Lord O' Bones Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 ORLY? In RI, everything has mob ties but especially our clubs.It's cool. I've seen Brotherhood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zollo Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 ORLY? In RI, everything has mob ties but especially our clubs.Can we have a link to an article in an internationally renowned journal in order to back that assertion up, please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awesome possum Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Can we have a link to an article in an internationally renowned journal in order to back that assertion up, please?Will this work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinDonner Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Can we have a link to an article in an internationally renowned journal in order to back that assertion up, please?I'd also like to see proof that said journal is internationally renowned (via equally well-supported sources).Does anyone actually have any more points to make about stripping, or are we down to the pointless-bickering-about-irrelevant-details stage now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zollo Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Will this work?Mhmm, not sure, a bit on the light side that one. I am looking for something more,... pompous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balefont Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 It's cool. I've seen Brotherhood.Can we have a link to an article in an internationally renowned journal in order to back that assertion up, please?hahahaaha!We do have plenty, though.Major mob bust in RIHistoric Mob BustPROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - Hours after the largest one-day mob bust in FBI history, a Johnston man pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges he delivered strip clubs' protection payments to reputed former Mafia boss Luigi "Baby Shacks" Manocchio.The Patriarca Family wikiOh, is this reputable enough for a source?US State Attorney's OfficeAn indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court in Providence today alleges that longtime New England LCN crime boss Luigi “Louie” Manocchio and mob associate Thomas Iafrate extorted cash “protection” payments for nearly two decades from the owner of the Satin Doll and Cadillac Lounge strip clubs and other adult entertainment businesses in Providence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantabile Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 No one is saying it doesn't happen, but a few events are pretty trivial. A few clubs out of thousands isn't a very high percentage for mob ties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balefont Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 No one is saying it doesn't happen, but a few events are pretty trivial. A few clubs out of thousands isn't a very high percentage for mob ties.You are so f-ing lazy. Page 1 of a google search.http://www.americanmafia.com/Feature_Articles_252.htmlhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/mafia-strip-club-owner-faces-prison-664404.htmlhttp://mafiatoday.com/tag/strip-clubs/http://mafianewsreport.com/tag/strip-clubsAnd there is plenty of crap out there about the porn industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantabile Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 You are so f-ing lazy. Page 1 of a google search.http://www.americanmafia.com/Feature_Articles_252.htmlhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/mafia-strip-club-owner-faces-prison-664404.htmlhttp://mafiatoday.com/tag/strip-clubs/http://mafianewsreport.com/tag/strip-clubsAnd there is plenty of crap out there about the porn industry.That's still only some isolated incidents. Can you find any articles or studies saying it's a widespread issue affecting the industry as a whole? Probably not. I certainly can't.But even if it were true, it just goes to support my point that strip clubs suck. If they have strong ties to the mafia, and you're going there and spending money, then you're funding the mafia, and indirectly supporting all the atrocious crimes that take place because of it. Overall it's a shitty deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balefont Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 In RI, the mafia has ties to everything. And no, I'm done being your google hound. There are plenty of ties to the porn industry - an industry that you support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalbear Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 But even if it were true, it just goes to support my point that strip clubs suck. If they have strong ties to the mafia, and you're going there and spending money, then you're funding the money, and indirectly supporting all the atrocious crimes that take place because of it. Overall it's a shitty deal. And if you support porn you're supporting massive drug use, STD spreading, underage display, objectification of women, violence (especially the domestic kind), addiction, a workplace environment that would make most of Asia cry, un-knowing exploitation, body image issues, unnecessary plastic surgery...I mean, come on. Do you really think that the porn industry is particularly squeaky clean here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantabile Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 In RI, the mafia has ties to everything. And no, I'm done being your google hound. There are plenty of ties to the porn industry - an industry that you support.I think that's a bit paranoid. Organized crime is a problem, sure, but it hasn't proliferated to every aspect of society, and isn't something the vast majority of people ever need to worry about. And if you support porn you're supporting massive drug use, STD spreading, underage display, objectification of women, violence (especially the domestic kind), addiction, a workplace environment that would make most of Asia cry, un-knowing exploitation, body image issues, unnecessary plastic surgery...I mean, come on. Do you really think that the porn industry is particularly squeaky clean here?I've admitted the porn industry has tons of problems. But as I said before: it depends particularly on what kind of porn, and where it's being produced. California produces most of America's pornography, if I remember correctly, and on the whole it's very well run, and is just a business like any other. I cannot comment on the porn industries in other countries, as I don't know much about them. But really, there's plenty of porn that is perfectly harmless to all parties to watch. Can we say the same about strip clubs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balefont Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Your ignorance knows no bounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swordfish Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Your ignorance knows no bounds.More likely, the baitee has become the baiter......Wait... That didn't come out right..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerraPrime Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Re: CantabileHidden in my sarcastic response to you is the point that you're missing. Pornography is now produced not just in the U.S., but in other major cities like Prague. In those countries, where rules are lax and where human trafficking from impoverished areas of the former Soviet satellite states is prominent, women are coerced into prostitution and/or other venues of being sexually exploited, including the production of pornography. Any of these information is easily google-able. So knock yourself out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zollo Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 I've admitted the porn industry has tons of problems. But as I said before: it depends particularly on what kind of porn, and where it's being produced. California produces most of America's pornography, if I remember correctly, and on the whole it's very well run, and is just a business like any other. I cannot comment on the porn industries in other countries, as I don't know much about them. But really, there's plenty of porn that is perfectly harmless to all parties to watch. Can we say the same about strip clubs?We've admitted that strip clubs have tons of problems. But as we said before: it depends particularly on what kind of strip club and where it is located. Top notch American strip clubs produce most of America's top notch stripography, if I remember correctly, and on the whole it's very well run, and it just a business like any other. We cannot comment on the strip clubs in other class echelons, as we don't know much about them.But really, there are plenty of strip clubs that are a perfectly harmless experience for all parties involved. Can we say the same about the porn industry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balefont Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 More likely, the baitee has become the baiter......Wait... That didn't come out right.....Ew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord O' Bones Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 But really, there are plenty of strip clubs that are a perfectly harmless experience for all parties involved. Can we say the same about the porn industry?I don't see why not. Any industry can have corrupt elements. The only thing different about porn or stripping is the sexual aspect. Which brings us around to having been mostly talking about nothing for a few pages now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zollo Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Which brings us around to having been mostly talking about nothing for a few pages now.Wait... I thought that was the whole point... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord O' Bones Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Wait... I thought that was the whole point...It does seem that way. It's just that it can only be meta-amusing for so long. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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