The All-You-Can-Screw Buffet At Danish Brothels

by Amanda Kloer · 2009-07-23 08:06:00 UTC
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It's tough economic times all over the world, and if the all-you-can-eat buffet is the answer for the struggling restaurant industry, then why not the "all-you-can-screw" promotion in Danish brothels? 

This issue recently came to the attention of an anti-trafficking organization when five Eastern European women were forced to participate in this offer at a suburban brothel outside of Copenhagen.  The women were forced to perform unlimited sex acts for 900 Kroners (or $170).  The organization was tipped off to the situation when a customer complained how little the women were being paid.

Prostitution, like most industries, is seeing an increase in customers looking for a bargain as unemployment rates remain high all over the world.  To attract more customers and fetch a higher price, some women have had to offer to engage in acts which they refused to engage in before because they are demeaning or dangerous. 

This trend of discount prostitution is frightening, because it indicates a rise in children in prostitution, women in prostitution against their will, and women being abused and controlled by pimps.  As prostitution prices drop and discounts like the "all-you-can-screw" package become more popular, the few women in prostitution who control their own prices and work will be pushed out by the cheaper and likely trafficked competition.  In the same way diners looking for a discount may be visiting a Golden Corral rather than a Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, prostitution customers may choose the $30 Ukrainian woman over the more expensive Dutch woman. Chances are the former is cheaper because she's not really keeping that money.

All-you-can-eat buffets may be cheap, but they're not really that good or that good for you.  All discounts have a price, and prostitution is no exception.

Image from rageagainstthemachine.com

Amanda Kloer is a Change.org Editor and has been a full-time abolitionist in several capacities for seven years. Follow her on Twitter @endhumantraffic
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