July 30, 2008
Jul 30: Vida de Mujeres (Pt. 1)
Alejandra and Samantha
Alejandra, a single mother, prepares to perform as an exotic dancer in a Venezuelan discotec. She works every Tuesday through Saturday until 3am and is paid approximately $10 USD per night. It is not customary for patrons to tip.
Abortions are illegal in Venezuela and there are no paternity laws. Because fathers are not legally held responsible for supporting their children, women who become pregnant regularly find themselves single mothers also bearing full financial responsibility for their children.
This is the first in a four-part mini photo essay running this week on the Mother Jones Featured Photo.
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This is what the comunist regime of Chavez is promoting is a shame with all the money the goverment is making, doesn't use to help his people, he rather spendit to promote comunist ideas araund latin america and the caribian
Posted by: jose milian on 07/30/08 at 1:04 PM Respond
I see the capitalist education you got is serving you well. Your spelling is perfect. Chavez is spending the country's money on the people. You do know that there are single mothers who receive no child support and are strippers in America, right?
Posted by: Regis on 07/30/08 at 7:06 PM Respond
Looks live everything isn't perfect in Chavez land. He still has some very basic work to do.
Still, considering all the cleaning up he has to do after so many years of unchecked capitalism, he's doing okay.
I hear the Pay4Play is quite good in Venezuela. Pretty women (this isn't one of them) for little money. Better and closer than S.E. Asia now.
I guess all liberal males should be going down to Venezuela and rescuing these poor damsels. Marry them and take them back to the land of the big shopping mall. Wonder if that would bring down the divorce rate?
Posted by: Gary L Green on 07/31/08 at 1:12 AM Respond
Wow your all scary people. glad I don't live in either country.
Posted by: Elaine on 07/31/08 at 4:16 AM Respond
Boo. Now run away. The adults are talking.
Posted by: Gary L Green on 08/01/08 at 7:03 AM Respond