Babbling

[alucardsexyghost]

So I went to a Chinese buffet for dinner, and started wondering if I was supporting human trafficking. Now many people know that workers in places like Asian massage pallor are basically slaves who were promised the good life in the west and then forced to live and work in those places. But many people don't know that sometimes workers in restaurants are in the same boat.

Examples:

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,643945,00.html

http://www.polarisproject.org/human-trafficking/labor-trafficking
-in-the-us/restaurants-a-food-servi...

So am I a evil person for eating yummy food while these people suffer? Maybe...but it's their own fault for making such yummy orange chicken.

Discuss your love of Chinese food and rather or not it's worth supporting this horrible abuse of human rights.

[westpark]

Near where I live in the Chinese buffets i have on more than 1 occasion seen Mexicans/latino workers doing the kitchen work. 10 to 1 they're illegal. Am I supporting slave labor by eating @ establishments that have undocumented labor? I don't think so.

Buy a t-shirt @ Walmart? Chances are it was made @ a sweat shop in Asia.

Where do u draw the line? Eventually u have to live.

[_Star_Wolf_]

It's good to be aware of it, but keep in mind that said Chinese buffet might not be committing it.

Most probably aren't, but if you have any suspicions I'd report it and stop eating there

[alucardsexyghost]

eh I was only being half serious, if my comment about it being their fault for making yummy orange chicken didn't tip you off.

It's just kind of funny that when people think of human trafficking they only think of the sex trade without realizing the rest of this stuff is out there. Now I'm not saying the sex trade is ok because this other stuff is going on. It's not.

[The_Pirate-King]

This doesn't seem like something that's necessarily present in all chinese food places... could easily be somewhat isolated.

[_Star_Wolf_]

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alucardsexyghost wrote:

eh I was only being half serious, if my comment about it being their fault for making yummy orange chicken didn't tip you off.

It's just kind of funny that when people think of human trafficking they only think of the sex trade without realizing the rest of this stuff is out there. Now I'm not saying the sex trade is ok because this other stuff is going on. It's not.

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Right?

Like the case where that rich family enslaved that one woman for like six years.

[phatic]

It's not like you're buying an ipad/pod/phone... 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/apr/01/apple-iphone-chi
na-factories-forced-interns

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-06-02/foxconn-workers-in-china
-say-meaningless-life-monotony-spar...

[alucardsexyghost]

eh I'm sure it's rare. Like I said I was only being half serious.

[The_Pirate-King]

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phatic wrote:

It's not like you're buying an ipad/pod/phone... 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/apr/01/apple-iphone-chi
na-factories-forced-interns

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-06-02/foxconn-workers-in-china
-say-meaningless-life-monotony-spar...

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Or any technology manufactured in China, for that matter.

Apple is scarcely alone.

[alucardsexyghost]

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_Star_Wolf_ wrote:

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alucardsexyghost wrote:

eh I was only being half serious, if my comment about it being their fault for making yummy orange chicken didn't tip you off.

It's just kind of funny that when people think of human trafficking they only think of the sex trade without realizing the rest of this stuff is out there. Now I'm not saying the sex trade is ok because this other stuff is going on. It's not.

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Right?

Like the case where that rich family enslaved that one woman for like six years.

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Yeah I heard about that. It was #### crazy.

[phatic]

True enough.

[YoBrohamz]

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alucardsexyghost wrote:

So I went to a Chinese buffet for dinner, and started wondering if I was supporting human trafficking. Now many people know that workers in places like Asian massage pallor are basically slaves who were promised the good life in the west and then forced to live and work in those places. But many people don't know that sometimes workers in restaurants are in the same boat.

Examples:

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,643945,00.html

http://www.polarisproject.org/human-trafficking/labor-trafficking
-in-the-us/restaurants-a-food-servi...

So am I a evil person for eating yummy food while these people suffer? Maybe...but it's their own fault for making such yummy orange chicken.

Discuss your love of Chinese food and rather or not it's worth supporting this horrible abuse of human rights.

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First of all, most of the time the food is garbage, secondly, you don't control corrupt people. Besides it may be worse in China...

[covered_in_sponges]

You should save them.

Try kidnapping one when they take the garbage out at the end of the night.

[YoBrohamz]

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covered_in_sponges wrote:
You should save them.

Try kidnapping one when they take the garbage out at the end of the night.

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[fugglesss]

look alucard

be honest here.. or less narrowminded

you support war on innocent countries everytime you buy gas

you support famine and genocide in africa everytime you buy groceries

you support exploitation and slavery everytime you buy or wear diamonds 

you support sweatshops and child labor anytime you buy ANYTHING  (cuz everything is made in china)

SOOOooo... welll yah.. nothing left to say....

[covered_in_sponges]

I was serious about the kidnapping thing btw.

I mean think about it, your place has to be better than wherever they're keeping them against their will.

Just grab one, bring her home, buy her nice things...

Just remember not to let her out too much, as they'll probably be looking for her.

[fugglesss]

hahaha.. i hopes he grabs the unassuming asian teenager who works there but was born at the hospital 10 miles away.. oh boi.. i really hope he does.. 

[covered_in_sponges]

Either way, after a while she's bound to develop Stockholm Syndrome.

[fugglesss]

O_O

[YoBrohamz]

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fugglesss wrote:

look alucard

be honest here.. or less narrowminded

you support war on innocent countries everytime you buy gas

you support famine and genocide in africa everytime you buy groceries

you support exploitation and slavery everytime you buy or wear diamonds 

you support sweatshops and child labor anytime you buy ANYTHING  (cuz everything is made in china)

SOOOooo... welll yah.. nothing left to say....

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You mixed these up, but generally. Uhhh, you *could* see it that way.

You're not really supporting any of it because you have no control over where the money goes. You just want your gas, your groceries and your daimonds. Most of these items, you are unable to live without.

[covered_in_sponges]

If it wasn't for Stockholm Syndrome, some of us would never get laid.

If you can successfully acquire an asian in this fashion, I request that you send me one as well.

[fugglesss]

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covered_in_sponges wrote:
If it wasn't for Stockholm Syndrome, some of us would never get laid.

If you can successfully acquire an asian in this fashion, I request that you send me one as well.

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O_O

[covered_in_sponges]

What?

It's mutually beneficial to all parties; the ladies get their freedom, I get the ladies, and alucardsexyghost gets a steady flow of income so long as he can keep the ladies coming in.

I have needs.

[fugglesss]

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covered_in_sponges wrote:
What?

It's mutually beneficial to all parties; the ladies get their freedom, I get the ladies, and alucardsexyghost gets a steady flow of income so long as he can keep the ladies coming in.

I have needs.

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covered_in_sponges wrote:
What?

It's mutually beneficial to all parties; the ladies get their freedom, I get the ladies, and alucardsexyghost gets a steady flow of income so long as he can keep the ladies coming in.

I have needs.

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[YoBrohamz]

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covered_in_sponges wrote:
What?

It's mutually beneficial to all parties; the ladies get their freedom, I get the ladies, and alucardsexyghost gets a steady flow of income so long as he can keep the ladies coming in.

I have needs.

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Kudo