Re: Legalised brothels


"Silver" <nomail@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 17:42:05 +0000 (UTC), "jules"
> <venusenvyPISS@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
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>>"Frinkenstein" <madeupaddress@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>news:dp3qkb$lu2$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Halloweenie Jack's prostitution obsession got me wondering...
>>>
>>> Legalised 'state-controlled' brothels. Good idea or bad?
>>>
>>> I would approve as long as they were situated away from residential
>>> areas.
>>> And as long as the women were subjected to regular medical check-ups
>>> etc.
>>
>>Nevada has done this quite successfully for years.
>>
>>I knew a woman (a long time ago) who worked in a Nevada brothel. She
>>didn't
>>have a bad word to say about the place/owners/customers or her treatment
>>by
>>all. She was regularly checked for disease (weekly, I think) and it was,
>>according to her, a very respectful and friendly environment. She lived
>>in-house and was studying for a degree at uni. The money helped her pay
>>for
>>it and the owner of the brothel was more than happy to give her the time
>>she
>>needed to study and attend lectures.
>>
>>I was fascinated by her stories. She described a very 'family' environment
>>which was largely female. They treated each other like family, solved any
>>differences in weekly staff meetings, prepared/ate meals together,
>>everyone
>>had responsibilities in the place, etc... and the only male members of
>>this
>>'family' were the bouncers/live-in security whom they considered
>>brother-like figures. She said when she finally got her degree and left
>>her
>>'job' it was like leaving home all over again. Only the Madam had treated
>>her better than her own mother had.
>>
>>She painted a lovely picture, really. But there's always that 'having sex
>>with strange men every day of your life' thing hanging over it. <shudder>
>
> Guess you haven't see the HBO documentary "Cathouse" (it was on C4/C5
> a few months ago. Was fascinating and exactly as you describe above.
>
> http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/cathouse2/

I thought it was the cathouse but it may have been another one. One of the
major brothels in Nevada was recent sold on e-bay, not sure the final price
but the starting thing was about $100,000. The terms of sale were that the
business would be kept open and the current management in place and all
women able to keep their jobs and their homes if they wanted to stay on.

Not sure how long ago exactly but i heard an interview with the current
owner who was selling it. Said he'd visited it once when he was interested
in buying it, saw the dynamic and how well they ran the business and bought
it. He'd never slept or socialised with the women but now he was getting
married, had made back tripple what he paid for it in about 5 years and
decided to sell it.




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