Who Said Playaz Dont Have a Heart?

An interesting article about who is helping sex workers in Turkey

http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/index.html?blog=/mwt/broadsheet/2005/12/28/sex/index.html

In May, the UN Organization for Migration set up a hotline, staffed by multilingual operators, for women who have been forced into sexual slavery to call for help. But rather than hearing from desperate women, the operators are hearing from men -- Turkish men, who want to pay for willing prostitutes rather than reluctant ones. In fact, 74% of calls to the hotline have been from men; and in the past six months, more than 100 women have been rescued, and Turkish police have broken up 10 sex trafficking rings.

"I've been very surprised," Marielle Lindstrom, head of the IOM in Turkey, told the Independent. "We haven't noticed this anywhere in Europe. Turkish men seem to have an old-fashioned view of women. They don't mind using prostitutes, but they want the woman to be doing this willingly. If she's found not to be doing it willingly…it affects their pride."

This disproves the stereotype that says that "every guy who have sex with prostitutes is an abusive pig"

That article also disproves the stereotype that all Middle Eastern men are abusive

Most men are tempted to have sex with prostitutes. It's human nature. But that doesn't mean that they all would exploit and rape them.

I'll admit, I'm tempted myself. I've been to strip bars, though I haven't been there in a while (too expensive). I had my fun there, but I would feel really guilty if I was taking services from a woman who was kidnapped and forced to do this!

I want my fun but I dont want to hurt people!

Ladies, You Want to Take Vox Day's Advice?

Vox Day and other Right Wing fanatics would advise women to rely on their husbands and to not work.

Here's a woman who took that advice(From Annie's Mailbox advice column from 1/03/06)

http://www.creators.com/lifestyle_show.cfm?next=2&ColumnsName=ama

Dear Annie: Can someone explain to me how a man can take a 33-year marriage and just walk away? The heck with his children, grandchildren and wife.We must sell our home of 30 years, as this is a no-fault divorce state. I have not worked in 30 years, and at age 55, I must find a job, probably one that pays minimum wage. I have many health-related problems, but my husband's response is, "too bad."

Of course, the conservative will say that the only problem is the cheating husband. HOWEVER, the bigger problem is that the woman made herself DEPENDENT, and AT THE MERCY of her husband in the first place.

Ladies, even if your husband is RICH, you still shouldn't totally rely on him for your finances.

Your man might die, he might be living a secret life as a player or a gay man, he might say he'll never leave and then changes his mind.

Your man might seem charming before marriage, then turn out to be an abusive pig. And then what? You'll be choosing between 1)sticking with your abuser or 2) leave him and have nowhere to turn because you were financially dependent on him.

If you follow the advice of extreme right-wing conservatives, you would be told to not co-habitate before marriage (though you'll know your man's habits before totally commit to him), not to divorce him even he abuses you, to rely on him financially!

THIS IS A RECIPE FOR DISASTER!

So ladies, find a passion, find something that you like to do and get paid for it! This way, if you have problems with your man, you have something to fall back on!