<\/p>\n“They see movies like ‘Players Club’ and ‘Hustle & Flow,’ and, you know, they see that the dancers are disrespected in media and they see the dancers are portrayed to have drug problems and stuff like that, and they think that’s what it really is, and I’m here to tell you that it’s not bad. It’s not that at all.”<\/p>\n
Maguire — who retired from Magic City and is now a businesswoman, producer, and voice on\u00a0Angela Yee’s “Lip Service” podcast — stressed that there will be no naked strippers at the game, leaving her puzzled by the outrage over the Hawks’ tribute.<\/p>\n
“It’s not that deep. It’s one night,” Maguire said, “Can adults have one night to celebrate something that is very important to the city of Atlanta?”<\/p>\n
She also called out Kornet for “selective outrage,” noting he hasn’t had the same energy when NBA players have been accused of wrongdoing toward women in the past.<\/p>\n
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We also spoke to another Magic City legend about the backlash over Hawks’ tribute night … Sonya Meadows, known on stage as Platinum. The now-author said stripping isn’t disrespectful to women — it’s entertainment, just like Cirque du Soleil.<\/p>\n
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