“‘What kind of girl would you like? Narrow it down for me. … Yeah, I’ve got a nice blonde. Young, size 8, double D. You won’t be disappointed.’
It is 2 a.m. on a Sunday in the back room of Langtrees, the best-known brothel on Australia’s west coast. Lana, the mumsy phone operator, places down the handset and puts on her specs to peer at her computer. She points to a profile photograph showing only an enormous pair of breasts. “Bridgette Blue. She’s 23.” She pauses and raises her eyebrows. ‘Natural.’
Bridgette is soon at the door. She wears gold sparkly stilettos, red lipstick, and thick foundation disguising poor skin. Her brown eyebrows are painted on, and her long, blond, Barbie-doll hair is curled and slung to one side. For 495 Australian dollars (about $400) per hour, Bridgette will come to your home or hotel for sex.” *
Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) and Ana Kasparian (http://www.twitter.com/AnaKasparian) discuss.
*Read more here from http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/roads/2015/01/australia_s_brothel_boom_as_the_country_s_mining_industry_expands_so_does.html
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A few errors in the story.
Perth is not a mining town, it is the capital city of Western Australia, there are mining towns scattered around the state, most miners work on a fly-in fly-out schedule. Two weeks working, then one week back in Perth for example. It’s extremely difficult to maintain relationships on this schedule, which is why the miners go to prostitutes when they are in Perth.
Prostitution is also legal in most states in Australia. Prostitution used to be illegal in WA, back then the police turned a blind eye, but it is currently legal.