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19. Defending SEX SLAVERY?!

Reply to Turborama (Original post)

Tue May 14, 2013, 03:54 AM

May 2013

Defending voluntary prostitution is one thing, but saying that coerced sex work is just A-OK is inexcusable. I do believe that there are shades of variation, as to how voluntary prositution is, but it makes a huge difference in the wrongness and unethicalness.

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Japan WWII 'comfort women' (sex slaves) were 'necessary' - Hashimoto [View all] Turborama May 2013 OP

Awww Geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez!!!!!!!!! MADem May 2013 #1

I get the impression that many Japanese fujiyama May 2013 #3

Post-WW II Japanese history textbooks have been sanitized Hekate May 2013 #6

At the same time every year the US is expected to feel guilt over csziggy May 2013 #30

America erpowers May 2013 #35

WWII was "so long ago"? enlightenment May 2013 #37

American Textbooks erpowers May 2013 #43

At least the Pentagon called it what it is. AtheistCrusader May 2013 #2

Actually, "stupid" is a horrifying understatement here. woo me with science May 2013 #18

The spokesman was referring to the claim that it was 'necessary'. AtheistCrusader May 2013 #31

Right. That is NOT just a "stupid" claim. woo me with science May 2013 #36

I can think of a variety of invectives. AtheistCrusader May 2013 #38

Sure seems to me the word 'rest' was not what most were thinking about. nolabels May 2013 #4

Wow... SoapBox May 2013 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author freshwest May 2013 #8

Savage and sub-human. nt Poll_Blind May 2013 #7

I feel sorry for his 4 daughters. n/t hughee99 May 2013 #9

His four daughters should slap the shit out of him for saying that davidpdx May 2013 #11

Maybe we should send Skittles to do it for them? n/t Turborama May 2013 #14

Umm.. davidpdx May 2013 #16

but that's just it Skittles May 2013 #13

All guys? davidpdx May 2013 #17

read the qualifier Skittles May 2013 #20

Ok, I got it davidpdx May 2013 #21

I'VE HAD IT WITH MEN!!!! Skittles May 2013 #22

I know people like that, it's not hard to find where I am davidpdx May 2013 #23

even the name "comfort women" is degrading Skittles May 2013 #25

Well I only use that term because that is how it is commonly referred to davidpdx May 2013 #26

aw no I did not mean you referring to that term Skittles May 2013 #42

That is a very sensitive issue here in South Korea davidpdx May 2013 #10

This man is a leader of the right-wing nationalist party over there. /nt Ash_F May 2013 #12

Public approval of his Japan Restoration Party, which never was very high, Art_from_Ark May 2013 #15

"Mayor of Osaka" doesn't sound like just a fringe crank Bucky May 2013 #27

conservative party lunasun May 2013 #32

Rudy Giuliani was mayor of New York Art_from_Ark May 2013 #44

Yes, he does remind me of some members of the Neocon and Tea Party leadership. Cal33 May 2013 #33

Defending SEX SLAVERY?! Quantess May 2013 #19

+1 In_The_Wind May 2013 #39

Meanwhile in Hawaii: grahamhgreen May 2013 #24

Great link! Thanks Bucky May 2013 #28

I didn't see where the women were forced into prostitution. nt hack89 May 2013 #40

Putting their lives at risk? carla May 2013 #29

Sexual intercourse is not a human need. nt geek tragedy May 2013 #34

This is what begets right to work states-slavery... midnight May 2013 #41

Horrific statement DVDGuy May 2013 #45

Not surprising, both his father and uncle were/are in the Yakusa. Sex slavery of foreigners is a Monk06 May 2013 #46