Once You Cross a Street, You're on the Edge of a Cliff: Surviving the Sex Industry in Korea (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781925950922)

Prostitution is the oldest " profession" in the world-- that's what they say. According to Havocsope, total prostitution revenue is $186 billion worldwide, with 40-42 million women prostituted. The number itself is staggering, but the reality is hard to grasp with the statistics only. Bomnal's memoir Once You Cross a Street, You're on the Edge of a Cliff is a personal record of her twenty years in prostitution and a firsthand report of the industry people call " sex trade" with a clear statement that prostitution is not a profession, but oppression. Bomnal's personal history starkly presents a larger picture of the prostitution industry: how the pimps trap women with " advance payments"; the physical and sexual abuse of the " clients"; and the close relationship between the police and brothels. This system built upon the exploitation of women makes it so easy for women to take a step into the industry and much harder to seek escape from it. At this point, the boundary between " forced" versus " voluntary" prostitution is pointless-- all it takes is one misstep.

Author: Bomnal Bomnal
ISBN-10: 1925950921
ISBN-13: 9781925950922
Publisher: Spinifex Press
Language: English
Published: 07/27/2025
Pages: 232
Format: Paperback