Excerpts from my teammate Keet’s blog. (below is a link to her blog if you would like to read more of her posts! she is a great writer!)
The girls in this video are “prostitutes.” The footage was taken on the streets of Patong, Thailand. I’ve made friends with these girls; they’re a lot like me. They dress normal when I see them during the day: jeans and a cute tee-shirt, strappy sandals, and a stylish bag. I wouldn’t think they were “prostitutes” if I hadn’t been told.
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I wonder how many men refuse to think about these “prostitutes” as real women? Maybe being in a foreign country isolates this experience so they can’t relate it to the women they know. To the men, these girls are strangers; they’re not sisters, or daughters or friends.
“They’re just dirty, needy, hookers.”
How can you look at the girls in this video and tell me they’re “just hookers?” I see a girl my age who wasn’t given the opportunities I had. I see a mother desperate to feed her babies. I see somebody’s baby girl, grown up too soon. What do you see?
Warning: The video attached contains footage that may be inappropriate for some. It is tastefully edited so as to be as inoffensive as possible, but it the subject matter is sensitive. View at your own discretion.
(Video shot and edited by Lauren Outcalt and Keturah Weathers, with the addition of some awesome footage by Erin Crain.Check out their blogs for more insights, stories and photos.)
