The Importance of Being a Showgirl

Nomi serves as a vehicle through which Verhoeven can make a very specific commentary on an American culture that commodifies sexuality like crazy. At the same time is intensely Puritan and judgmental and insists that being for sale is the worst thing a person could be in the reappraisal of showgirls. Nomi doesn't care about sex she doesn't seem to have sexual desire she only performs it on stage and off this makes her less vulnerable than Molly who instead of craving fame desires a famous singer and fantasizes about having sex. I'm most intrigued by the idea that Nomi who we learn in the end is running from a past life in what she was called Polly Ann thinks she