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"The open day is partly to promote the red light district but also to help change the image of the area because we think it is too negative," said organizer Mariska Majoor, a former prostitute who now runs an information center on the district.

"There are not just problems here," she added.

The entire industry is the problem.

1 posted on 02/19/2006 11:13:26 AM PST by wagglebee
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To: wagglebee

I don't think the imams will like this development.


2 posted on 02/19/2006 11:14:36 AM PST by 1rudeboy
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3 posted on 02/19/2006 11:15:00 AM PST by wagglebee ("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
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To: wagglebee
" 25 establishments opening their doors and flinging back their red curtains"

The rooms probably just needed a good airing out.

4 posted on 02/19/2006 11:20:11 AM PST by elfman2
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To: King Prout

Man, why did I have to get here on Sunday?!?!?


5 posted on 02/19/2006 11:23:09 AM PST by dyed_in_the_wool ("O you who believe! do not take the Jews and the Christians for friends" - Koran 5.51)
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To: wagglebee

What, no golden calf?


6 posted on 02/19/2006 11:24:58 AM PST by DoNotDivide (Romans 12:21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.)
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To: wagglebee
"It belongs to Amsterdam. Its for the tourists, it's for the men without wives, it's a key part of the city."

Men without wives? Yeah, right!

7 posted on 02/19/2006 11:28:40 AM PST by operation clinton cleanup
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To: wagglebee

It has been a profession for as long as history has been recorded. And very likely before.


8 posted on 02/19/2006 11:40:09 AM PST by YOUGOTIT
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To: wagglebee

On a trip to Amsterdam a number of years ago, with a chorus and orchestra, several of the men in the group actually went to this place and had sex with prostitutes there. I went to the district to look around, but I don't have sex with prostitutes and was married.

I talked later to one of the men, who I knew was married, and asked him how he justified having sex with another woman and paying for it. He just said, "Hey, it's legal."

I guess I don't get this. Either you are married and faithful or you are not. Legal or not, having sex with a prostitute is cheating.


10 posted on 02/19/2006 11:57:30 AM PST by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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To: wagglebee

No problems. Human flesh for rent, no one's hurt. etc etc.

Remember all the articles several weeks ago about sex slavery in Europe?

No connection, I'm sure.

In order for prostitution to flourish, there must be abortion as well, for the miserable inevitable "accident".

I call this article an illustration of "leaping off into the flaming abyss".


11 posted on 02/19/2006 12:00:09 PM PST by little jeremiah
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To: wagglebee

You know the rules. Where are the pics? LOL!


14 posted on 02/19/2006 12:05:27 PM PST by lexington minuteman 1775 (I)
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To: wagglebee

I have a friend who went there...got mugged at knife point.


26 posted on 02/19/2006 3:58:50 PM PST by 38special (It's obvious...)
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