I've never been a stripper, but I have worked in gentlemen's clubs, and my closest friend for the longest time was a former exotic dancer. From what I've observed, I think a good majority of women are intimidated and threatened by dancers. There's a certain mystique about them that is shared by both men & women. Rightly or wrongly, most consider it a milder form of prostitution, and as such, women see them as being easily capable of leading their men astray, ...and men see them as attainable for the right price.
This is inevitably gonna lead to problems. Society by & large doesn't respect or value women, unless she's either the saint or the prostitute. If she's a saint, she's worshipped from afar, ...and if she's the prostitute she's worshipped AND attainable. That is the perception, ...and for insecure women, that is the threat. Personally, I think they should just get over it. We're all prostitutes to some extent. I don't mean that as an offense or insult, or to imply that I'm better than you. I considered my own occupation as a film actress as a milder form of prostitution as well. It's a free world, and you have the right to make decisions for yourself and your life as you choose. While your decisions for your life may not be the same ones I would make for mine, far be it for me to "look down on you" for the choices you've made. Different strokes for different folks. Your career choice is not for me, and that's all there is to that. Now, how you treat me, that's where I would start looking down my nose on you, ...or start respecting you. Not by what you do for a living, but by how you live with others and yourself. Not everyone thinks that way, ...but if someone can't deal with you, they're not worth dealing with. Don't sweat it. Just accept the reality of the baggage that comes with the profession you chose, and move on.