i've only got to read some of You Mi's blog.
i do feel bad, but what can i say, she's tangled the strings, so she must untangle it herself. she's caused herself some enormous debt that she must repay or she'd be causing her family some misery, in which they were already experiencing.
true, sex slaves/human trafficking is horrible, and we'd only think it happens in third world countries because the more industrialized countries are readily strict and all laws are well enforced...but wrong. actually, we have a few of those "massage spas" in our area, little old rhode island, there were many busted, and i've saw the rooms those girls stayed in [on the news], it was a really small room with about 20 girls in it sleeping on the ground next to one another; like a prison.
it's quite horrible for those forced to do it because they were simply tricked into doing it or otherwise they'd get beaten up or threatened. whilst on the other hand, those who know what they are doing, and walks right into it because they are in a situation like You Mi, who owes massive debt, and must pay it off, or she'd be risking many people's lives, not only her family's, but also her own. either way, i don't think anyone can be happy having sex with a dozen people per day, everyday.
but to the bottom line, i think regardless of how they were brought into the industry, it all started because of money, poverty, and the needs that never end. some people are captured as sex slaves because the person selling them wants money, which is quite sad, and the person being captured has no choice if they want to live and see another day...and there are some "working" to make money the fast way, besides selling drugs to make a fortune, because they have responsibilities which cannot wait, while there are those who likes easy money and caters to the needs of the industry.
yes in thailand, it's illegal to prostitute, but yet it still happens. same with drugs in canada, but yet there is a street dedicated to people that are so high they walk around the streets as zombies, and siringes are everywhere. there isn't enough enforcement and care for the situation. what people would rather do is cover up and ignore that this is a big problem. for example thailand, many foreigners travel there because it's known for sex tours and such but the government isn't paying much attention to the situation because they believe they have a bigger problem at hand, which is political instability. especially in the south, so they rather ignore this ugly scene, and deal with, what is in their perspective, the "more important" aspect. i think the same goes with the united states, we have so many problems of little things, but not enough enforcement and attention is paid to those things, rather we spend billions of dollars elsewhere building their country, while our own country is becoming one big hell hole. :angry:
going back to prostitution in thailand, i personally know some people in thailand doing this [i've met them there, i have no relations to them, but they are related to the people i know]. the place is pattaya, and pattaya is a well known sex selling capital of thailand. i didn't think much of the place before i went besides, "oh we're going to the beach, i hope it's pretty." but boy oh boy when i got to the city, it was like a club scene everywhere, it was in broad daylight, so it was like a scene of spring break, basically. met the people we went to visit, went to eat on the beach, and started chatting. i didn't know what they did as a job, but as they started telling their stories, it was getting clearer and clearer that they were prostitutes. regardless of how they praised their job because they are able to bring in so much money, and get to travel to other countries, it was basically selling sex for money. i sat there being very confused, but i didn't want to show disgust because that's the way they chose to live their life. and don't get me wrong, i see them like another human being and knowing that didn't make me change my attitude or manner towards them. i respect everyone, regardless of what they choose to do in their lives. they prefer the easy path, rather than earn every penny by working in factories and such like other people who's grew up with the same background. :mellow:
but if there were never any demand to be catered to, this wouldn't be happening. it's like a sad sick cycle of self satisfaction, if everyone appreciated life like it is, we'd all reach nirvana. but unfortunately it's life, and people will never stop wanting more and more of what they've never had, and sadly enough money is what many people believe is the ultimate answer to everyting.
so if i win the jackpot, i might be able to tell if money leads to happiness hahah