The JK culture

All over the world millions of young girls and women are viewed as sexual objects by men and society. But the situation in Japan, a country which has been called the most misogynistic in the whole developed world, seems far worse than some others.

In Japan, schoolgirls line the streets, dressed in uniform, selling services to older men such as a 30 minute chat or a walk around the block. They are very popular amongst Japanese men, but the creepiest fact is that older, middle aged men, frequently seem more interested. The age of consent in Japan is only 13, and if you type 'school girl' into google, the first hit is sexy school girl costumes, so it is undoubtedly an issue.

Whilst on the face of it many of the services being sold appear to be fairly innocent, unfortunately young girls are often offered more money to perform 'additional services', such as sexual acts including sexual intercourse itself. Seeing as almost all of these girls are underage, the fact that they are finding themselves in these compromising situations is very saddening.

The 'schoolgirl' (or 'JK' in Japanese) culture started in the 90's, and every year more and more young girls find themselves on the street, working for male bosses, selling themselves in this way. Many of these girls come from broken families, or have run away from home, so in such an isolated environment they have nobody to turn to for help.

There do exist some aid workers, and the Japanese authorities have performed some raids on the places where these young girls work, but it does not appear that enough is being done to combat this extremely inappropriate behaviour. Many people blame the girls for agreeing to this job in the first place, but it seems clear to me that they are the victims.

The very fact that there is such an obsession with young girls dressed in school uniform is sickening, and in a country which has agreed to the UN requirements for equality between men and women it surely must be stopped.

Written by Lili

Picture credit: Ellen




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