By: Billy BeerSlugger. Just so everyone knows , Craigslist has taken down the Adult Services section on their website. Prostitution is definitely illegal and Craigslist is one of the main places that people in every major city have gone to acquire an escort, get a blow job or be beaten unmercifully by a dominatrix. On the surface, taking down a portion of a website known to harbor such activity is hailed as a victory for morals and right wing politics.
However, having one place for people to go to advertise or acquire such services also gave law enforcement a one stop shop to snoop, sting and arrest the people partaking in such activities. So on one hand you have a free-ish website devoted to people providing erotic services and on the other hand the people who are posting these services are opening themselves up to arrest and prosecution if they are providing illegal services as well as the people who are responding to ads may be caught in a sting also.
So does one negative and one positive equal a wash? Apparently not. Either way, the people that were frequenting the Craigslist Adult Section now have to go other places to find what they are looking for. Whats great about this country is we are allowed the opportunity of free thinking unlike many other countries and cultures. They were some of the people frequenting Craigslist Adult Section to begin with. Catch our fun take on BeerSlugger. Whereas today when you are told to wear layers it is out of function, to keep you warm in the cold.
In Colonial times wearing layers upon layers of clothing and adorning yourself with a powdered wig were signs of affluence, status and wealth. However, have you ever been in Philadelphia in July? So in the name of high fashion and status our founding fathers signed the Declaration of Independence in layer upon layer of unnecessary clothing in 90 degree temperatures.
So how does Hip Hop and Rap fashion relate to Colonial fashion? How many rap songs do you hear that do not brag about money or cars or jewelry or expansive fashion? Fashion in the Hip Hop culture is more a symbol of status then it is of function, just like our fore fathers. How many times have you seen the emblem of a Mercedes Benz ripped off to make a necklace? How many rappers have gotten gold or platinum front teeth implanted?
