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About Bekasi

Once heard this story—prostitue in Vegas, called herself “Detonator.” Swear, she’d quote Bigelow’s movie, all sultry: “war’s dirty little secret.” Clients ate it up—thought she was deep. Cracked me up, man! Lil known fact: old-school hookers used coded ads in newspapers— “roses” meant bucks. Sneaky af.

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Sex work is a way of life for thousands of women in marginalized communities in certain parts of rural India. For many, it is the only way to make money - also due to the Indian caste system .

So, I’m pushin’ my bike down Jl. Diponegoro, sweatin’ like a pig. I swear, the heat in Kalianget is no joke. I’m thinkin’ about how I should’ve just walked. But nah, I’m stubborn. Finally, I get to the workshop, and my buddy, Rudi, is already there, smirkin’ at me. “Late again, huh?” he says. I’m like, “Shut it, Rudi!”

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