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RE: Abandoned Children and Their Long Lost Fathers
We were just talking about this maybe a few hours before this post was made and now you already have it. Who among your 500 alter ego did this? :D
There are several organizations that help the poor but I do not think that sex workers get that support. I'm afraid they're even avoided by these charities. Most of our charities are run by religious groups, or at least have someone religious in the team, which isn't a really good combination in this case. I think there are real good and helpful religious people but most are selective in who they help. Plus most people think it's their choice to work that way, they fail to realize that most were just forced to because of their life cicumstances.
Forced to or not, I think it shows a moral failing in its self to judge someone so negatively for who they choose to have sex with, even if it's for money. No person can decide who someone has sex with other than themselves.
Unfortunately, that's how the society they are in thinks. And so no or little help reaches them. It's a "conservative" society and we have this culture of shame. From here, they see the moral failings (ie sex) on the part of the sex worker but not in themselves.
It should take a lot for you to ignore the suffering of another...but that's just my moral beliefs. Perhaps some are more of the "burn the unclean" variety...
"Burn the unclean" is kinda extreme but I know there are those who see them as just sinners. It's complicated why people overlook the needs of the sex workers, which in effect overlook the children. There is a lot of concern for the suffering but this group doesn't get as much attention. For one, what they do is illegal even if they have a "red light district". What I often see on the news are policemen raiding the night clubs and arresting them. And I know that I still don't see the whole picture coming from the Philippines who hasn't been to these places here.
To add, I felt more hatred towards those foreigners who left the kids. I dont care if they want paid sex. But they should know better and not just make babies and dump them. :/
It's the hardest for me to not condemn the people that abandoned their kids.
When I think about it though, society is also ignoring them. They want to say it's only the responsibility of the father and the mother, but that seems wrong to me. It feels to me like the common good of all humans is the responsibility of all of humanity.
I also haven't been to the red light district. But I can see their suffering, and I can't blame them for doing whatever they have to, to make money to survive. I also have felt loneliness, and the urge to have sex, and I can imagine it's even worse for some, even with it not being easy for me. For that reason, I can't blame those that want to have sex, and pay for it.
I don't mean that I don't see their suffering just because I havent been there. Of course I do. But all these things happening for decades must be a lot of things and I don't undestand and can't blame anyone why they're getting ignored. I don't even know if some of them want help. There must be a few good people who have done some actions about this. But I don't know.
Maybe if prostitution is legalized then there will be laws giving them rights and access to info and education. I'm sure this will never happen here. Pre-marital sex, using contraceptive pills even with our reproductive health law, etc are discouraged by the pious (majority) groups here. What more prostitution. (ok i maybe getting off topic now, really sleepy, night!)
Legalization of prostitution has had positive effects in many places that have had a prostitution problem. They've been able to get access to much needed governmental assistance.
Basically, treating people like humans has benefits.