Prostitusi

Tugas Cross Cultural Understanding kali ini membahas tentang Prostitusi, kami dibagikan 3 artikel seputar prostitusi yang berkata tentang legal dan tidaknya prostitusi itu. Artikel yang dibagikan, ditulis oleh Anne mengatakan ada 3 alasan mengapa prostitusi legal kemudian Donna M. Hughes tentang penyebab dan solusi untuk prostitusi , dan Janice G. Raymond tentang 10 alasan untuk tidak melegalkan prostitusi.

Menurut Wikipedia, Prostitusi atau pelacuran  adalah penjualan jasa seksual, seperti seks oral atau hubungan seks, untuk uang. Seseorang yang menjual jasa seksual disebut pelacur, yang kini sering disebut dengan istilah pekerja seks komersial (PSK). Dalam pengertian yang lebih luas, seseorang yang menjual jasanya untuk hal yang dianggap tak berharga juga disebut melacurkan dirinya sendiri, misalnya seorang musisi yang bertalenta tinggi namun lebih banyak memainkan lagu-lagu komersil. Di Indonesia pelacur sebagai pelaku pelacuran sering disebut sebagai sundal atau sundel. Ini menunjukkan bahwa perilaku perempuan sundal itu sangat begitu buruk hina dan menjadi musuh masyarakat, mereka kerap digunduli bila tertangkap aparat penegak ketertiban, Mereka juga digusur karena dianggap melecehkan kesucian agama dan mereka juga diseret ke pengadilan karena melanggar hukum. Pekerjaan melacur atau nyundal sudah dikenal di masyarakat sejak berabad lampau ini terbukti dengan banyaknya catatan tercecer seputar mereka dari masa kemasa.
 
Resiko yang dipaparkan pelacuran antara lain adalah keresahan masyarakat dan penyebaran Penyakit_menular_seksual, seperti AIDS yang merupakan resiko umum seks bebas tanpa pengaman seperti kondom.

Menurut saya pribadi apabila kita melihat dari segi agama memang dengan jelas tidak diperbolehkan tindakan tersebut, sedangkan segi ekonomi prostitusi sedikit memberi masukan dana ke daerah yang bersangkutan. Namun, semuanya itu kembali lagi kepada kita. Alangkah lebih baik adanya gerakan untuk mewujudkan lapangan kerja yang wajar sehingga tercipta kehidupan masyarakat yang damai sejahtera. 

Sekar Cepoko Binabar

This is a community that is specially in the arts and environment. Meaning of the name of this community is investigated the identity of an art in the environment. Mr. Suyana which coordinates the movement is housed in the community Gunungpati, Semarang. He dreamed of performance "kethoprak" a simple but exciting the audience even though such amount to 5 players complete without musical accompaniment can still enliven its appearance. Its members consist of various groups, from young children to adults. Circle time adjusted by the board of the community.
 
On the day Sunday, March 4, 2012 this community had the opportunity to participate in carnival culture in boarding school that followed also by other artists. They walk from terminal to boarding school, members of the Javanese traditional dress and a clown to entertain the people who saw the carnival event.
 

Racism

Racism is the belief that characteristics and abilities can be attributed to people simply on the basis of their race and that some racial groups are superior to others.

Ever since the rise of the New Order regime 35 years ago, many minorities in Indonesia have to face racism and discrimination of Indonesia. This is achieved through many pieces of legislation. Some of them are specifically targeted at the Chinese ethnic minority. A minimum of 62 such enactments are currently known to be valid law in Indonesia. These enactments regulate various sectors such as religion, economy, education, custom and culture and are to the effect of restricting the rights of the targeted ethnic in those fields. However, we are glad that President Gus Dur has eliminated one of the regulations by Presidential Decree, even if this is far from being adequate.
As a result, racial violence has become a common phenomenon in Indonesia. In 1998 women of Chinese descend were targeted for rape, the rest of the ethnic Chinese community for assault, looting, and murder. Such atrocities occurred in major cities such as Medan, Makassar, Jakarta and Solo. Racial riots occurred also between the Dayaks, Malays and Madura in Kalimantan in 1997. More recently in Maluku, mass-killings occurred between civilians belonging to two different religious groups. On a smaller scale, anti-Christian violence also occurred in Mataram and anti-Chinese riots in Pekalongan.(http://www.gfbv.de/inhaltsDok.php?id=378)

from that issue, we learned that although Indonesia says "Bhineka Tunggal Ika" there are still some people or groups who have not thought proper to those who differ with them. lack of moral education in the family make society sometimes become an unsafe place for minorities. but now Indonesia is grateful there is progress, when there is a big event like a football event, all the Indonesian people to unite with one voice to support the Indonesian national team. in fact if we learn from our own families appreciate, maybe racism will not happen.

Global Youth Culture

By Richard Kahn and Douglas Kellner

In my reflection, i learned about the global development of youth all over the world and reality in life. Writers shared about the process is how the culture affects the youth of the world. Most influence started from habits of young people who carried out routinely. Which is often seen is the field of fashion, a gathering place, and hobbies.
The spread of the habit through the media in everyday life. Such as MTV (Music Television) in this channel a lot of special events for the Youth program; Movie of film culture is often also shown that there is such freedom writers, the film tells about the life of a youth who gathered only with the same race and in the end they can united; magazine, from magazine we knows about what is the Lifestyles celebrity, hot news, and also fashion; internet, when we are browsing the Internet, Sometimes we see advertisement about the new gadget or we clicks on Lifestyles we see what is trending topic now. Besides That writers also said about youth live in poverty, wars, and Slavery.

Media

media is a place where people communicate what happened, promotional items, or voice their opinions. we often encounter in our daily lives so many kinds of media such as print and electronic media. sometimes for the media to promote a product, for some reason there is something that attracts us so that there is a desire to buy goods that are promoted, there are also impressions that exist in such television news show that we can know what is being discussed by the general public, and reality show that makes we laugh because the humor players might have made ​​us even moved by the sad circumstances that occur.

nah, from the media we can know that the impact of media into one of the factors forming the human personality. if we as an audience of media that is necessary to "Filter" to filter media where appropriate to the age of media audiences. once we know the impact of the news show that is not appropriate for children like action movies, there are children playing pistol events containing plastic bullets, one child was injured at the temples so that the child is a little hard in his sight. I again invite us all to selective, have the "Filter" to be able to sort out which media is right to be enjoyed

Ethnocentrism

Ethnocentrism is making value judgments about another culture from perspectives of one's own cultural system. The ethnocentric individual will judge other groups relative to his or her own particular ethnic group or culture, especially with concern to language, behavior, customs, and religion. These ethnic distinctions and subdivisions serve to define each ethnicity's unique cultural identity.
in my experience, I've found ethnocentrism in the field of cultural leadership. often happens that people who have the authority sometimes abuse their authority. But I have ever experienced was at the time of discussion, sometimes the leader makes the decision regardless of the noise from the existing partners. and what happens, some of the partners running the existing decision with a heavy heart. but grateful at all agree with what has been decided to give it an advantage. there are a wise man said that there is no one righteous, no not one.
so what can I learn from etnocentrisme, we can indeed take pride in what has become our culture or habits. but based on what the wise man had said that nothing is true, we as human beings we should complement each other, to love, even reminding that we live in this world can create the life of peace.

StereoType

Source
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereotype
http://akumassa.org/kontribusi/indramayu-jawa-barat/aku-seorang-psk/
 

A stereotype is a popular belief about specific types of individuals. The concepts of "stereotype" and "prejudice" are often confused with many other different meanings. Stereotypes are standardized and simplified conceptions of groups based on some prior assumptions.
The term stereotype derives from the Greek words στερεός (stereos), "firm, solid" and τύπος (typos), "impression," hence "solid impression".
It was invented by Firmin Didot in the world of printing; it was originally a duplicate impression of an original typographical element, used for printing instead of the original. American journalist Walter Lippmann coined the metaphor, calling a stereotype a "picture in our heads" saying, "Whether right or wrong imagination is shaped by the pictures seen originally printers' words, and in their literal printers' meanings were synonymous. Specifically, cliché was a French word for the printing surface for a stereotype. The first reference to "stereotype," in its modern, English use was in 1850, in the noun, meaning "image perpetuated without change."
Although the term in the printing sense was first coined in 1798, the modern psychology sense was first used by Walter Lippmann in his 1922 work Public Opinion.
too often people think of commercial sex workers are women who are naughty. but there are also those who chose the job because it was forced by the demands of the situation.
here's one example of the story of a commercial sex worker:
I do not know where to start. But, this is a story that was actually happening. The following story is representative of the lives of friends in the county.
Education! Has vanished from my life. Especially is this? not enough mental anguish that I experienced the above? God, why are so many trials have you crack to me? Destroyed, can not afford my own future I folded arms. I've been trying, desperately, and my thoughts. However, it is not enough to sustain my school .. 'Drop out!' I hate those words. I do not want it to close I would not even think to experience it, let alone actually happening to me. However, reality says another. Things happen and I'm afraid even I really experience today. Know? How shattered hopes and dreams are. How I was unable to accept the fact that I can no longer continue my school. Things I'm proud to be leading me towards a bright future has been lost and far from the dream to be invited back in my life.
From the outset it I had no support from parents to continue my education to junior high school. They further asked me to work alone after my elementary school days ended at that time. But, I want to continue to any junior high risk. Anyway, from there Pemerintahkan BOS (School Operational Assistance) that I had seen ads on TV. The ad, which has given me the spirit that made me survive means to maintain in order to enter junior high.
Masses of my time in class VII junior really stepped so make me happy. Did not think I could sit in junior high school. Given all of the struggle itself, I mean without the slightest interference or support from my parents. Starting from my school I'm looking for a place, register and so on. Lord, thank you for this opportunity. There I saw a glimmer of a bright future in my life. I live my days with joy from the first start I go to school, familiar with new friends and the teachers are very nice and friendly guy even though there are also teachers who sometimes like coquettish. It was nearly two months I went in and go to school in junior high. Full of love, cheerful and smiling.
But before I stepped on the first semester, issue after issue arising from my family especially my parents. I who as the eldest of four brothers started worry about the problems going on. At that time, my father began sickly and did not know what the cause of her illness. We were not able to bring the father to the Hospital and Health Center is only able to bring it to the course. But, that's two Sunday there was no progress until finally something that has robbed it all started coming toward me. Starting from what has been the mother talking to me. He says, I better quit school and find work. At that, the World seemed to have collapsed, lightning darting all wishful never left my mind a bit. I could not refuse her. Mother said, "you are the eldest son, the oldest child in this family". Plus the mother had quickly find me someone who would take me to work.
That day, I still remember clearly. On Friday, residents in my village after performing Friday prayers I've been told by the mother getting ready to go to Jakarta with my neighbor. I have without question according to my mother, I will work with what there is still 13 years old I'm getting to and 14 years. Although I never asked if my job later mother always said, "Come on, according to all! Do not have a lot of questions. What is clear with your work, you will recover and we can eat! "Yes, that's what mom always accusing me when I asked. Especially with a fairly loud tone made me so reluctant to ask it again though I'm very confused.
After sunset, I had arrived in Jakarta. I was at my neighbor to introduce by a woman aged about 40 years. He greeted me with a sweet smile. He said, "you do not fear it. With you working here, you will be able to very much money from you according to ama mommy "he calls himself by calling mommy and I were made to follow him to call mommy to him. After I met, I was sent to sit and wait a while because he will move to the next room to talk about something to my neighbor and I will just nod. I do not understand anything at that time. I'm just a plain girl who was only 13 years old, has no experience of anything and for sure I'm in the process of getting a job to produce a salary for my family at home who are in need.
About 15 minutes I waited. Finally, my neighbor was out of the room side with mammy. I see, my neighbor came out with a very happy face like it had discovered the value of a good report card. No less senengnya make mami also a look on his face filled with bling-bling to shine. On the right-hand neighbor, I melitah a large envelope was thick enough on the handheld close and I suddenly asked. "What is it sir?" He said, is it money that he made my family at home in order to bring the father to the hospital. I froze, here I have not worked anything but koq been able to get money for the house. Strange indeed, but I did not dare ask. After briefly shaking hands, my neighbor's home immediately excused himself to leave in place perantaun away from my parents' house with a woman who nearly wrinkles that kept staring at me since I arrived.
The first night, I was treated very well by women who are more big than the mother's calling me mommy as well. Really beautiful they were. With a feminine makeup, hair-long hair was loose and the body-his tall and lanky. I finally slept soundly but first, mom had stopped by my room and saying something. "Goddess, yes you get plenty of rest tonight. Because tomorrow you will start bekeja. Tomorrow you must be prepared and learn to make up your face and dandananmu same brothers who had been "a sweet smile that she always gave. I also ventured to ask, "Mother, if I may I know, I'll work ya bu what about tomorrow?" Mammy was told, "take it easy, you do not have to be afraid. You work koq fun. Now, you do not have a lot to ask, you better get some rest "" yes Mommy "I said.
The next day, around Asr time runs out. I was taken by one of his sisters who accompanied me last night to a place for ordinary people there wore makeup. He said, "you just according to y ..." with mendudukanku directly in front of a dressing table. Total, I changed drastically. To the extent that I did not recognize my own face. I'm in magic as a very beautiful soap opera star. When finished dressing, in the order I will wear clothes that have been provided by the brother who had dressed it. Astghfirullah, who am I? What am I? So what am I now? Before the questions were answered by the liver had my little brother was quickly brought me to a place of shooting. I'm in that style in order demonstrated by someone who was at that place. I'm more confused, the more I do not understand. The purpose of all this is what exactly? I have it like this for what?
I just realized, it turns out that my neighbor took me to Jakarta is a supplier of Commercial Sex Workers (CSW), no wonder my friends or neighbors, another neighbor who works in Jakarta and distributed by the neighbors it's not uncommon to bring a little money. Thus, the mother has told me to go whole money (making money) and distributed by him to Jakarta. Oh it turns out, the money that has been the time taken by a neighbor who was about to be given to the mother at home is the result of the sale of virginity. Apparently, the photos of me it is as a bargain-om om myself to it. No ... ... I can not accept this fact. I, has been in perjual traded! And still I'm confused and wondering, if the mother does not know if it turns out I was hired like this in Jakarta? What, in fact the mother had known earlier and had deliberately let myself be sold like this? Oh, why did his own mom has been as low as it would do to his own child? Because of innocence and ignorance, and I did not know anything, that much I'm easily deceived, tricked, lied to, until diperjualkan like this. Now, it's happened, babies who are born can not possibly go back to his mother's womb. Flowers bloom now has buds, Sun will be forever obscured by clouds and the moon will remain closed pekatnya cloudy. Me, myself contemptible and all will call me prostitute!

from the story I learned that we always live in the options. follow what is good or bad. have a heart that is ready to be taught and shaped to be a blessing wherever we are. If she was obedient to parents in an appropriate manner they amicably discuss what they could do to be able to survive remains on the right path, surely she will not experience a very sad thing. but above all, when we appreciate and accept with sincerity what is happening in our lives then we will attain enlightenment.

1st Time

This is my experience when shared with people who are different nations. Initially I was hesitant because I was embarrassed when it comes to speaking English with that person.
I met with her when there is a spiritual seminar in Getsemani, Ungaran. really grateful to share with her. Initially I used the English language to share with her, she turned out to be Indonesian. I share about the spiritual experience. after that we came closer and I call him as "Mommy". She comes from Adelaide, Australia, very friendly and easy to get along with anyone. She is very enthusiastic when listening to people who talk with her. after the seminar ended we sometimes still in touch by email.
hehehe ... Basically because I was still in doubt then I use google translate to help when going to share with him. thanks google.. ^.^ has created a tool translate google that is helpful. sometimes i'm really confused about what is going to be share. but most often we share stories about what we've been through and the state of our respective countries. In the of the share, she was always guided and supported me with wise words. Thanks God, so grateful know her. ^.^
Then i also remember when i have a study tour "PGSD BI" goes to Bali, we have an assignments to interview the Foreign Tourist at Tanah Lot.... Wow... It's so difficult because most of the Tourist didn't accept our offered to interview... My group and me thinks that Tourist saw us like a reporter because we bring our paper interview.. So we agreed, put our paper on our pocket and say hi to the Tourist when they have a time (hopefully...^^) we'll have little chit chat with them according to our interview's rules...Finally we got the very kind old man who was very excited when we have chat with him..^^