今天1/22/2009
洛杉磯時報頭版 (頭版哦!!)--- 美國新任總統的第一天 的左邊
--- Taiwan's 'betel nut beauties' drum up business, and debate---
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-betel-beauty22-2009jan22,0,780835.story
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-betel-beauty22-2009jan22,0,780835.story
這這 .... 這種文化好嗎???
檳榔是一個經濟奇蹟(可能也是觀光特點)但國際形象可不可以加油點...
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Suggestively dressed women in neon boxes on lonely highways would spell serious trouble in most countries. But attacks are rare, a fact sociologists attribute to Taiwan's relatively nonviolent, reserved culture.
台灣的非暴力保守文化, 讓檳榔西施得以謀生.
Outsiders often assume the industry is a cover for prostitution. Although some cases may exist, experts say, doing 12-hour shifts in a glass box isn't exactly conducive to "the world's oldest profession," which is amply served by the island's many barber shops and escort services.
"Everyone has preconceived notions, but they're not necessarily true," says Tobie Openshaw, a photographer who has chronicled this salacious but socially accepted world. "They are underdogs, misunderstood, real people with real dreams."
被誤解的社會低層人物, 有著真實夢想的真實人物.
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我不反對也支持性產業
但要管理 要提昇
我注意的還有這些
Health concerns have also grown: Oral cancer cases in Taiwan rose to 4,750 in 2004 from 1,790 in 1994, an increase the government blames on betel nut use.
口腔癌由1994年1790增加至2004年4750(不提環境污染)
"The average age is 14 to 17," Wu says. "By 20, you're often too old."
The businesses are legal, but many are owned by gangsters who bribe police to alert them of pending raids, allowing them to hide underage workers.
平均年齡14-17歲: 20歲太老; ......
請問 20歲後 他/她們可以做些什麼? 價值關會有什不同?
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就像我們去紐約會去看哈林區那些圍著火盆取暖，廉價而且俗艷的嘻哈兄弟姊妹而已
在紐約，underdogs 居住的哈林區和最富庶的中央公園高級公寓區之間的距離，親近的讓你難以想像
14男 wrote:
請問 20歲後 他/她們可以做些什麼? 價值觀會有什不同?
檳榔西施的薪給其實很低，不要認為他們是為了名牌包才去做的，他們做一個月的錢，其實也可以閉著眼睛兩腳開開一個晚上就賺到，以工作性質和給薪來說，他們其實很近似 Hooter's 裡面跳呼拉圈穿短 T 或是 Pub 裡面的酒促女孩。
這種價值觀在每個國家的任何一個城市裡都氾濫，卻不能出現在檳榔西施身上？這是一種文化歧視嗎？
BSA wrote:
"They are underdogs, misunderstood, real people with real dreams."
誠哉斯言。
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14男 wrote:
各位大大 寫的很好我...(恕刪)
1. But attacks are rare, a fact sociologists attribute to Taiwan's relatively nonviolent, reserved culture.
台灣的非暴力保守文化, 讓檳榔西施得以謀生.
2. "The average age is 14 to 17," Wu says. "By 20, you're often too old."
The businesses are legal, but many are owned by gangsters who bribe police to alert them of pending raids, allowing them to hide underage workers.
1 & 2 可能有關, 少受攻擊(大概就是暗示性侵), 除了台灣較不暴力外, 大概和這行業被什麼人把持有關。
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