geisha..

[EveV]

Originally Posted by MMM

What is a "uh real little geisha place thing"?

You know that place where geishas live.<<
It's called uh.. Yea I don't remember.

It's part of her People to People tour.

[Suki]

Which do you mean, an ochaya or an okiya? I'm guessing the first.

Geishas are no prostitutes. You lot should go read some Liza Dalby.

[MMM]

Originally Posted by EveV

You know that place where geishas live.<<
It's called uh.. Yea I don't remember.

It's part of her People to People tour.

Do you really think People to People would take her to a whorehouse?

That alone should be enough to show you that geisha are not prostitutes.

[EveV]

Originally Posted by MMM

Do you really think People to People would take her to a whorehouse?

That alone should be enough to show you that geisha are not prostitutes.

I know they wouldn't.
Doesn't take away the fact that geishas might have been women who sold their sex.
Keyword might.

Originally Posted by Suki

Which do you mean, an ochaya or an okiya? I'm guessing the first.

Geishas are no prostitutes. You lot should go read some Liza Dalby.

I never said they were prostitutes.
Refer to what I said to MMM.

[MMM]

Originally Posted by EveV

I know they wouldn't.
Doesn't take away the fact that geishas might have been women who sold their sex.
Keyword might.



I never said they were prostitutes.
Refer to what I said to MMM.

But you won't say they weren't, either.

Of course there were likely cases where a geisha slept with a customer, but if that makes geisha prostitutes, then so are flight attendants, secretaries and waitresses.

[EveV]

Originally Posted by MMM

But you won't say they weren't, either.

Of course there were likely cases where a geisha slept with a customer, but if that makes geisha prostitutes, then so are flight attendants, secretaries and waitresses.

And if I won't say they weren't then I don't see what harm I'm doing.
I'm just being safe with my facts. :/

That's a good point. However I still stick to my " either or" opinion.

[MMM]

Originally Posted by EveV

And if I won't say they weren't then I don't see what harm I'm doing.
I'm just being safe with my facts. :/

That's a good point. However I still stick to my " either or" opinion.

Eve, I have no idea what your opinion is. If you don't know, then say you don't know, but I do know, and I am telling you.

Originally Posted by EveV

Anyone who sells their body is a prostitute. No matter how pretty they do it.
Now. I'm sure there are places in Japan that have women selling their bodies and calling themselves geishas and perhaps they are.

[EveV]

Originally Posted by MMM

Eve, I have no idea what your opinion is. If you don't know, then say you don't know, but I do know, and I am telling you.

I don't know, is saying I have no knowledge.
I do have knowledge I just don't trust it.

I've stated you're intelligent but I'm not basing my opinion on what you say alone.

And please take note of the word " Perhaps" in that post.

[Katja]

I once wrote an essay in English on that question, but I don't think you wanna read 1500 words on that. *lol*
I had different sources, but the result was mainly that: Geisha are entertaining women (gei = art; sha = person). In the Tokugawa-jidai there were rules which forbade them to get too close to a customer. And today a real geisha-education is so expensive, that it doesn't seem very logical to me that they are just prostitutes.

[asouatiqah]

Originally Posted by EveV

I don't know, is saying I have no knowledge.
I do have knowledge I just don't trust it.

I've stated you're intelligent but I'm not basing my opinion on what you say alone.

And please take note of the word " Perhaps" in that post.

stop arguing,u both..^_^''