Sex slavery still alive and well in England
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UPDATED: Thursday, June 19, 2025 16:12
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Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
Maybe you're right. I can't get my head around how it's any different, other than it's done in a different place. Lives and families will still be ruined over it.
You keep blaming prostitutes for this when it's the customer's choice. Why?
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I think it's moot, since I really can't see this ever being taken seriously in the political arena, at least in our lifetimes.
It has happened in several European countries, who are no worse off for it, so... why not?
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I surely could never even think that anybody will respect a prostitute. Mal enjoyed calling Inara a whore, even after hte distinction was made between a lowly whore and a Companion later in the series.
And this can't have anything to do with, say, their personal issues? Mal calling Inara a whore is about 25% about her being a Companion and 75% about HER being a Companion, considering the obstacles it places in the path of their relationship. Not to mention, Mal is not the measure of all society, now and in the future. He's one fictional character.
The fact that you can't think that anyone could respect a prostitute is pretty irrelevant. It used to be actors were disrespectable scum in the eyes of society and look how that changed.
I guess it's true we might not see eye to eye with regard to some issues, but you keep generalising your opinion as everyone's opinion, which is tiring.
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In the case of Mal and Inara you are seeing a culture clash (deliberately.) There are cultures that have had the idea of the Courtisan, basically a woman employed to be a companion to a wealthy man. Such women were often highly educated and afforded a high level of respect in those cultures. It was very common in the east China and Japan for sure and maybe other places. It was even relatively common in Europe especially amongst continental royal houses.
Now if you had been an unwashed barbarian Yankie wondering the orient in the 1850's and someone told you that the pretty girl on the local chieftan's arm was paid to keep him company you would probably think "whore" because that's the culture you were raised in. Mal is that Yankie (or given the context of the show that confederate.) Firefly is an eastern-western. You get Geisha and Gunslingers, Manderins and Madam's and the culture clashes make it interesting.
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Originally posted by AgentRouka:
...you keep generalising your opinion as everyone's opinion, which is tiring.
And this is different from any of your posts how?
"A government is a body of people, usually notably ungoverned." http://www.myspace.com/6ixstringjack
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I won't argue any of that except that I really can't believe that I'm hearing from anyone that any of these women are treated with respect.
Does this mean you'd sell me your daughter for a wife if I gave you 12 cows? "A government is a body of people, usually notably ungoverned." http://www.myspace.com/6ixstringjack
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Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:Quote:
Originally posted by AgentRouka:
...you keep generalising your opinion as everyone's opinion, which is tiring.
And this is different from any of your posts how?
I'm fairly certain I never used a phrase like "...and I think most people disagree with you" as if this was in any way relevant.
And, note, you still have not answered my question.
ETA: In case you don't remember: My question is why you - not men in general, but the individual you - keep blaming prostitutes for the choices other people make.
Also, you mentioned that you disrespect prostitute because of the way they treat sex. This implies that you think there is only one right way to have sex? Other than of legal age and consenting, I mean?
That'd be an interesting direction to take this thread.
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Quote:Ah, the good old days. Wish we could go back to that a bit, at the moment they're seen as semi-deities (fallible ones, makes headlines).
Originally posted by AgentRouka:
It used to be actors were disrespectable scum in the eyes of society and look how that changed.
"The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter."
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Originally posted by AgentRouka:
That'd be an interesting direction to take this thread.
Could be, but you bore me....... zzzzzzzzzzz
You win. Whatever.
"A government is a body of people, usually notably ungoverned." http://www.myspace.com/6ixstringjack
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Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:Quote:
Originally posted by AgentRouka:
That'd be an interesting direction to take this thread.
Could be, but you bore me....... zzzzzzzzzzz
You win. Whatever.
Sweet of you to say so.
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Sex slavery still alive and well in England
I love this British shit, I'm moving to England!
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I'll be in my bunk.
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Women can do whatever they want. Women are superior and know everything. Everything a woman says is right.
Therefore you are absolutely right and I don't have any idea what I'm talking about. I was a fool to have ever argued you in the first place.
A thousand pardons my lady. "A government is a body of people, usually notably ungoverned." http://www.myspace.com/6ixstringjack
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