I may have to take my feminist hat off for second but...I do not see anything wrong with prostitution. If it was up to me, it'd be completely legal. Its the oldest profession in the world. No one is stopping it ever. Those who are going to do it, will do it no matter what, imo..... and scientific studies have shown that when monkeys have been taught the value of currency (using grapes and other goodies) the first thing that occurs to them is to sell sex. Hate to say it but humans arent really above the rest of animals like that.
Yes, its based on patriarchal BS but humans thrive on inferior/superior dynamics. We have done it since the beginning of time. We are sadly not above that either. if it wasnt women selling themselves, it'd be men. We really cannot seem to coexist without some kind of leader/subordinates thing going on. We dont have much on dogs.
In ancient Greece and Rome it was women who were sexually free and promiscuous. Men were the more restrained ones. Christianity flipped the script into men being the loose ones and I'm sure things will continue to flip back and forth over time. Gender roles are taught. Much of what we think is "nature" is just what societies imposed on us.
I think many of these women wouldnt have many other means of survival otherwise. If they werent selling it to gringos they'd sell to criollos. If its consensual, oh well.
And yes, many of them do find their prince charming, surprisingly. Thats what I was alluding to in a previous post when I mentioned the women living in mansions in the hills. I cannot tell you how many ex-hookers I have seen here who get put up by some gringo save-a-h*e either here in the DR or pa' fuera. Clearly the dudes know exactly what theyre getting into because they start out as johns. Heck I even know a girl in the u.s. who got put up after being an escort for the guy. It happens more than you think.
If theyre happy, I dont care.
As for the crime...well...I'm not sure if its necessarily hookers that bring it. Anywhere w alot of tourism will have alot of opportunists looking to make a quick buck off the visitors (who are often percieved to have money). Its just a fact.
Yes, its based on patriarchal BS but humans thrive on inferior/superior dynamics. We have done it since the beginning of time. We are sadly not above that either. if it wasnt women selling themselves, it'd be men. We really cannot seem to coexist without some kind of leader/subordinates thing going on. We dont have much on dogs.
In ancient Greece and Rome it was women who were sexually free and promiscuous. Men were the more restrained ones. Christianity flipped the script into men being the loose ones and I'm sure things will continue to flip back and forth over time. Gender roles are taught. Much of what we think is "nature" is just what societies imposed on us.
I think many of these women wouldnt have many other means of survival otherwise. If they werent selling it to gringos they'd sell to criollos. If its consensual, oh well.
And yes, many of them do find their prince charming, surprisingly. Thats what I was alluding to in a previous post when I mentioned the women living in mansions in the hills. I cannot tell you how many ex-hookers I have seen here who get put up by some gringo save-a-h*e either here in the DR or pa' fuera. Clearly the dudes know exactly what theyre getting into because they start out as johns. Heck I even know a girl in the u.s. who got put up after being an escort for the guy. It happens more than you think.
If theyre happy, I dont care.
As for the crime...well...I'm not sure if its necessarily hookers that bring it. Anywhere w alot of tourism will have alot of opportunists looking to make a quick buck off the visitors (who are often percieved to have money). Its just a fact.
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