Comments on: Red Lights Out in Amsterdam? http://pjmedia.com/blog/red_lights_out_in_amsterdam/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:33:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: samuel welsh http://pjmedia.com/blog/red_lights_out_in_amsterdam/#comment-363534 samuel welsh Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:22:40 +0000 http://dev.pajamasmedia.com/blog/red-lights-out-in-amsterdam/#comment-363534 This kind of work is evil we should fully discourage it and get these ladys real work. This kind of work is evil we should fully discourage it and get these ladys real work.

]]> By: Paul http://pjmedia.com/blog/red_lights_out_in_amsterdam/#comment-18557 Paul Mon, 24 Dec 2007 15:03:08 +0000 http://dev.pajamasmedia.com/blog/red-lights-out-in-amsterdam/#comment-18557 In the red light district of Amsterdam women sell sex and are not prosecuted for it, unlike most other places in the world. Selling sex is as old as the world and happens everywhere. Making it unlawful doesn't change that. But when it is illegal, women have to operate secretive and are vulnerable to exploitation. I salute Amsterdam for making an effort to provide women (who want this) with a save place to work. In the red light district of Amsterdam women sell sex and are not prosecuted for it, unlike most other places in the world. Selling sex is as old as the world and happens everywhere. Making it unlawful doesn’t change that. But when it is illegal, women have to operate secretive and are vulnerable to exploitation. I salute Amsterdam for making an effort to provide women (who want this) with a save place to work.

]]> By: BMoon http://pjmedia.com/blog/red_lights_out_in_amsterdam/#comment-18556 BMoon Sat, 22 Dec 2007 18:43:04 +0000 http://dev.pajamasmedia.com/blog/red-lights-out-in-amsterdam/#comment-18556 If the economy of Amsterdam depends on sexually exploiting women aand acting with the morals of a dog, i say it's time to pack up the entire city, move to America, and get a real job. If the economy of Amsterdam depends on sexually exploiting women aand acting with the morals of a dog, i say it’s time to pack up the entire city, move to America, and get a real job.

]]> By: Little Much http://pjmedia.com/blog/red_lights_out_in_amsterdam/#comment-18555 Little Much Sat, 22 Dec 2007 04:50:33 +0000 http://dev.pajamasmedia.com/blog/red-lights-out-in-amsterdam/#comment-18555 the point here is that amsterdam itself has exploited women, amsterdam pimps (claims taxes) off of eastern european women. why is it that not one amsterdam citizen would work at one of those little closets they call sex bedrooms? according to a recent article on the amsterdam prostitutes, they forego receiving tax refunds or benefits due them simply that they are ashamed to put "sex worker" on the line where "state occupation" is. For the many misguided who think that there are all these girls who actually want to be prostitutes, they should ask themselves why it is that only trafficked, impoverished, undereducated, disadvantaged non-dutch women will take "advantage" of this wonderful opportunity of "sex worker" in their own country? will prostitution go away if these places are closed down? not likely. prostition will always be available as long as there are poor, undereducated, drug/alcohol addicted, abused, mentally/emotionally ill, disenfranchised people for us as well as the gov'ts of countries to exploit in the guise of "tourism." the point here is that amsterdam itself has exploited women, amsterdam pimps (claims taxes) off of eastern european women. why is it that not one amsterdam citizen would work at one of those little closets they call sex bedrooms? according to a recent article on the amsterdam prostitutes, they forego receiving tax refunds or benefits due them simply that they are ashamed to put “sex worker” on the line where “state occupation” is.

For the many misguided who think that there are all these girls who actually want to be prostitutes, they should ask themselves why it is that only trafficked, impoverished, undereducated, disadvantaged non-dutch women will take “advantage” of this wonderful opportunity of “sex worker” in their own country?

will prostitution go away if these places are closed down? not likely. prostition will always be available as long as there are poor, undereducated, drug/alcohol addicted, abused, mentally/emotionally ill, disenfranchised people for us as well as the gov’ts of countries to exploit in the guise of “tourism.”

]]> By: pch1013 http://pjmedia.com/blog/red_lights_out_in_amsterdam/#comment-18554 pch1013 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:09:52 +0000 http://dev.pajamasmedia.com/blog/red-lights-out-in-amsterdam/#comment-18554 Tony: If you'd ever ventured outside the Grachtengordel, you'd know that there are plenty of "coffeeshops" in neighborhoods with large Muslim populations. As for the sex aspect, Muslims (tourists and otherwise) are well-represented among the punters in the Red-Light District. The Muslim population of the Netherlands grew exponentially between 1960 and 2000, a time period that coincided with the blossoming of the sex and drugs trade. The new crackdowns on both are, as van der Gali√´n suggests, mostly at the behest of non-Muslim Amsterdammers (Muslims are generally too poor to live in the city center, where the Red Light District is) who are fed up with having to step through urine and vomit left by British yobs. Nice try though. Tony: If you’d ever ventured outside the Grachtengordel, you’d know that there are plenty of “coffeeshops” in neighborhoods with large Muslim populations.

As for the sex aspect, Muslims (tourists and otherwise) are well-represented among the punters in the Red-Light District.

The Muslim population of the Netherlands grew exponentially between 1960 and 2000, a time period that coincided with the blossoming of the sex and drugs trade.

The new crackdowns on both are, as van der Galiën suggests, mostly at the behest of non-Muslim Amsterdammers (Muslims are generally too poor to live in the city center, where the Red Light District is) who are fed up with having to step through urine and vomit left by British yobs.

Nice try though.

]]> By: DoktorNo http://pjmedia.com/blog/red_lights_out_in_amsterdam/#comment-18553 DoktorNo Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:13:14 +0000 http://dev.pajamasmedia.com/blog/red-lights-out-in-amsterdam/#comment-18553 I look forward for further developments in Netherlands. The experiences from there about permissive policies on drugs etc. can give good arguments for arguing in my country about implementing (or not-implementing) this sort of things there. I look forward for further developments in Netherlands. The experiences from there about permissive policies on drugs etc. can give good arguments for arguing in my country about implementing (or not-implementing) this sort of things there.

]]> By: Tony Ryan http://pjmedia.com/blog/red_lights_out_in_amsterdam/#comment-18552 Tony Ryan Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:55:13 +0000 http://dev.pajamasmedia.com/blog/red-lights-out-in-amsterdam/#comment-18552 Who's going to be the first person to tie in the growth of Amsterdams muslim population with the gradual clamping down on the cities traditionally relaxed view on sex and drugs? Oh look, I did! Who’s going to be the first person to tie in the growth of Amsterdams muslim population with the gradual clamping down on the cities traditionally relaxed view on sex and drugs?

Oh look, I did!

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