The Unprotected
I couldn’t help but agree more with Jon Ungphakorn on the hypocrisy of the Thai society on our conservative view of sex and marriage, while living our lives very differently otherwise, published in the Bangkok Post, on Wednesday 9 January 2008. He claims the official version of our society is far from reality, and that prostitution has to be accepted and resolved through social reform and created the rights for sex workers.
My view is that the officials are turning blind eyes on the massage parlour and bothel industry by taking bribery. As far as I know, the only people that suffered from this outlaw of prostitution is the sex workers themselves, not us that drive pass the massage parlour everyday or living in the world greatest sex city, or gets a funny look when you said you are from Thailand. It’s imcomparable to what these sex workers have to go through. These sex workers are not protected by our society or by our law. What happened to them, e.g. when they get abuse, goes undetected, unprotected by our society. They have no where to turn to if they needed help, as they would be arrested if turning themselves in to the authority. It’s the flaw in our system.
Another point which I wanted to raise is the illegal abortion issue. Many people in Thailand have a strong belief that abortion is considered a form of murder, but not everyone has to share the same belief. The belief shouldn’t be forced onto the general public and practice. The choice should be given to the women themselves whether they are capable of raising the children or not. It will eliminate further problems down the line for both the mother and her child, and lift some burden off our society. Do contact Population and Community Development Association http://www.pda.or.th for help and further information.
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