Japan sex industry ensnares Latin women
Cali James:
... in response to Re: Total bullshit, posted by Pete E on Apr 30, 2005
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"How did the US get so purist about this?Does it go back to Calvinist thinking where anything pleasurable was considered sinfull?And catholic type thinking that sex is only for procreation,or at least any pleasure secondary.Funny ,most catholic countries have very obvious prostitution,like Colombia.Kind of this big gap between supposed beliefs and actual lifestyle."
Pete, I think you're misrepresenting Catholic teaching again. Sex only for procreation would be considered wrong to the same extent that sex only for pleasure would be. As far as pleasure being sinful in and of itself, this is an error that predates Calvin by many centuries. I believe there were several Christian heresies centering around the idea of a dualistic universe, one where matter and most particularly pleasure from the body was considered evil and spirit was considered good. These ideas were stamped out by the Church only to resurface time and again within different sects. However pleasure for pleasures sake outside of any responsibility for its affects in considered wrong by most Christian communities. I think it used to be common sense that there were self indulgences quite pleasurable in the moment that had potentially disastrous affects in the end. Everyone recognizes alcohol in this light, but very few people care to admit the negative affects of the sexual revolution if you will on society. STDs have always existed, but the sex for sex sake mentality that came out of the 60's, helped to create an explosion of it. You blame unwanted pregnancies, abortions and all sorts of things on the Catholic church but when did the explosion of these things occur? If ideas do matter, what ideas surfaced to create this explosion? As far as prostitution is concerned, I think there are secondary and long term affects that quite frankly aren't looked at closely when people comment on prostitution. Does anyone follow the "John" home to see how this transaction might affect the lives of others around him. Maybe he's married and has a family, it's almost foolhardy not to think that this has a negative impact on the family dynamic. And what of the prostitute herself, you think getting paid for sex day in and day out does not affect her psyche negatively? She's not doing it because she enjoys sex with strangers, she's a prostitute SOLEY for the money. Does the money offset the negative impacts of the "profession"? I doubt it truly. The young prostitutes you have questioned regarding their profession, gave you the obvious response one would expect from someone engaging in the profession now. But write down these girls names and ask them the same question 10 or 15 years from now. I suspect you'd get a very different response. I think the only positive responses you might get would be from those who used it as a quick stepping stone into another profession, like paying for education etc.
kenruof:
... in response to Total bullshit, posted by Heat on Apr 30, 2005
I have a hard time anymore believing everything the media says especially the US media.
Lifeisgreat:
... in response to Re: Total bullshit, posted by kenruof on Apr 30, 2005
Regarding these posts. I agree that many reporters want to create news instead of accurately reporting it. That is a shame because it distracts from the real victims in the world today. I have seen first hand how the ladies in Asia operate. Most really like the easy money and the lifestyle. They seem to enjoy their work. They hook up with ladies friends and form their own social circles. Of course there are people trapped in places or situations they don’t want to be in. That is a good reason to legalize prostitution all over the world. If you make it legal than you can regulate it and make sure that only people that want to be there will in fact be there. Not to mention that you could make the ladies get inspected for diseases. You could encourage only safe sex practices. Also, imagine the taxes the government could raise. Instead of calling for a flat tax we could call it a back tax….or a bed tax. I really feel that if someone wants to sell their body for money what is so wrong with them doing so? We can sell our brain power, our labor, our time, why not our bodies. I think that it gives women a way to generate income that otherwise would not be available. Those that are born into wealth may feel that it is wrong to sell your body but than again those people may not know what if feels like to be on the outside of society looking in… By the way, who are we to judge others so harshly- when we are not the ones trying to feed their families. It also reminds me of what I heard about Cambodia. The news was filled with stories of younger girls being taken advantaged of by marauding Americans and Europeans that would travel over there to have sex with minors. I was over there several years ago delivering medical supplies. What an eye opening. Let’s talk about what I saw. Yes, there is prostitution. Seems like they have always had it! I have seen these bordellos from the street and I have to tell you. The only customers I saw going into these places were the Cambodians themselves. It seems they like many Asians think having sex with younger girls is o.k. I did see some Americans going into love zones but only with ladies of proper age.I personally do not hold it against certain ladies if they had to rely on selling their bodies to feed their families. In many countries that is the only resource that keeps them from starvation or in getting needed medical treatments for themselves and or family members.
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