Shanghaiist: Shenzhen's prostitute parade

Hua

Sat, 14 Apr 2007 15:14:15 +0800

well, tell me mao, which chinese law allow the government force these poor people to parade. This freak show is degrading of the law and human rights. you just dont understand law and dignity and you have no sympathy

Mao

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 20:04:15 +0800

The USA isn't the center of the universe. Just because there are countries that have different laws and practices does not mean they are wrong.

Guy

Mon, 15 Jan 2007 02:16:23 +0800

"China doesn't want it's country to become a "White Man's Paradise"" -- Too late!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Trev

Mon, 15 Jan 2007 02:14:01 +0800

Ah, Chindian sensed that someone might possibly be saying something bad about China and couldn't have it. And yes, all white men run around Thailand being paedos. (no paedophilia in china's history) The point is that this behaviour of allowing prostitution EVERYWHERE in China (almost literally every street) and then parading people about, is the typical hypocritical contradiction in china. If prostitution "should be illegal in all forms" then you must be really angry at your incompetent government which allows all forms everywhere.

Miller

Sun, 14 Jan 2007 21:56:09 +0800

Chindian, comparing this with pedophilia is a complete distraction from the actual issue. For one thing, the women are victims (you implied so yourself) if anything and should not be paraded around like they are. This has nothing to do with the legality or illegality of prostitution and everything to do with how the government has dealt with it. If you're worried about the girls being exploited, why shame them across television and the internet? Is that not a form of exploitation? If the government wanted to stop prostitution, it would be more successful, for one thing, if it were to start actually busting up the brothels working out of massage parlors, hair salons, and hotels in cities across China. It would also benefit from reform programs for these women and support networks. And it has nothing at all to do with pedophilia. About as much as your so-called "liberal media" does.

chindian

Sun, 14 Jan 2007 16:16:13 +0800

I think that this is not even close to a "human rights violations" as the liberal media wants to put it. Postitution should be illegal in all forms. China doesn't want it's country to become a "White Man's Paradise" like Thailand/Philippines. where you can just run around raping children and women. In the long run this will protect girls and children from exploitation. Also they did parade men, not just the women. so the feminazi crap won't fly. paedophiles and sexual assault criminals should recieve the harshes punishments possible in all circumstances. men or women.

peijin

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 11:48:37 +0800

Forris the government is not determined to forbid prostitution--at least not in Shanghai, where many streets have "barber shops" where there are many girls in short skirts that don't know how to cut hair but are nonetheless skilled with their hands. the government also sentenced the internet porn king guy, who ran a couple of smut sites, to LIFE IN PRISON. The guy is 28 years old--is that fair? There are people running karaoke businesses and hotels all over China that are in the real prostitution business, whereas this guy was just in the "virtual" prostitution business, if you want to call it that. The point is not the intentions--but the method. No doubt you know that this is the logic of 杀一儆百 which is not exactly the impartial ideal of justice that a modern state goes for. The whole bit about the Americans not respecting human rights is the typical Chinese arguments. All you have said about the US not caring about the human rights of Iraqis and Afghanistanis does a great disservice to every American voice of dissent, because our defeat at the hands of the Bush administration means, to you, that we don't exist. Governments are one thing, people are another--the people who care about human rights are those who, in general, subscribe to the basic premise of the current human rights regime--that these values are universal.

Tim

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 09:51:21 +0800

This is an interesting article I read on Danwei a week or so ago... http://www.danwei.org/tv/learning_about_america_from_pr.php In the story, the author comments on the contrasting view of criminals/prisoners as a part of society in the US & criminals/prisoners as non-citizens in China. Worth a read.

Layla

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 03:13:26 +0800

Actually, its not at all legal in America. This film could very well be you! Which is why its important to stand up against these human rights abuses. Its not the same as if it were people having been found guilty of robbery, or even assault. Sex work is very stigmatised everywhere all over the world, and these people could have very well lost their families and all social support by now. Above all, the women, as women are forgiven for much less than men.

Forris

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 13:48:15 +0800

i don't see anything wrong about this, it shows the government is determined in forbidding prostitute business. Prostitute industry is illegal in China, illegal means if somebody has done that, they are guilty, and they will receive punishment according to the law, otherwise only encourage more people in. American come here and are shocked about this, and then simply classify it as a mistreatment of human rights, well, maybe sexual business is legal in America, but i don't think the American government will treat the people who are guilty rightly. I see enough documentaries about American soldiers asulting other folks. And I don't see they really respect human rights.

random guy

Sat, 09 Dec 2006 14:40:18 +0800

just like the Christmas parade, lots of repetitious bright uniforms and big audience, kids everywhere. I wonder how the police were dealing with the cheering / general support after each name was read out. Probably better to just cheer once at the end, otherwise the event tends to drag on a bit.

Nick

Sat, 09 Dec 2006 00:00:48 +0800

Not for most people. Reporting a story means displaying all the facts, not just writing about it.

100goalseason

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 23:34:29 +0800

If Shanghaiist is going to condemn the police and authorities for shaming these people, perhaps it should consider not running the photo and link to Youtube. A story would have been sufficient.

Nick

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 22:47:29 +0800

Prostitution EVERYWHERE and used by MANY in China. So they decide to 'shame' the prostitutes who had previously not been told they were doing wrong. Such a very backwards country. This is like being in the stocks with tomatoes thrown at you 400 years ago.

nanheyangrouchuan

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 15:52:29 +0800

I'm sure the local party bosses, their friends and "golden birds" all had big laughs while watching this spectacle on their plasma tvs. All that was missing was the dunce caps.

hdp

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 15:07:25 +0800

I'm lost for words. Imagine the ordeal those women and men endured before, during and after that shocking display of this country's complete disregard for human rights.