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[-] agitatedpotato@lemmy.world 128 points 8 months ago

Same reason recently single women go to Italy, all about that cuisine.

[-] Got_Bent@lemmy.world 33 points 8 months ago

Apparently American women also find Jamaican food absolutely delicious.

[-] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

Don't even get me started about Colombian "cuisine" 🤤

[-] agitatedpotato@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Everyone loves a good saltfish fritter and fried plantins. Dont say plantAin, just plantin will do on the island.

[-] frickineh@lemmy.world 30 points 8 months ago

I've never heard this and my friend group consists of a lot of single, middle aged women, but assuming it's true, I'm gonna assume those women are at least sleeping with adults, which cannot be said for every man going to those two countries.

[-] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 46 points 8 months ago

I'm gonna assume those women are at least sleeping with adults, which cannot be said for...

Boy do I got some news for you...

[-] frickineh@lemmy.world 17 points 8 months ago

Uh, is there some rampant Italian pedophile tourism I've never heard of? Because people keep implying it but I'd love more info without having to sift through what would undoubtedly be about a billion articles about the Catholic church.

[-] kilgore_trout@feddit.it 14 points 8 months ago

Women constitute 10% of pederast tourists.

[-] frickineh@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Am I taking crazy pills right now? I'm literally asking for some kind of evidence and no one will provide it. I have tried finding it and everything that comes back is about women who are victims of sex tourism, not perpetrators. I'm not asking for evidence because I don't believe it, I'm asking because I can't find any.

[-] kilgore_trout@feddit.it 2 points 8 months ago
[-] frickineh@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

While the vast majority of offenders are male, evidence gathered for the Global Study confirms that women account for a small proportion of SECTT offenders. Some female perpetrators label their crime as a search for ‘romance’, but as the Europe report points out the end result is the same, with the richer traveller or tourist exploiting the poorer, local child. Generally speaking, women appear to target mostly men aged over 18 years. However, cases of underage boys having sex with European female offenders, often for some form of remuneration, have been identified in different regions and countries. For example, a study on prostitution of children and its links to tourism in Venezuela found that foreign women travel to the country looking for ‘love’ with teenage boys and young men.

Reading through the second source pretty much backs up my initial statement that women going to Italy to hook up are nearly all looking for adults. The only breakdown of offender gender I could find said 93.3% men, 3ish% women, and the remainder unidentified. It also says Eastern Europe is much more likely to be a destination of choice for predators.

The second source, which admittedly had to be run through Google translate, is about Italians traveling abroad for sex tourism, not people going to Italy. There's no source listed for the claim that 10% of sex tourists are women that I could see. They do reference the org that created the second source, but I didn't see 10% anywhere.

I'm not dismissing sex tourism as a problem or saying women who contribute aren't monsters, but the evidence (and your sources) say men make up the vast majority of traveling predators and are far more likely to be seeking out children when they're going to known hot spots for that kind of thing than women going to western Europe.

[-] alt1804@lemmynsfw.com 22 points 8 months ago

But no, it cannot be said for every woman going to Italy. Most, sure, but not every.

[-] Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website 14 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

~~Not without paying anyway...~~

OH I just realized what you meant.

Oof...

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