Amsterdam to get statue to honor prostitutes

[moderator]

Amsterdam to get statue to honor prostitutes

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Amsterdam's red-light district will soon get a new attraction: a statue to honor prostitutes around the world.
The statue, designed by artist Els Rijerse, will likely be unveiled at the end of March, Dutch news agency ANP reported.

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[cyclefreak]

Seems fair, although I don't think women working in that industry like to be referred to as prostitutes. Escort, sex worker etc are ok, but not the term prostitute.

[Lucky_13]

i wonder if the statue will include her 8 children each with different fathers while she shoots heroine and spreads AIDS rampantly and collects welfair checks.

[demonbuttercup]

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Not sure if they have welfare in Amsterdam.
Besides, the women there usually are licensed and tested for STDs on a regular basis.

Prostitution
Prostitution is legal in Holland, and in Amsterdam most of it is concentrated in the Red Light District where it has enjoyed a long tradition of tolerance. Since October 2000, window prostitutes have been allowed to legally ply their trade. Today, prostitutes in the Netherlands are also taxpayers. Unfortunately, discrimination is still very much part and parcel in this trade as many prostitutes report that some banks even refuse to grant mortgages for example. However, now as a legal profession, the government ensures that all prostitutes are able to access medical care and work in better conditions by regulating and monitoring working practices and standards. Help is also at hand in the district itself thanks to the Prostitution Information Center (Enge Kerksteeg 3, www.pic-amsterdam.com). Also, contrary to popular belief, the RLD is actually the safest area in Amsterdam as clusters of policemen, and private bodyguards employed by the girls themselves are always on duty.

http://www.amsterdam.info/red-light-district/

[Lucky_13]

yeah, but they said "prostitutes around the world"

its not so classy here.....

oh! oh! don't forget the kidnapped ukranian women forced into a life as sex slaves!

[cyclefreak]

Originally Posted by Lucky_13

i wonder if the statue will include her 8 children each with different fathers while she shoots heroine and spreads AIDS rampantly and collects welfair checks.

That is a common misconception about women working in that industry. Sure, there is a percentage who take drugs and engage in unsafe practices, but it is not all of them. In fact, I suspect that they are in the minority.

There are many women in the sex industry who have made a career out of it. They have nothing to do with drugs and only employ safe sex practices. They offer sexual services to people who don't have a partner, or who are disabled etc. And it is a very lucrative business, too, which is the main reason they do it, of course. None of these women would be on welfare.

[cyclefreak]

Here in Australia, the rules vary from state to state. In many states, brothels and private sex workers are legal, and have to be registered. In those states where it is not legalised, it seems to be tolerated as long as there is no connection with organised crime or drugs. As far as I know, though, street walkers are illegal in all states in this country.

[Lucky_13]

maybe in australia. here in the US, the small percentage are the ones your talking about. the vast majority are the stung out meth addicts selling the only thing they have left to buy more meth/crack/heroine.

[PunkChick]

as a female i think it would be degrading to share your body with random men, a large percentage would be unnatractive and unappealing to you and the thought turns my stomach, sex should be about love not money
so i don't think it's right althought it's up to them, and if they have to do it to get money it's their choice but it still oesn't seem anything to be praised about.

[Sirene]

Originally Posted by Lucky_13

i wonder if the statue will include her 8 children each with different fathers while she shoots heroine and spreads AIDS rampantly and collects welfair checks.

Its not like that in Holland, they're all regulated.