East Asia Oriental Girls Analysis

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1. East Asia: The “Oriental Girls ”
Perhaps the most interesting, and alarming point about East Asia is the amount of woman that fill the factories and the amount of pressure they have at the risk of income. This might seem as a minor detail yet when reading about why these women are working there it is completely offensive.
In East Asia, woman or “oriental girls” are seen as sex objects, “loose”, and “permanent casuals” yet it’s also said that they’re given a healthful experience and freedom from their families. It’s surprising to read that they’re given freedom working in the factories yet they’re facing another type of imprisonment where they’re isolated to the limitations of job opportunities, and the threat of losing their job if they

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