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raniroo	May 25 2009, 05:08 AM Post #1
Sightseer Group: Local Expert Posts: 946 Joined: 25-September 06 From: Sydney Member No.: 19411	and then having to pay tax on the earnings..........Ummm....this highlights issues on so many levels! Virginity money and tax What are your thoughts on this? -------------------- If you really look like your passport photo, you need the holiday! "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain

travelmonster	May 25 2009, 05:14 AM Post #2
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 4691 Joined: 28-October 07 From: England Member No.: 101826	Just the story overall saddens me. It is a very sad reflection of the world we live in where this can happen at all, regardless of tax implications. -------------------- In Search Of ........... "Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment sparkling like a star in our hand -- and melting like a snowflake" - Marie Beynon Ray

sianeth	May 25 2009, 05:18 AM Post #3
Jet Setter Group: Local Expert Posts: 2643 Joined: 9-June 07 From: Edinburgh, Scotland Member No.: 60100	The whole thing is wrong. The worst thing about it is that someone would actually pay for it... what kind of a person would you have to be?

raniroo	May 25 2009, 05:20 AM Post #4
Sightseer Group: Local Expert Posts: 946 Joined: 25-September 06 From: Sydney Member No.: 19411	Exactly! It saddens me that there are woman out there in this day and age that feel that it is ok to do this....and saddens me more that men take advantage of this. -------------------- If you really look like your passport photo, you need the holiday! "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain

raniroo	May 25 2009, 05:24 AM Post #5
Sightseer Group: Local Expert Posts: 946 Joined: 25-September 06 From: Sydney Member No.: 19411	There is so many levels of morality including: Prostitution (she was selling herself) Paedophilia tendencies (yes both were consenting age but the age gap is huge and he paid for her virginity, does that mean he would pay for someone under age?) -------------------- If you really look like your passport photo, you need the holiday! "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain

starlagurl	May 25 2009, 12:46 PM Post #6
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	It was unprotected?!?!?! WTF. -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

wakingdream	May 25 2009, 06:31 PM Post #7
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 5853 Joined: 18-August 06 From: Guelph, Ontario Member No.: 13336	QUOTE(starlagurl @ May 25 2009, 01:46 PM) It was unprotected?!?!?! WTF. Yeah, no doubt. It's not like she didn't have time to plan ahead. I'd file this under sad too. And, I hope she knew she had to pay the taxes before she went ahead with her really bad decision. Not that it would ever be worth it on any level..... -------------------- ~Susie 'Yesterday's the past and tomorrow's the future. Today is a gift - which is why they call it the present.'

durnadupa	May 25 2009, 08:38 PM Post #8
Expeditionist Group: Members Posts: 179 Joined: 10-February 08 Member No.: 139902 Nominate me as a Local Expert	This story is actually the second time this happened. A virgin in the US actually auctioned off her virginity for some ridiculous amount, in order to pay for law school. She raked in a ridiculous amount of money, much more than this girl. My thoughts? It's her body, let her do with as she pleases. An opportunity presented itself, and she took advantage of it. The moral issues notwithstanding, it's her life and it's just sex...I can't judge. The men who choose to bid on her due to her virginity are messed up, must have a fetish. I mean who really wants to sleep with a virgin? It's not very fun. -------------------- Erik's Adventure Through Socialist Orgies and Post Communism Lands Erik's Adventure Through Coca Fields and Ancient Incan Ruins Erik's Adventure Through Old Town Alleys and Former Soviet Republics Future... May 2010 - China? Caucasus? Central America? I need to figure it out soon.

yafnaf	May 27 2009, 10:20 AM Post #9
Explorer Group: Members Posts: 109 Joined: 15-April 09 From: SLC Member No.: 275992 Nominate me as a Local Expert	I'm pretty sure this was a Law & Order episode a few years back ...minus the bit about the taxes. However I'm totally with the German government on this one, she should pay taxes like anyone else who makes money. -------------------- David

barsie	May 28 2009, 03:34 AM Post #10
Globetrotter Group: Members Posts: 345 Joined: 8-June 08 From: Chester, England Member No.: 195337 Nominate me as a Local Expert	Well it's not that shocking really. In German Prostitution is legal and taxed. It's accepted culturally for someone to be a prostitute. If you bear that in mind you can see the scenario along the lines of- girl starts off her new career with a big earner. The unprotected part well there's talk of a medical so i'm guessing both are checked for STD's so there's nothing that shocking about that. Onto the flip side of the man paying to take her virginity. This is actually a rather old notion, it has a lot of basis in religion and law (see braveheart). It's also a very common thing in Japan and also in relation to arranged marriages. I do actually find it a bit weird - but at same time it's not 'that' weird. I do wonder where she held auction- don't think ebay rules allow it -------------------- Would be life traveler. Visit BackPackingShop

wakingdream	May 28 2009, 06:49 AM Post #11
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 5853 Joined: 18-August 06 From: Guelph, Ontario Member No.: 13336	QUOTE(barsie @ May 28 2009, 04:34 AM) Well it's not that shocking really. In German Prostitution is legal and taxed. It's accepted culturally for someone to be a prostitute. If you bear that in mind you can see the scenario along the lines of- girl starts off her new career with a big earner. The unprotected part well there's talk of a medical so i'm guessing both are checked for STD's so there's nothing that shocking about that. Onto the flip side of the man paying to take her virginity. This is actually a rather old notion, it has a lot of basis in religion and law (see braveheart). It's also a very common thing in Japan and also in relation to arranged marriages. I do actually find it a bit weird - but at same time it's not 'that' weird. I do wonder where she held auction- don't think ebay rules allow it I don't really think it's weird, as in never heard of. But I do think that, for such a young girl, it is just too bad that there's no other way to put herself through school other than selling herself off. -------------------- ~Susie 'Yesterday's the past and tomorrow's the future. Today is a gift - which is why they call it the present.'

travelmonster	May 28 2009, 07:55 AM Post #12
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 4691 Joined: 28-October 07 From: England Member No.: 101826	QUOTE(wakingdream @ May 28 2009, 12:49 PM) I don't really think it's weird, as in never heard of. But I do think that, for such a young girl, it is just too bad that there's no other way to put herself through school other than selling herself off. My thoughts exactly, it didn't shock me, I just thought it was sad. -------------------- In Search Of ........... "Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment sparkling like a star in our hand -- and melting like a snowflake" - Marie Beynon Ray

starlagurl	May 28 2009, 08:20 AM Post #13
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	QUOTE(barsie @ May 28 2009, 04:34 AM) I do wonder where she held auction- don't think ebay rules allow it Good question! Was it a live auction? If so, how awkward is that? -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

barsie	May 28 2009, 08:25 AM Post #14
Globetrotter Group: Members Posts: 345 Joined: 8-June 08 From: Chester, England Member No.: 195337 Nominate me as a Local Expert	Yeah a live auction would be crazy- does she stand there doing poses, and I reckon the bidders would be pretty weird and get very aggressive with bidding. -------------------- Would be life traveler. Visit BackPackingShop

starlagurl	May 28 2009, 08:29 AM Post #15
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	Oh my goodness... that would be more debasing than the actual sale of the virginity. -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

darrenstravels	Jun 9 2009, 11:35 AM Post #16
Tourist Group: Members Posts: 572 Joined: 12-April 08 From: County of Kent, UK Member No.: 167016 Nominate me as a Local Expert	It's stories like these that make me not want to read the internet, or newspapers, or watch the news. It just feels me with despair and sadness. -------------------- Thailand, Laos and Cambodia 2010

raniroo	Jun 15 2009, 05:50 AM Post #17
Sightseer Group: Local Expert Posts: 946 Joined: 25-September 06 From: Sydney Member No.: 19411	I know there are cultures that value virginity higher than others and paying for it is one of utmost honour (See Memoirs of a Geisha) but in this day and age there should be other options. Of course prostitution is the oldest vocation in the world and will always be, but I just find this demoralising....but each to their own....some will think it is OK, others not so much.... -------------------- If you really look like your passport photo, you need the holiday! "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain

starlagurl	Jun 15 2009, 11:34 AM Post #18
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	Hmmm... but the interesting question is, do we have a moral responsibility to try and stop it from happening? Or should ignore it because of the cultural imperialist attitude that it shows by trying to stop it? Do you know what I mean? -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

travelmonster	Jun 15 2009, 12:18 PM Post #19
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 4691 Joined: 28-October 07 From: England Member No.: 101826	Yeah, I know what you mean - and personally I think trying to stop it is pointless - it will push it underground, meaning that it will still happen, it just won't be so public. -------------------- In Search Of ........... "Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment sparkling like a star in our hand -- and melting like a snowflake" - Marie Beynon Ray

starlagurl	Jun 15 2009, 12:21 PM Post #20
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	That's another good point...hmmm... cultural relativism... sigh It makes me feel so hopeless! -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

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