Should prostitution end in Asia?

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i think prostitution in Asia should end. there are a lot of women in Asia who are either forced into it or sell their bodies to survive. it sickens me to see that horny bastards getting on women who don't want sex with them but have no choice.the sad part is that many of them lose their virginity to someone they don't want to lose it to instead of that special someone in their life. at school im sterotyped for being a **** because im thai and thailand is one of the most visited country for sex. and the fact that a majority of men who go after us are only into it because they only see us as house cleaning sex dolls. i think ending prostitution in Asia will make it a better place and there should be charities that help people in poverty. the only negative thing i think could happen is higher rape and a lot of protesting from asiaphiles.

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You think this is a problem only in Asia? Wake up, it's happening all over the world. Prosituition is one of the oldest profession in the world, don't blame it only on men, there are women who loves the money they make from it.
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I don't think it should end, that's why i want to go there all i can eat Asian buffet
I am sorry that the people in your school are small minded. It is awful that some countries are associated with bad connotations like Holland and drugs. Whether you think prostitution in Asia should end, it won't but maybe being a good ambassador for your country will help and change some people's perception. Start reminding people that they have one of the nicest beaches in the world and that you can walk along the beach with baby elephants. That was pretty cool. Good Luck.
If Asia lived up to your ideal, you may suddenly find a dramatic increase in rapes and other sex crimes against women and children in particular. Would you prefer this scenario than a no-prostitute Asia?

Singapore legalized it to better control it. And visitors to Malaysia (a largely Muslim country) would find little problem getting paid sex.

"Prostitution" is the oldest profession in the world. Today it is a billion dollar trade; don't just limit your research to Thailand.

Do you know that thousands of teenagers from Eastern European countries have been trafficked to the richer nations as sex slaves after the USSR dissolved?

Hundreds of thousands of Indian girls (some as young as 12 years old) are sold within India and MiddleEast as sex slaves. There's much more horror stories. The Thai sex industry is thriving because the government has failed the people - it has not done enough to eradicate poverty. Look within yourselves instead of blaming the "horny bastards" who visit Thailand for sex.

(I'm not an idealist, only a realist!)
It DEFINITELY should end
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Historical records show that prostitution was a venerable instituition in ancient China and Japan, and afilliated with religion and ritual in other Asian countries. This may account for the cultural sensitivity of matters sexual in Asia. As in Thailand, child sexual exploitation in India is culturally entrenched. There is an ancient history of temple prostitution called (devadasi) which is outlawed but continues.

Domestic prostitution has for centuries been a part of the Thai tradition. It was simply accepted as normal and it has been estimated that as many as 95% of Thai men have been to local brothels that are found in most every city of Thailand. Some say 95% may be high and more for sensationalism, but the percentage is certainly high.

Prostitution was mentioned during King Rama I's reign. There was taxation of prostitutes and brothels called "tax for the road." When Rama V abolished slavery, some females slaves were turned over to men who started brothels. Prostitution was legalized in 1934 by Rama V. He expressed his concern about prostitutes who worked in gangs with men as their supervisors. The situation was prone to violence , and the threat if spreading venereal disease was great. Because of these dangers, Rama V allowed prostitutes to be registered so that they could receive regular medical care.

Many Westerners are highly attracted to various physical characteristics of Asians, such as their skin, eyes, hair, and grace of movement. For similar reasons, Asians are attracted to Westerners. The attraction is also based on cultural differences. Asian women like it when they are treated as equals by Western men, while Western males like it when they are treated like minor princes by their Asian wives.