Real Life Geishas
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Soooooo classy whores?
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ohhhh the things i learn on youtube
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Too bad Japan's gone to shit since then.
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gah................ geishas were not prostitutes, it was during WW2 when the American soldiers came and the REAL geishas left, then the prostitutes came in.
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Creepy...
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i though they where also assassins back in say.....1564
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Geisha/geiko/maiko are NOT prostitutes. Their very namesake means "artist." Sure, they may sleep with one of their patrons, but that is the individual's prerogative and not to be confused with the profession as a whole. They are entertainers and artisans, nothing more.
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They are postitutes but japaneese dont see it so bad but something good...
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@farabovetheclouds hahaha i read that as 1923 i was like wow if that person was reading national geo back then how old are they !
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so beautiful, i just love the world and all it`s different cultures, everyone is beautiful
Geisha mythology is as extensive, and as incorrect as American Cowboy mythology. Many were high class courtesians and had extensive "affairs" leading to abortians, even when they were quite young. The point isn't that Geishas never sold themselves or that high class Tayuu wern't skilled in more than lovemaking; the point is that these young women worked hard from their days as Maiko or Kameru to be indepentant of, and controlling of powerful men. The sex wasn't as big a deal as we think.
kronoscorvinus 2 years ago 37
No, they're not at all. :) They are artists and true entertainers, and they don't sell themselves or anything like that.
FantasticFlutist 2 years ago 16