Author Topic: UKP gets a big mention in a new article on the Vice website.  (Read 2546 times)

Offline Cupid Stuntz

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"North Africa Is the Latest Hub for UK Sex Tourism

How online communities are reshaping sex tourism, and the stories of the women affected".


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I strongly suspect that article is mostly a work of fiction

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Some thoughts:

The title focuses on North Africa but most of the article is about countries further south. It is unclear why it highlights N Africa.

Plus it greatly exaggerates any influence UKP may have. The continent is huge and UKP has a relatively tiny readership. How many UKP members actually travel to Ghana (for example) for sex? Not many I suspect.

Apart from attempting to create a tenuous link between the experiences of the sex workers and UKP, the testimonies of the women interviewed seem credible. Of course many of these women engage in sex with tourists to top up the income because of poverty and the disparity in wealth. Going on to say that many of these women are not sex workers is an interesting deflection though. The author has also tied themselves in knots after suggesting positive reviews drive futher business, but then realising this is unlikely when customers are infrequent visitors and many girls are not advertising.  Of course this is turned back on the "tight lipped" UKP member as if there is some hidden conspiracy.

Does no one proof read these articles before publication?


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Wonder who this guy “Mark” is.
He certainly seems to know a lot about stuff doesn’t he. 😂

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Wonder who this guy “Mark” is.
He certainly seems to know a lot about stuff doesn’t he. 😂

You have to wonder how the author Eleanor Handcock made contact with the two UKP members to discuss their views, ultimately she could write what ever she likes without worry about being challenged.

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You have to wonder how the author Eleanor Handcock made contact with the two UKP members to discuss their views, ultimately she could write what ever she likes without worry about being challenged.
Every now and then we get journalists on here looking for information, they normally get sussed out quite quickly and banned.

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The first quote from here in that report dates from 2018
https://www.ukpunting.com/index.php?topic=71958.msg2369396#msg2369396

I suspect this is just something rehashed from that interview NIK gave years ago

Offline Colston36

I strongly suspect that article is mostly a work of fiction

Did you actually read it all? To me it seemed totally credible. It came up with the astonishing, would you believe it revelation that women in less prosperous countries sell pussy. Just like many women in Britain. Amazing what these dedicated journalists come up with, eh?