“Floating Worlds”
As some of you noted, there are quite a few red light districts in this country (albeit illegal, except for in Nevada). It’s a profession that seems global in scope (and I wonder if there are any countries where it really does not exist).
In many of these places, however illegal they may be, the police often look away. Many of you note that there are indeed benefits to this profession, but there are also many negative elements. Questions to consider: Should it be legalized? In Saikaku’s floating world, is the narrator justified in her choice of life
Some of the more salient benefits that you observed:
increase in revenue (tourism, related business, both legal and illegal); a more tolerant attitude towards sexuality; source of income for young people; source of income for people who would have no other means of supporting themselves and their families; historical significance (some of these areas are quite old, and show a kind of evolution of a part of this society, throughout the years).
Some of the less savory elements to this profession:
increase in crime in the surrounding area (drugs, theft, but also violent crimes); discomfort and/or a lack of safety for people in the surrounding area; sex trafficking; abuse of the prostitute; child abuse; increase in the spread of disease (would legalization help to decrease this problem?).
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