We're going to talk about prostitutes. We're going to talk about them because if you drive to Dairy Queen at 10pm to get some icecream in Woodbury, Minnesota women aren't standing on the corner of Valley Creek and Radio to solicit their...services. Well in Rome, Italy while driving down "Cristoforo Colombo" to go get a pizza, they litterally COME OUT OF THE BUSHES with flashlights. They hide in the folliage and when a car passes they they turn on their flashlights so the cars can see them. They wear supa tight black dresses and a TONNNNN of makeup...ah and heels that are like a foot high. Every once and a while you see a car parked randomly on the side of "Cristoforo Colombo". Yeah those are the men who choose to take advantage of these women's services. I don't want to be vulgar, but I would like you all to fully understand how big of a problem this is...They have matresses set up in the forest and they utilize these beds to perform their services.
There are a variety of types of prostitutes here. Everyone knows that the trans are at "Castel Fusano" and the women are on "Cristoforo Colombo". Everyone knows that the black lady with the afro is 100 meters from the bus stop of "Castel Porziano" and that the platinum blonde is close to "La Rotonda". Everyone knows that this happenes but NO ONE does anything about it. The police can arrest the women they find and put them in jail for a night...but when they get out what are they going to do? Stand on the corner of Via del Mare Ostiense and wait for some old man to pass buy with a 50. They could also fine them. But how are they going to get money? Pace up and down the side of Castel Portziano at midnight in 12 inch heels untill they have enough money to pay the fine. What police have recently been trying to do is find bosses of the prostitution rings. Usually they are men from eastern European countries that promess a better life and steady work to a group of women. Then they take them here and force them to solicit their bodies for a living. And no one does anything about it.
One point I should make. Your differentiation of "trans" and "women" is inaccurate and gender essentialist, could probably be better framed as "transgender" and "cisgender."
ReplyDeleteOther than that, you concisely identify a serious problem. It seems like issues of objectification and rape culture have become more stark to you during your travels.