November 30, 2008 Women forced into prostitution…don’t worry, it’s all still visually appealling for men
So SMH is noting that more women might turn to prostitution out of financial desperation.
It’s reporting on the fact that women may be forced into legal and illegal brothels due to lack of options, and increasing financial problems. Doesn’t bring a glamour shot to mind does it? This is not Hollywood people, they’re not suggesting women will be forced into becoming “High Class Escorts”, paid a packet, given protection and security, they’re suggesting that prostitution may be some women’s only recourse, leaving them fucking VULNERABLE to lack of protection, to horrible conditions, to the manipulations of pimps, the vulnerability to rape and all the other risks we know attend to being forced into prostitution. But even THEN the SMH has to glamourfy the images.
Front page:
Yep. Women may be forced into prostitution, but SMH wants you to know they’ll be young, thin, have good bodies with teeny-tiny waists, and thick manes of lustrous hair, they’ll be lounging comfortably and seductively in clean and luxurious surroundings waiting to pleasure you when you come to take advantage.
They’re talking about people paying less, illegal prostitution gaining more customers/drawing in more women. Illegal brothels? Most brothels?? Well I bet they don’t look like this:
They’re discussing the prevalence of illegal prostitution under the photo above. Illegal prostitution? That’s how those two young women ended up dead in a section of a rented apartment and not found for three days. I’m betting the VAST majority of prostitutes, whether they work in legal/illegal brothels, or are left to work on the street, do NOT get to work from premises like this with it’s stack of fluffy towels and it’s shiny clean shower facility!
If the SMH wants to confront the ‘awful truth’ about a drooping economy, and the financial pressures on women, and the gender inequity in wages, then WHY can’t it tell the truth with its pictures. Women who are getting forced into prostitution are unlikely to get a room such as the above to work out of. Oh no, that’s right, even when we’re talking about women being forced into prostitution we need to make sure it’s all aesthetically pleasing to the menfolk.
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bluestherapy
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Great post, FP.
I think that some men would love to believe that women become prostitutes because of their insatiable appetite for sex, and that these woman really are HAWT for them. Dream on, slobs.
The reality is well established – most women (and men) are forced into prostitution because of poverty and/or drug addiction.
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apublicblogging
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Check out that empowerfulled hand on hip stance, with the word “professional” right underneath. Oh yeah, this woman is totally in control of her own destiny.
I could only read the first few lines I’m afraid, but it sounded very “yay more crumpet for da boyz!” Kinda like a “well here’s the positive side of the economic crisis”.
woot
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apublicblogging
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Ah shit I just went back and read some more.
Half of them study at TAFE or uni! So no need to feel guilty about the exploitation thing, guys!
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