Bolivian Hookers Sew Lips Together To Protest Closing Of Brothels
Robert Paul Reyes
October 24, 2007
I enjoy reading the "Odd News" section of Yahoo News; I always find a gem, like this story below, that makes me chuckle:
"Prostitutes in the Bolivian city of El Alto sewed their lips together (no obscene jokes please) on Wednesday as part of a hunger strike to demand that the mayor reopen brothels and bars ordered closed after violent protests by residents last week.
We are fighting for the right to work and for our families' survival,' Lily Cortez, leader of the El Alto Association of Nighttime Workers, told local television.
Tomorrow we will bury ourselves alive if we are not immediately heard. The mayor will have his conscience to answer to if there are any grave consequences...'"
Prostitution will never be eradicated, if there isn't a red-light district in a city, working ladies will ply their trade anywhere else, including the Blue Light Special on aisle nine at your friendly neighborhood K-Mart.
I'm not condoning prostitution, it's a necessary evil, and it's best to legalize it, than to waste taxpayer's money trying to do away with it.
Call girls shouldn't be thrown in the slammer, they should receive financial grants to enable them to attend college a find a more honorable profession.
Prostitution is legal in Bolivia, but the mayor of El Alto closed the brothels after complaints from residents of underage drinking and other crimes.
I support the right of the ladies of pleasure to earn a living, but they are a bit unclear on the concept. The strumpets express a fervent wish to "be heard", but they sew their lips together and threaten to bury themselves alive? If the hookers follow through with their threat, they will never be heard from again.
The residents who are demanding that the bars and brothels be permanently shut down are also on a hunger strike. My god, what a boring town, nobody eats, and with the brothels temporarily shut down, nobody misbehaves.
The only way to resolve this bitter dispute is by having a community pot luck dinner, where the sex workers and the irate residents can dispassionately find a solution. Perhaps the ladies of the evening can soothe the neighbors by offering them a discount?
My advice for the El Alto floozies is to hire a public relations expert; when the members of your profession are known as "women of ill repute" you need all the help you can get.
"Prostitutes in the Bolivian city of El Alto sewed their lips together (no obscene jokes please) on Wednesday as part of a hunger strike to demand that the mayor reopen brothels and bars ordered closed after violent protests by residents last week.
We are fighting for the right to work and for our families' survival,' Lily Cortez, leader of the El Alto Association of Nighttime Workers, told local television.
Tomorrow we will bury ourselves alive if we are not immediately heard. The mayor will have his conscience to answer to if there are any grave consequences...'"
Prostitution will never be eradicated, if there isn't a red-light district in a city, working ladies will ply their trade anywhere else, including the Blue Light Special on aisle nine at your friendly neighborhood K-Mart.
I'm not condoning prostitution, it's a necessary evil, and it's best to legalize it, than to waste taxpayer's money trying to do away with it.
Call girls shouldn't be thrown in the slammer, they should receive financial grants to enable them to attend college a find a more honorable profession.
Prostitution is legal in Bolivia, but the mayor of El Alto closed the brothels after complaints from residents of underage drinking and other crimes.
I support the right of the ladies of pleasure to earn a living, but they are a bit unclear on the concept. The strumpets express a fervent wish to "be heard", but they sew their lips together and threaten to bury themselves alive? If the hookers follow through with their threat, they will never be heard from again.
The residents who are demanding that the bars and brothels be permanently shut down are also on a hunger strike. My god, what a boring town, nobody eats, and with the brothels temporarily shut down, nobody misbehaves.
The only way to resolve this bitter dispute is by having a community pot luck dinner, where the sex workers and the irate residents can dispassionately find a solution. Perhaps the ladies of the evening can soothe the neighbors by offering them a discount?
My advice for the El Alto floozies is to hire a public relations expert; when the members of your profession are known as "women of ill repute" you need all the help you can get.
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