my first hooker
When i went to figure my expenses at the end of the day, i scratched my head wondering how to write prostitute into my budget. Carina goes to this brothel once a week to counsel the girls. She and the owner have become odd friends. Although making a living as a pimp, he likes Carina to come and help the girls get out of the business.
After a nice long chat about how much he loves George W ("if i see him with this eye, then i can die in peace!"), he rounded up a few girls and demanded they do an interview with us. The stories were all the same... lured to bamako via deception, loosing face with family back home, unable to speak the language and finally a turn to prostitution in a state of absolute hopelessness. I'm not sure if the owner welcomed us out of a sense of guilt over his business or pride because he is at least keeping them safe from the dangerous streets of bamako, but we were grateful that he and Carina could together create a safe place for these girls to regroup and get their lives back together.
After a nice long chat about how much he loves George W ("if i see him with this eye, then i can die in peace!"), he rounded up a few girls and demanded they do an interview with us. The stories were all the same... lured to bamako via deception, loosing face with family back home, unable to speak the language and finally a turn to prostitution in a state of absolute hopelessness. I'm not sure if the owner welcomed us out of a sense of guilt over his business or pride because he is at least keeping them safe from the dangerous streets of bamako, but we were grateful that he and Carina could together create a safe place for these girls to regroup and get their lives back together.
posted by Staarkidd at
19:12
2 Comments:
thats one of the wierdest stories youve ever told. when you hear this stuff, does your face screw up in trying to understand or do you just nod and listen?
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Anonymous, at 9:36 AM
yup. pretty weird and messed up. it's a challenge to put aside my cultural preconceptions in order really see what what going on. what do you say to these girls if they don't have another alternative lined up? what do you say to a man who already has 2 wifes but wants to be a christian? baffling.
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Staarkidd, at 12:27 PM
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