Marc in Calif

You don't need to explain why real life can sometimes take precedence over sex tourism. It does indeed happen. Some of us have our priorities set correctly. 😘

Wrong! We "others" simply commented on his written statements. We obviously did not provide "answers." That is why these are called "replies" instead of "answers." 😇

They can do that in your own home country too!

I think this is something that many people on these forums don't want to accept. Yes, they ARE relatively wealthy compared to the locals with whom they usually interact. "But I'm NOT wealthy," they'll complain. Yeah, you are -- compared to those around you. Accept your privileges and all the benefits that go with them, and stop complaining about slight price differences.

Well, these places are private businesses. They can do as they want, can't they? Your "principles" (ethics? morals?) might be different from theirs. Welcome to the world of international travel and cultural/social differences! 🌏

You're privileged to be able to live in or visit their country for sex holidays. I wouldn't complain about US$6.

This is all very true. Yet some supposedly "left" individuals (talking about you, Glenn Greenwald) went so far "left" that they starting adopting the same views as neoconservatives and even common right-wingers. And, actually, not all of those Bernie Bros were genuine "lefties" at all. Remind anyone of this fascinating surface?

The year 2012 was so long ago! 😇 And the East Bay has much more than just one congressional district! 🤩 I think you need to read more and try to keep up. 😉

😂😘😂 Ideas derived and then deliberately obscured by purple prose -- not to mention sentence fragments! Purple prose is overly ornate prose text that may disrupt a narrative flow by drawing undesirable attention to its own extravagant style of writing, thereby diminishing the appreciation of the prose overall.

I remember always hating the sound of church bells (real and electronic) on Sundays at 7:00 am in suburban Chicago. It was a Lutheran church, but there weren't really that many church congregants in the neighborhood. Electronics created an added buzz and carried farther. I guess we had to submit to dear old Martin's views — whether we wanted to or not! 😇

Attention is what these Aunties crave. Like Dr. Strangelove, they struggle to keep their hands from making the triggered one-armed salute.

Yes, Rudolfo and Marcello couldn't pay their rent!

Some people claim that such productions are indeed woke -- too woke for their own delicate sensibilities. 😇

As one typically does in Thailand — in a public establishment 😨 👿 😡

Now THAT is the type of phrase that many straight people say about you and me. It is EXACTLY the type of phrase they've been using for decades about LGBTQ+ people. Can you show us on this doll where the bad man hurt you with the cis-male term? Did it ram into and smash your face? 😊

Especially when they're so pedantically swollen that they choke the writer's actual message like a chicken?

I think he meant "so there is no surprise"!

You have no idea where I live. And what most people on this site "dream about every night" is the privileged, predatory life that only a certain type of foreigner can achieve in a developing country. You sound perfectly suited for the kind of "access" you crave.

And I too wish you the best as a privileged foreign cis-male in lovely Thailand. You have many, many benefits there. In Thailand, you're definitely a member of the WOKIE class. 😘

I see that I really struck a very raw nerve. I've triggered some extremely defensive and paranoid responses from you. May your goddess give you the grace to continue living in your tiny world. 🫅

It's not just an "article." It's an advertisement that was paid for by the manufacturer: Spruce Natural Labs (North Carolina).

And that also includes ladyboys if one visits the appropriate 'work-places.' That's also a practical distinction.

No. You never did deny it. You simply asked for an explanation in English — which I then gave to you. If your narrow right-wing ideology doesn't allow you to accept new terminology, that's totally on you. The rest of the world will continue very happily without you and your little friends. Enjoy Thailand, where you're either a CIS-male or a ladyboy. Personally I don't care how you choose to identify. You're always perfectly free to be you! 😘

I used standard English. If you still don't understand what the words genitalia, gender, and identify mean (they're all in the Oxford Dictionary), then this particular topic is far too advanced for you. 😇

Because THEY don't think it's desecration? They clearly have different standards for what's "beautiful" for themselves and their own bodies.