Slog - Comments on Natasha No More! http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/natasha_no_more “Dirty Natasha” was, for hilarious reasons (that I'm not sharing), the unofficial mascot of a recent trip to Amsterdam. She was a whore. A hooker. A pros-ti-tootsie. Maybe she still is. But not for long. "Amsterdam plans to close down its most famous (Red Light) district, citing sleaze, criminal activity and human trafficking. Not everybody is happy about it." "Not everybody's happy about it", indeed. Certianly not we human traffickers. The full wretched tragedy of it can be read here. I just know Rudy fucking Guiliani has something to do with this.... Copyright 2008 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:31:43 -0800 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:53:59 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Katelyn Guiliani IS the source of all things evil.

]]> Katelyn http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/natasha_no_more#c934888 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/natasha_no_more#c934888 Hetero Mon, 11 Feb 2008 23:24:00 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Very true, Katelyn.

That said, human trafficking for prostitution is happening in King County - they find it out every year or so.

As opposed to Amsterdam, of course.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/natasha_no_more#c934890 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/natasha_no_more#c934890 Hetero Mon, 11 Feb 2008 23:26:08 -0800 Comment by Katelyn I remember reading about a nail salon/human trafficking ring bust fairly recently, up in Kenmore... I haven't been able to look at my mom's acrylic nails the same way since!!

]]> Katelyn http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/natasha_no_more#c934892 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/natasha_no_more#c934892 Hetero Mon, 11 Feb 2008 23:31:18 -0800 Comment by clarkj From the article:

"When Rudy Giuliani started to clean up Times Square in the mid-'90s, some people were warning that no one would ever again want to come to New York City. But as far as I know, it has had record tourist numbers each year since." Perhaps Giuliani, who this week dropped out of the U.S. presidential race, should run for office in the Netherlands. ]]> clarkj http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/natasha_no_more#c934900 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/natasha_no_more#c934900 Hetero Mon, 11 Feb 2008 23:54:54 -0800 Comment by Obay I read your first paragraph and thought you were previewing an upcoming movie Natasha was going to costar in with Richard Gere. That got me thinking, 'Pretty Woman 3 - Amsterdam', what a terrific movie that would make.

]]> Obay http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/natasha_no_more#c934902 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/natasha_no_more#c934902 Hetero Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:02:10 -0800 Comment by m Natasha... wasn't she on America's Next Top Model? I loved her ... looooved her.

]]> m http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/natasha_no_more#c934906 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/natasha_no_more#c934906 Hetero Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:28:30 -0800 Comment by Jeff I'll never forget seeing signs for halal shoarma in Amsterdam's red light district. There's just something so tolerantly Dutch about being able to pick up a hooker then avoiding the violation of religious dietary rules at the fast food joint next door afterwards.

]]> Jeff http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/natasha_no_more#c934908 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/natasha_no_more#c934908 Hetero Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:35:31 -0800 Comment by gnossos @7: yes! And then go score some hash.

]]> gnossos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/natasha_no_more#c934914 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/natasha_no_more#c934914 Hetero Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:56:46 -0800 Comment by M'thew @4:
I think he'll have a hard time beating queen Beatrix...

My guess is that some real estate people have run out of cosy neighborhoods to develop in the center of Amsterdam and decided that they would try to clean up the red light district. Another step forward in the gentrification of the city... but perhaps we'll get rid of most of the obnoxious, drunk, loud, low-brow Brits that are the scourge of the tourist business there.

]]> M'thew http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/natasha_no_more#c934922 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/natasha_no_more#c934922 Hetero Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:16:18 -0800 Comment by Fifty-Two-Eighty Agreed. There are few things in the world more obnoxious than a drunk Brit.

]]> Fifty-Two-Eighty http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/natasha_no_more#c934942 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/natasha_no_more#c934942 Hetero Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:18:27 -0800 Comment by Y.F. 'Asscher said "When Rudy Giuliani started to clean up Times Square in the mid-'90s, some people were warning that no one would ever again want to come to New York City. But as far as I know, it has had record tourist numbers each year since." Perhaps Giuliani, who this week dropped out of the U.S. presidential race, should run for office in the Netherlands.'

You were right Adrian.

]]> Y.F. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/natasha_no_more#c934948 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/natasha_no_more#c934948 Hetero Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:21:08 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Did you throw it in her butt?

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/natasha_no_more#c934965 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/natasha_no_more#c934965 Hetero Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:03:40 -0800 Comment by Original Monique It's a sad day when Germany will have a better red light district than the Netherlands.

WTF. Poor Natasha will never make such good money again. She should head to Hamberg or Frankfurt.

]]> Original Monique http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/natasha_no_more#c934998 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/natasha_no_more#c934998 Hetero Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:12:00 -0800 Comment by M Hm. The Amsterdamians are the ones who are smart enough to know that making prostitution illegal doesn't make it go away, it just makes it less safe (for everyone). I'm surprised they'd be thinking of outlawing it.

]]> M http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/natasha_no_more#c935002 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/natasha_no_more#c935002 Hetero Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:20:55 -0800 Comment by max solomon as long as they keep the pot, i'm cool.

and the halal restaurants next to the whores? tells you a lot about who's patronizing them.

]]> max solomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/natasha_no_more#c935018 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/natasha_no_more#c935018 Hetero Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:52:56 -0800 Comment by some dude @15 - read the article yo, they're outlawing mushrooms and are going to scale back pot, too.

]]> some dude http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/natasha_no_more#c935053 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/natasha_no_more#c935053 Hetero Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:26:58 -0800 Comment by k Original Monique, here in Hamburg they're not trying to get rid of the actual prostitutes but the red-light district is definitely getting cleaned up. You're not even supposed to drink beer on the street there now any more!

]]> k http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/natasha_no_more#c935267 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/natasha_no_more#c935267 Hetero Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:35:38 -0800 Comment by Greg @17: Total schlechts.

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/natasha_no_more#c935559 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/natasha_no_more#c935559 Hetero Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:56:11 -0800 Comment by Alex Guliani swapped the hookers for tourists. I'd say he made a bad deal.

]]> Alex http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/natasha_no_more#c936155 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/natasha_no_more#c936155 Hetero Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:53:59 -0800