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danimal · 03-12-2007, 02:46 AM

Marsupial and I are watching a documentary Born into Brothels. it's about children of sex workers in India. They give the kids cameras to help them document their lives. Very good and well done, but also absolutely heart breaking.

it makes it hard to care about march madness after this.

MikeWaters · 03-12-2007, 03:50 AM

I listened to a Fresh Air (?) interview of the film maker.

Talked about the moral dilemmas inherent. No good solution. You could take a kid away from their family and raise them in England, but is that better? According to whom?

danimal · 03-12-2007, 03:59 AM

The ending was depressing. She managed to get several of them put into really good schools. Unfortunately, most of the kids ended up getting pulled out by their parents or dropping out themselves.

Like you said, there's no good solution to the problem.

danimal · 03-12-2007, 04:12 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

I listened to a Fresh Air (?) interview of the film maker.

Talked about the moral dilemmas inherent. No good solution. You could take a kid away from their family and raise them in England, but is that better? According to whom?

I think you would like it for all the photography too. Some of the kids were really good.

MikeWaters · 03-12-2007, 04:12 AM

when I'm in the mood for really depressing non-escapism, I'll give it a look-see.

danimal · 03-12-2007, 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

when I'm in the mood for really depressing non-escapism, I'll give it a look-see.

Yeah, you won't leave feeling uplifted. But it's worth it.

il Padrino Ute · 03-12-2007, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by danimal

...it makes it hard to care about march madness after this.

No, this is why March Madness exists - to get away from the ugliness of real life.

03-12-2007, 02:46 AM	#1
danimal Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Your mom's house Posts: 588	Born into Brothels Marsupial and I are watching a documentary Born into Brothels. it's about children of sex workers in India. They give the kids cameras to help them document their lives. Very good and well done, but also absolutely heart breaking. it makes it hard to care about march madness after this. __________________ Tobias: You know, Lindsay, as a therapist, I have advised a number of couples to explore an open relationship where the couple remains emotionally committed, but free to explore extra-marital encounters. Lindsay: Well, did it work for those people? Tobias: No, it never does. I mean, these people somehow delude themselves into thinking it might, but...but it might work for us.

03-12-2007, 03:59 AM	#3
danimal Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Your mom's house Posts: 588	The ending was depressing. She managed to get several of them put into really good schools. Unfortunately, most of the kids ended up getting pulled out by their parents or dropping out themselves. Like you said, there's no good solution to the problem. __________________ Tobias: You know, Lindsay, as a therapist, I have advised a number of couples to explore an open relationship where the couple remains emotionally committed, but free to explore extra-marital encounters. Lindsay: Well, did it work for those people? Tobias: No, it never does. I mean, these people somehow delude themselves into thinking it might, but...but it might work for us.

03-12-2007, 03:50 AM	#2
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	I listened to a Fresh Air (?) interview of the film maker. Talked about the moral dilemmas inherent. No good solution. You could take a kid away from their family and raise them in England, but is that better? According to whom?

03-12-2007, 04:12 AM	#5
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	when I'm in the mood for really depressing non-escapism, I'll give it a look-see.