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assignment 11

Cuba and the Dominican Republic are both poor countries that rely on tourism as their main source of revenue. The citizens of these countries understand the value of tourism and its purpose and attempt to utilize it to benefit their family and individual needs. It has become a way of life to lure tourist into temptations of sexual pleasure and relationships. Using their exotic demeanor and sexuality as a way to manipulate men into helping them with money and goods has become the way of life for Cuban and Dominican women. It is the only way for these women to provide for their family and it is a risk that they are willing to take. Although it is an illegal practice to seduce or have sex with men for money and the government is well aware of the women’s need to do so, the government is still harsh and strict when it comes to persecuting the women. Often giving women jail time, fines, and taking them away from their families knowing that there was no other viable option for these women. Some women claim that the do it so that they can find romance or love but the reality is that really want a way out. Race also takes a major role in the sexualization of women, in Cuba if a dark skinned women is seen with a group of foreigners she is automatically seen as a sex worker, yet if a white Cuban woman is seen with foreigners, she is not considered one.