other legislators who said his joke was indicative of a boy’s club culture that sidelines women, Havard said, “I haven’t observed that”.

‘It was aimed at both men and women.

Landry, the Republican woman who initially questioned Havard on the House floor, told the Advocate that this was one of the most shocking things she’s seen in office.

“I appreciate you wanting to raise the minimum wage”, Jones said.