r/Music • u/TheMirrorUS 📰The Mirror US • Sep 14 '26

article Robert Kraft issues lengthy statement on Macklemore after rapper says NFL owner had him banned from

https://www.themirror.com/sport/american-football/robert-kraft-macklemore-sheeran-palestine-2024272
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u/Polymathy1 Sep 14 '26

Those women are victims of human trafficking.

I'm not in this sub much, so I'll end my explanation there.

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u/Head_Midnight666 Sep 14 '26

There are a lot of Asian massage parlors around here. I went to one once for a legit massage. I got the feeling they did other things, but that wasn't why I went. How do they tell the people that want a real massage and the people that are there for sex?

I didn't know at the time that that was what it was all about. I couldn't turn my head from my muscles being locked up.

It's weird to me that the cops don't go after them if they're all being trafficked. To me, it's perfectly fine if people want to do that on their own, but if they're being forced into it, it's quite wrong.

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u/Polymathy1 Sep 14 '26

It's become an epidemic in Portland. They've appeared over the place, even in small neighborhoods. A news article on it said the police don't go after them because the police want to keep track of it. The article didn't really mention an end goal for the cops other than that if they did raid, the workers might disappear and not be found.

As for how the workers find out what you want, they just ask bluntly. I had a similar thing where my shoulder was horrible and went to the closest one that was open and hoped it would be ok. It was not ok... They pretty much just asked me when I turned over. I said no, and it wasn't an issue, but it was such a weird experience. They didn't really know how to give a massage. It didn't really help my shoulder.

People don't just decide one day to do it. It's almost always coerced or done from desperation.

Stick to places with licensed therapists and you'll avoid it entirely.

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u/SheepD0g Performing Artist Sep 14 '26

What amazes me the most is that apparently there's a bunch of dudes that can get off with a handy j