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Bumped: Philanthropic Outlets

Posted on | August 23, 2010 | 11 Comments

by Smitty

As the son of a son of a sailor, I cannot fail to link Dan Riehl’s USS Ranger post. It looks like they’re mooring her on the Columbia River, East of Portland, AFAICT. The store link features a vampire novel for that goth in your life. I opted for PayPal.

Switching from the big, steel, welded artificial shes to the living, breathing ones that could be your mother, sister, wife, or daughter, [UPDATE: the splendid KillTruck], posting at Snark & Boobs, is emphasizing neither snark nor boobs in this thoughtful outreach post:

I have a thing for prostitutes. A fascination that has become a demented joke among those that know me, but it didn’t start as one. After the loss of a child and rape, I can’t think of a worse situation for a woman to find herself in than trading sex for money. There is absolutely nothing empowering about servicing a dirty stranger in a dirty place for a wad of dirty money. I can’t fathom a bad act so bad that anyone deserves to endure that even once, let alone over and over and over just to survive. I don’t look at prostitution as a crime. I look at it as a symptom of desperation, a desperation none of us are above succumbing under the right circumstances. This is the part where a lot of conservatives invoke personal responsibility, which is a valid argument if the one making it has never needed a second chance. Not to mention the fact that social problems like addiction, sexual exploitation and the breakdown of the family have obvious implications on American society, regardless of the current size of government. And so, as a Christian I’m commanded to offer a hand out to anyone with a hand up, as an American it just makes sense in the big picture and any woman that could turn a blind eye to the exploitation of her sisters should be forcibly liberated of her ovaries. . . .
Meanwhile, Episcopalian priest, Becca Stevens, has been pulling women out of the gutter for for over a decade, literally. Stevens is the founder of Magdalene, a 2 year residential program for women overcoming prostitution, addiction and homelessness.

It is a blessing to be able to shop on the Thistle Farms site to support the Magdalene effort, and I hope you consider such.

Update: Little Miss Attila-lanche!

Category: Blogging, Dan Riehl, Kill Truck, Little Miss Attila

Comments

11 Responses to “Bumped: Philanthropic Outlets”

  1. On Sailors and Prostitutes | Little Miss Attila
    August 23rd, 2010 @ 6:41 pm

    […] in that way, you horrible people: Smitty’s talking about honoring ships that have served this country, and creating better options for women who have […]

  2. Joe
    August 23rd, 2010 @ 11:46 pm

    You would think Oregon would be all over this. They have the USS Ling submarine at the Science and Industry Museum on the Willamette River. A carrier nearby on the Columbia would be an awesome tourist magnet.

  3. Joe
    August 23rd, 2010 @ 7:46 pm

    You would think Oregon would be all over this. They have the USS Ling submarine at the Science and Industry Museum on the Willamette River. A carrier nearby on the Columbia would be an awesome tourist magnet.

  4. Joe
    August 23rd, 2010 @ 11:49 pm

    Roll on Columbia, Roll on…

    Back when leftist supported industry. And stimulus projects, while questionable fiscally, actually employed people.

  5. Joe
    August 23rd, 2010 @ 7:49 pm

    Roll on Columbia, Roll on…

    Back when leftist supported industry. And stimulus projects, while questionable fiscally, actually employed people.

  6. KillTruck
    August 24th, 2010 @ 5:41 am

    Thanks for the update.

  7. KillTruck
    August 24th, 2010 @ 1:41 am

    Thanks for the update.

  8. Estragon
    August 24th, 2010 @ 6:33 am

    It has long been recognized that the prostitute is one of the victims of the crime, hence the ancient term “white slavery” to describe it. Ditto the Mann Act making it a federal crime to “transport women across state lines for immoral purposes,” although that language may have already been struck by the courts – we really can’t be judging others’ morals, now should we, unless of course they are conservatives?

    Kudos to Rev. Becca Stevens.

  9. Estragon
    August 24th, 2010 @ 2:33 am

    It has long been recognized that the prostitute is one of the victims of the crime, hence the ancient term “white slavery” to describe it. Ditto the Mann Act making it a federal crime to “transport women across state lines for immoral purposes,” although that language may have already been struck by the courts – we really can’t be judging others’ morals, now should we, unless of course they are conservatives?

    Kudos to Rev. Becca Stevens.

  10. YankeePhil
    August 27th, 2010 @ 12:59 am

    in regard to the sexual exchanges between the Riehl guy and the Other guy, i seemed to have been splattered without serious ramification.
    http://yankeephil.blogspot.com/2010/08/no-it-is-not-me-in-pic.html

  11. YankeePhil
    August 26th, 2010 @ 8:59 pm

    in regard to the sexual exchanges between the Riehl guy and the Other guy, i seemed to have been splattered without serious ramification.
    http://yankeephil.blogspot.com/2010/08/no-it-is-not-me-in-pic.html