The fact is that prostitutes in the Old West were good for the economy of a town and brought in money. In a wild time, these scandalous women wore makeup, and short skirts. They kept company with rough men and supported themselves the only way they knew how. Their lives were difficult, and many of them died at a young age. The life of a prostitute in the Old West was nothing like the movies.
A Critical Analysis of Camille Paglia: “On Date Rape” Date Rape, as defined by the oxford dictionary; “forced sexual intercourse by a male acquaintance of a woman, during a voluntary social engagement in which the woman did not intend to submit to the sexual advances, and resisted the acts”. This defers from other types of rape due to the fact that the victim and the rapist have some type of social relationship leaving the victim more venerable. Rohypnol, also known as “the date rape drug”, is a narcotic used in social events to attempt to sexually assault a person. The drug is normally administered into some unsuspecting woman’s drink. It is colorless, orderless and flavorless, thus making it a very dangerous narcotic.
Sustained by the decade’s prosperity, young people threw wild parties, drank illegal liquor, and danced new, sexually suggestive steps at jazz clubs. A strong fear of death, which was something real and unpredictable, prompted attitudes of impatience and carelessness. This was true for women and men. One of the symbols of this revolution was the flapper, a term that describes a "new breed" of young Western women who flaunted their disdain for what was then considered acceptable behavior. Flappers were looked down on for wearing excessive makeup, drinking, treating sex in a casual manner, smoking, driving automobiles and otherwise flouting social and sexual norms.
The fact that the female is standing in the middle of the street in full stripper attire goes unnoticed. In the real world we can consider that a first class ticket to being raped or prostitution; in other words some type of sexual act whether welcomed or forced. These unrealistic images put our young girls in situations where they feel in order to get a boyfriend or to get attention you have to be sexually active or look the part. They look to fulfill the lifestyles seen on MTV by rushing into relationships and having sex in hope to live a fantasy. Many times the end result is young girls subjecting their selves to abusive boyfriends at pre-teen age to fit an image.
These women were given no respect whatsoever and were constantly raped due to that. Women were seen as the most profitable because the men could use them for pleasure and the women reproduce, providing more slaves to the owner to use without having to pay for the children. During the 1920s, women were provided with more rights. They could find their own job or own a business to provide them with a living. Celie created her own business making pants after she was free from her husband and left with Shug, her very close friend that she loved, and Shug would go everywhere and sing for people in bars and clubs to provide for herself.
These narrative studies focus on icongraphic images of African American womanhood—the promiscuous Jezebel, asexual Mammy, breeding Welfare Mama, controlling Sapphire and emasculating Matriarch (cf., Collins 2000; Guy-Sheftall 1990). However, few researchers have empirically examined the relevance of these images in African American preadolescent sexual risk-taking processes today. Stephens and Phillips (2003) identified eight sexual scripts through an analysis of racial/ethnic specific messages about sexuality evident in media forums, namely Hip Hop television programming and music genres (Comstock and Scharrer 1999; Cowen et al. 1988; Hazel-Ford et al. 1992; Heaton and Wilson 1995; Malamuth and Check 1981; Smitherman 1977; Waggett 1989).
Sex trafficking is a much more serious crime than people think it is – a business of female empowerment that sell sexual services in exchange for money – when, however, it is an underground market of enslaved women forced into unwilling intercourse. Prostitution starts out at a fairly young age – ages 11-14 – where pimps use social media networks and blogs to befriend vulnerably young women. They’ll use seducing woos and flaunts to lure these girls in, comforting them with protection & care and buying them tangible desires. Seeing the point of view on sex trafficking from a prostitute as a victim – rather than a sex-worker – is one factor that change my view on sex trafficking. In the film, a turned-prostitute provides their life story as a former prostitute and how they were able to escape the slavery of sex trafficking.
He meets this pretty woman who is the mother of Ernie whom Holden thinks he is a bastard. While they were talking, Holden asks her, “Would you care for a cocktail?” (P57). She merely says “yes” that she thinks Holden is underage, thus, she refused. But she smokes which was an unusual thing to do nowadays. Furthermore, New York has prostitutes who would like to satisfy their body and involve in sex trade.
She will not give it away.” (89) Esperanza looks up to Sally because she feels that Sally is the woman in the movies who is “beautiful and cruel” and wishes to be just like that, a woman who has all this power over men with her sexuality, without actually having sex with them. Eventually, Esperanza realizes that Sally is not that type of person. Sally’s sexual adventures become too much for Esperanza causing her discomfort, and putting her in a life-threatening situation. Esperanza’s understanding of Sally changes drastically when they go to the carnival and Sally goes with a boy somewhere and has sex with him, leaving Esperanza to be raped by another boy. The following passage illustrates Esperanza’s
When a person is drunk, they can commit any kind of crime because they are not in their right mind at that particular moment but, the law doesn’t know if you are drunk or not and the law or punishment against sexual assault is high. The victims of rape or sexual assault are mostly women. “Sexual assault, including rape, occurs most commonly among women in the late adolescence and early childhood, usually within the context of a date’. In one survey, approximately 10percent of female of the high school students reported having being rape. Research suggests that alcohol use by the offender, the victims or both, increases the likelihood of sexual assault by a male acquaintance (NIAAA).