Tourists Panic as Teenagers Fight, Shoot at each other at a Crowded Restaurant in Pattaya

[george]

'Bangkok girls warped by porn'

BANGKOK: -- Many bangkok girls think its "cool" to e-mail nud_e pictures of themselves, along with photos in which they are having sex, to other people, according to the Cultural Watch Centre.

"Some female students upload pictures of themselves having sex and other nud_e pictures so other people can see them, because they think it's cool," said the centre's chief Ladda Thangsupachai.

Young people in big cities are getting a distorted notion of sexuality due to the easy access to pornographic materials via the Internet and mobile phones, Ladda said.

Thai values, in which women are expected to preserve their virginity and display sexual correctness, are being replaced by an obscene and vigorous sexual expression, she said.

"They [bangkok girls] set the example of a free-sex society that will lead to premarital pregnancies, rape and crime," Ladda said.

"We found that young people of other regions [outside Bangkok] did not have such a serious problem because of their limited access to media due to poverty or distant locations," she added.

The Cultural Watch Centre, an agency of the Culture Ministry, is conducting seminars across the country as part of its anti-pornography campaign. The final seminar would be on June 16 at the Cultural Centre at which representatives will exchange ideas and make pornography a national issue, Ladda said.

A solution would be to proposed to Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra so that a budget could be allocated to crackdown on obscenity. The Ministry would propose that Cultural Watch Centres be set up at all schools, Ladda said.

--The Nation 2004-05-31

[kurgen]

Any of these ladies can pm me [email protected]

cool

[stumonster]

as the liverpool strategy for deflecting attention away from ineptitude heads toward its inevitable conclusion, its now time for the WAR ON PORNOGRAPHY....

[Phil Conners]

First They Came for the Jews ....

[Yohan]

'Bangkok girls warped by porn'

BANGKOK: -- Many bangkok girls think its "cool" to e-mail nud_e pictures of themselves, along with photos in which they are having sex, to other people, according to the Cultural Watch Centre.

"Some female students upload pictures of themselves having sex and other nud_e pictures so other people can see them, because they think it's cool," said the centre's chief Ladda Thangsupachai.

It is not cool, it is HOT.....

But I am not sure, please send me your pictures, to check it out more carefully.

Johann

[astral]

A strange value of culture for a nation that probably has more brothels than any other.

It is only a few years since fathers would take their sons to the local brothel for their first sexual experience!!

Mind you AIDS has changed all that, and would be a much better approach than worrying about "Morals".

Stealing is immoral, but the government is doing it every day

[MadFrankie]

cant see it myself.. I think this is more of a crackdown on whores pimping themselves on the internet, but not in so many words

[britmaveric]

Wow! Hard to believe since hard enough getting my TGF to even put a bikini on, and she'd kill me if I dared to take a nud_e piccie.

[maerim]

and she'd kill me if I dared to take a nud_e piccie. 

Oi guvnor do you have any nud_e photo's of your wife?

Of course not !

You wanna buy some?

[KevinN]

I really think that the girls are getting the idea from off the net somewhere,and find the need to do a little advertising for a few bucks to pay for the cell phone and cards to operate it on,,now something different might happen if they wern't allowed by their parents to have the ###### things,so they must pay for them some way. and without advertising how they gonna do it? what with a whorehouse on every corner and 8 bars between corners with a bunch of whores hanging out on the sidewalks.

[The Gentleman Scamp]

I blame Britney Spears, movies, those awful Pepsi ads on the Skytrain with the afforementioned Britney, those other two and that <deleted> son of Enrique Eglasias pouting like a fcukwit on his way to a Roman themed fancy dress party.

I'm not the first to say it but I blame the media.

Westernisation is the cancer of Thailand.

[stumonster]

clothes being the first line of defence for the ego.

the suit is such a commonsense attire in this enviroment.

you sure they are not sending those pictures to medical professionals for a cheap gynacological examination?

[Bluecat]

Thai values, in which women are expected to preserve their virginity and display sexual correctness,

What are values?

They never, ever change?

Time has no effect on them?

The Thai values as mentioned are the European values, the Asian values, the American values,...

When? Quite some time ago in some parts of the world.

More recently in other parts.

But anyway disappearing.

For good or for bad.

Can you sail against the wind?

Sure, but not for long.

Welcome to the 21st century,...

[meadish_sweetball]

The truth, I suppose, is that this country is extremely divided. The circles where Khun Ladda hang out are totally out of touch with the reality of other stratas of Bangkok society.

While I understand that selling pornography or owning it with the intent to sell are criminal offenses (correct me if I´m wrong) in Thailand, still anyone walking down Sukhumwit in broad daylight can see porn DVDs on open display. Some policemen are probably able to afford private lessons for their kids... and while there is nothing wrong with sex or watching people having sex, porn films take sexual fantasies to the extreme, and can create a warped view of sexuality.

It is not possible to entirely ban pornography unless you shut down the Internet, but kids need to be provided with the mental tools to understand that porn is an enactment of fantasies, mainly male fantasies, and just like most Hollywood movies, produced with the sole purpose of generating money.

Flame on.

The non-analysis and non-reflection still prevailing among most Thais, except for an educated and realtively small elite, are becoming more and more dangerous when things are changing as quickly as they do. I understand the fears of the Thai leadership in a sense, but it is time to start providing true and correct information and stop being prude and using prohibition as the only tool of dealing with perceived threats or cultural changes. If teenagers are taught to see beyond the shallowness of porn, they can develop a sexual and sensual identity of their own which is truly liberated, secure, disease-free and cool, and where they know what they want, and are not afraid to say so. At least thats the way I'd like it to develop.

Cheers,

Meadish

[eric1000]

'Bangkok girls warped by porn'

BANGKOK: -- Many bangkok girls think its "cool" to e-mail nud_e pictures of themselves, along with photos in which they are having sex, to other people, according to the Cultural Watch Centre.

Really confirms our thoughts that Thai gals are all horny bitches , they must all have a high sex drive . Maybe its the food . Their hormones are buzzing like crazy .

Maybe its the frustrations of living in Bangkok they need to let their hair down with porn and sex to let off some steam ....

Just look at how they are dressing , says it all ...

[Up2U]

So, how does the government know all this - are they monitoring all telephone calls? Sorry, I forgot - AIS does the monitoring.

Many years ago (the eighties) British Telecom upgraded the Libyan system. All international telephone calls were monitored, all telexes showed up on TV screens in the control centres. Fax machines were not allowed.

But I used to get calls (at home, not at work) at least once a week from a charming-voiced girl in the telephone exchange, calling me by name and asking if I wanted any international calls, as she was not busy.

[KevinN]

QUOTE;;

Thai values, in which women are expected to preserve their virginity and display sexual correctness

I started to come here in 68 and it was very lax on morals at that time and of coarse,now I do not go to the same areas or places I did then,But from what I hear it ain't changed any.

So now the only real difference is the medium which is used for advertising,,used to be cabbies and now its switching to cell phones.Same things going on ,,just other people doing it.

[ASIC]

I don't think this actually takes place. Not pictures of themselves at least. Sounds like an excuse for TRT to either:

1) implement more curfews.

2) restrict sales of products from Shin Corps' competitors.

3) lower share prices so Toxin can buy up someone elses property cheaply.

4) get a few easy votes at the upcoming election.

[Bluecat]

Many bangkok girls think its "cool" to e-mail nud_e pictures of themselves, along with photos in which they are having sex, to other people, according to the Cultural Watch Centre.

"Some female students upload pictures of themselves having sex and other nud_e pictures so other people can see them, because they think it's cool," said the centre's chief Ladda Thangsupachai.

Is it?

You can find on the internet girls doing that from about 150 countries.

But I can be wrong on the number, please remind me how many countries we have on this small world with some access to internet,...?

[britmaveric]

WebCams come to mind BC!

[stroll]

"They [bangkok girls] set the example of a free-sex society that will lead to premarital pregnancies, rape and crime," Ladda said.

It is the professional hypocrits with more influence than brains at work again.

I don't remember Thailand having low statistics on premarital pregnancies, rape and crime before the invention of cellphones or the internet, nor have I heard of anybody being raped or getting pregnant through the telephone.