Dominican Women

 This documentary that we watched centered on the female prostitution chain in the Dominican Republic, and helped us gain insights into the life of Caribbean women as a whole. When women need work, the last resort is normally selling their bodies for economic gain. Most of the women in the documentary do not enjoy having to take part in the prostitution, but at this point they feel that this is almost what they have to do because it is all that they really have to do to make any money at all. The perceived beauty of the Dominican Republic that is talked about throughout the documentary is merely a cover up for the immense problems that run deep for women throughout the Dominican, and Caribbean as a whole.

    I find it to be incredibly problematic, that the way of life is accepted. They are already impoverished, and now they are breaking the law merely to earn just above the poverty level in the country. The money that they do earn is tainted, as it is from an illegal activity and the police even took their money, even though they needed it just to get by. In addition, it was incredibly sad that they would rather go to jail just so they could get a meal and have a place where they stay. This is the terrible truth that is hidden from tourists so that the country can bring in their revenue that they need to make ends meet, like many of the Caribbean nations do.

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